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 13.21.16

यदि वा दोषजातं त्वं परदारेषु पश्यसि ।
आत्मानं स्पर्शयाम्यद्य पाणिं गृह्णीष्व मे द्विज ॥ १६ ॥

yadi vā doṣajātaṃ tvaṃ paradāreṣu paśyasi |
ātmānaṃ sparśayāmyadya pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva me dvija || 16 ||

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

...this connection is cited the old narrative of the discourse between Ashtavakra and the lady known by the name of Disa. In days of yore Ashtavakra of severe penances, desirous of marriage, begged the high-souled Rishi Vadanya of his daughter....

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

Yadi, Yad, Var, Doshaja, Tva, Yushmad, Paradara, Pash, Pashya, Asi, Atman, Adya, Pani, Asmad, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.21.16). 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: “yadi doṣajātaṃ tvaṃ paradāreṣu paśyasi
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • doṣajāt -
  • doṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    doṣaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • paradāreṣu -
  • paradāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “ātmānaṃ sparśayāmyadya pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva me dvija
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sparśayāmya -
  • spṛś (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇim -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse gṛhṇīṣva*me
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.21.16

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 13.21.16 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಿ ವಾ ದೋಷಜಾತಂ ತ್ವಂ ಪರದಾರೇಷು ಪಶ್ಯಸಿ ।
ಆತ್ಮಾನಂ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಯಾಮ್ಯದ್ಯ ಪಾಣಿಂ ಗೃಹ್ಣೀಷ್ವ ಮೇ ದ್ವಿಜ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 13.21.16 in Bengali sript:
যদি বা দোষজাতং ত্বং পরদারেষু পশ্যসি ।
আত্মানং স্পর্শযাম্যদ্য পাণিং গৃহ্ণীষ্ব মে দ্বিজ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 13.21.16 in Gujarati sript:
યદિ વા દોષજાતં ત્વં પરદારેષુ પશ્યસિ ।
આત્માનં સ્પર્શયામ્યદ્ય પાણિં ગૃહ્ણીષ્વ મે દ્વિજ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 13.21.16 in Malayalam sript:
യദി വാ ദോഷജാതം ത്വം പരദാരേഷു പശ്യസി ।
ആത്മാനം സ്പര്ശയാമ്യദ്യ പാണിം ഗൃഹ്ണീഷ്വ മേ ദ്വിജ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.21.16 in Telugu sript:
యది వా దోషజాతం త్వం పరదారేషు పశ్యసి ।
ఆత్మానం స్పర్శయామ్యద్య పాణిం గృహ్ణీష్వ మే ద్విజ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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