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 13.20.37

नानाविधैश्च भवनैर्विचित्रमणितोरणैः ।
मुक्ताजालपरिक्षिप्तैर्मणिरत्नविभूषितैः ।
मनोदृष्टिहरै रम्यैः सर्वतः संवृतं शुभैः ॥ ३७ ॥

nānāvidhaiśca bhavanairvicitramaṇitoraṇaiḥ |
muktājālaparikṣiptairmaṇiratnavibhūṣitaiḥ |
manodṛṣṭiharai ramyaiḥ sarvataḥ saṃvṛtaṃ śubhaiḥ || 37 ||

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

...always the great dispenser and ordainer in the matter of the happiness and sorrow of all living creatures. That illustrious Deity is incapable of being comprehended in thought, word, or deed. O son, O you that are the best of warriors (through...

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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 (13.20.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nanavidha, Bhavana, Vicitram, Vicitra, Urana, Muktajala, Parikshipta, Maniratna, Vibhushita, Mana, Manas, Manu, Drishtin, Drishti, Ramya, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Samvrit, Samvrita, Shubha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.20.37). 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: “nānāvidhaiśca bhavanairvicitramaṇitoraṇaiḥ
  • nānāvidhaiś -
  • nānāvidha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nānāvidha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavanair -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vicitram -
  • vicitram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇito -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • uraṇaiḥ -
  • uraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “muktājālaparikṣiptairmaṇiratnavibhūṣitaiḥ
  • muktājāla -
  • muktājāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parikṣiptair -
  • parikṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    parikṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • maṇiratna -
  • maṇiratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣitaiḥ -
  • vibhūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vibhūṣita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “manodṛṣṭiharai ramyaiḥ sarvataḥ saṃvṛtaṃ śubhaiḥ
  • mano -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭi -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • harai -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • ramyaiḥ -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ramya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ram class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ram class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ram]
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃvṛtam -
  • saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhaiḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.20.37

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 13.20.37 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾವಿಧೈಶ್ಚ ಭವನೈರ್ವಿಚಿತ್ರಮಣಿತೋರಣೈಃ ।
ಮುಕ್ತಾಜಾಲಪರಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತೈರ್ಮಣಿರತ್ನವಿಭೂಷಿತೈಃ ।
ಮನೋದೃಷ್ಟಿಹರೈ ರಮ್ಯೈಃ ಸರ್ವತಃ ಸಂವೃತಂ ಶುಭೈಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 13.20.37 in Bengali sript:
নানাবিধৈশ্চ ভবনৈর্বিচিত্রমণিতোরণৈঃ ।
মুক্তাজালপরিক্ষিপ্তৈর্মণিরত্নবিভূষিতৈঃ ।
মনোদৃষ্টিহরৈ রম্যৈঃ সর্বতঃ সংবৃতং শুভৈঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 13.20.37 in Gujarati sript:
નાનાવિધૈશ્ચ ભવનૈર્વિચિત્રમણિતોરણૈઃ ।
મુક્તાજાલપરિક્ષિપ્તૈર્મણિરત્નવિભૂષિતૈઃ ।
મનોદૃષ્ટિહરૈ રમ્યૈઃ સર્વતઃ સંવૃતં શુભૈઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 13.20.37 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാവിധൈശ്ച ഭവനൈര്വിചിത്രമണിതോരണൈഃ ।
മുക്താജാലപരിക്ഷിപ്തൈര്മണിരത്നവിഭൂഷിതൈഃ ।
മനോദൃഷ്ടിഹരൈ രമ്യൈഃ സര്വതഃ സംവൃതം ശുഭൈഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.20.37 in Telugu sript:
నానావిధైశ్చ భవనైర్విచిత్రమణితోరణైః ।
ముక్తాజాలపరిక్షిప్తైర్మణిరత్నవిభూషితైః ।
మనోదృష్టిహరై రమ్యైః సర్వతః సంవృతం శుభైః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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