Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 13.18.51

आभास्वरा गन्धपा दृष्टिपाश्च वाचा विरुद्धाश्च मनोविरुद्धाः ।
शुद्धाश्च निर्वाणरताश्च देवाः स्पर्शाशना दर्शपा आज्यपाश्च ॥ ५१ ॥

ābhāsvarā gandhapā dṛṣṭipāśca vācā viruddhāśca manoviruddhāḥ |
śuddhāśca nirvāṇaratāśca devāḥ sparśāśanā darśapā ājyapāśca || 51 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...the gods of the gods. You are Vasu, the son of Aditi. You are he who is endued with innumerable rays of light, who brings forth the universe, and who is of the form of that Soma which is drunk in sacrifices. You are Vyasa, the author of the Puranas...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.18.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhasvara, Gandhapa, Drishtipa, Vaca, Viruddha, Manoviruddha, Shuddha, Nirvana, Rata, Deva, Sparshashana, Darshapa, Ajyapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.18.51). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “ābhāsvarā gandhapā dṛṣṭipāśca vācā viruddhāśca manoviruddhāḥ
  • ābhāsvarā* -
  • ābhāsvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ābhāsvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gandhapā* -
  • gandhapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dṛṣṭipāś -
  • dṛṣṭipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭipā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viruddhāś -
  • viruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viruddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manoviruddhāḥ -
  • manoviruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “śuddhāśca nirvāṇaratāśca devāḥ sparśāśanā darśapā ājyapāśca
  • śuddhāś -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirvāṇa -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratāś -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sparśāśanā* -
  • sparśāśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • darśapā* -
  • darśapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ājyapāś -
  • ājyapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ājyapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.18.51

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 13.18.51 in Kannada sript:
ಆಭಾಸ್ವರಾ ಗನ್ಧಪಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಪಾಶ್ಚ ವಾಚಾ ವಿರುದ್ಧಾಶ್ಚ ಮನೋವಿರುದ್ಧಾಃ ।
ಶುದ್ಧಾಶ್ಚ ನಿರ್ವಾಣರತಾಶ್ಚ ದೇವಾಃ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಾಶನಾ ದರ್ಶಪಾ ಆಜ್ಯಪಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 13.18.51 in Bengali sript:
আভাস্বরা গন্ধপা দৃষ্টিপাশ্চ বাচা বিরুদ্ধাশ্চ মনোবিরুদ্ধাঃ ।
শুদ্ধাশ্চ নির্বাণরতাশ্চ দেবাঃ স্পর্শাশনা দর্শপা আজ্যপাশ্চ ॥ ৫১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 13.18.51 in Gujarati sript:
આભાસ્વરા ગન્ધપા દૃષ્ટિપાશ્ચ વાચા વિરુદ્ધાશ્ચ મનોવિરુદ્ધાઃ ।
શુદ્ધાશ્ચ નિર્વાણરતાશ્ચ દેવાઃ સ્પર્શાશના દર્શપા આજ્યપાશ્ચ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.18.51 in Malayalam sript:
ആഭാസ്വരാ ഗന്ധപാ ദൃഷ്ടിപാശ്ച വാചാ വിരുദ്ധാശ്ച മനോവിരുദ്ധാഃ ।
ശുദ്ധാശ്ച നിര്വാണരതാശ്ച ദേവാഃ സ്പര്ശാശനാ ദര്ശപാ ആജ്യപാശ്ച ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.18.51 in Telugu sript:
ఆభాస్వరా గన్ధపా దృష్టిపాశ్చ వాచా విరుద్ధాశ్చ మనోవిరుద్ధాః ।
శుద్ధాశ్చ నిర్వాణరతాశ్చ దేవాః స్పర్శాశనా దర్శపా ఆజ్యపాశ్చ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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