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 13.23.11

पृथिव्युवाच ।
यथा महार्णवे क्षिप्तः क्षिप्रं लोष्टो विनश्यति ।
तथा दुश्चरितं सर्वं त्रय्यावृत्त्या विनश्यति ॥ ११ ॥

pṛthivyuvāca |
yathā mahārṇave kṣiptaḥ kṣipraṃ loṣṭo vinaśyati |
tathā duścaritaṃ sarvaṃ trayyāvṛttyā vinaśyati || 11 ||

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

...that mansion surpassed the place of Kuvera himself in every respect. Around it there were many hills and mounts of jewels and gems. Many beautiful cars and many heaps of diverse kinds of jewels also were visible in that place. The Rishi beheld...

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

Prithivi, Yatha, Maharnava, Kshipta, Kshipram, Kshipra, Loshta, Vina, Shyat, Tatha, Dushcarita, Sarvam, Sarva, Trayi, Avritti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.23.11). 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: “pṛthivyuvāca
  • pṛthivyu -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yathā mahārṇave kṣiptaḥ kṣipraṃ loṣṭo vinaśyati
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahārṇave -
  • mahārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kṣiptaḥ -
  • kṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • loṣṭo* -
  • loṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 3: “tathā duścaritaṃ sarvaṃ trayyāvṛttyā vinaśyati
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • duścaritam -
  • duścarita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duścarita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duścaritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • trayyā -
  • trayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • āvṛttyā* -
  • āvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.23.11

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 13.23.11 in Kannada sript:
ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ಯಥಾ ಮಹಾರ್ಣವೇ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಃ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಲೋಷ್ಟೋ ವಿನಶ್ಯತಿ ।
ತಥಾ ದುಶ್ಚರಿತಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ತ್ರಯ್ಯಾವೃತ್ತ್ಯಾ ವಿನಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 13.23.11 in Bengali sript:
পৃথিব্যুবাচ ।
যথা মহার্ণবে ক্ষিপ্তঃ ক্ষিপ্রং লোষ্টো বিনশ্যতি ।
তথা দুশ্চরিতং সর্বং ত্রয্যাবৃত্ত্যা বিনশ্যতি ॥ ১১ ॥

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 13.23.11 in Gujarati sript:
પૃથિવ્યુવાચ ।
યથા મહાર્ણવે ક્ષિપ્તઃ ક્ષિપ્રં લોષ્ટો વિનશ્યતિ ।
તથા દુશ્ચરિતં સર્વં ત્રય્યાવૃત્ત્યા વિનશ્યતિ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 13.23.11 in Malayalam sript:
പൃഥിവ്യുവാച ।
യഥാ മഹാര്ണവേ ക്ഷിപ്തഃ ക്ഷിപ്രം ലോഷ്ടോ വിനശ്യതി ।
തഥാ ദുശ്ചരിതം സര്വം ത്രയ്യാവൃത്ത്യാ വിനശ്യതി ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.23.11 in Telugu sript:
పృథివ్యువాచ ।
యథా మహార్ణవే క్షిప్తః క్షిప్రం లోష్టో వినశ్యతి ।
తథా దుశ్చరితం సర్వం త్రయ్యావృత్త్యా వినశ్యతి ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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