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 13.26.19

देशकाल उपस्पृश्य तथा सुन्दरिकाह्रदे ।
अश्विभ्यां रूपवर्चस्यं प्रेत्य वै लभते नरः ॥ १९ ॥

deśakāla upaspṛśya tathā sundarikāhrade |
aśvibhyāṃ rūpavarcasyaṃ pretya vai labhate naraḥ || 19 ||

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

...and regulations, as are respectful in their conduct to the declaration laid down in the Vedas, and as come to solicit wealth for spending it upon the rites necessary to complete their vows and other observances, one earns great merit. By making...

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

Deshakala, Upasprishya, Tatha, Sundarikahrada, Ashvin, Rupa, Varcasya, Pretya, Labhat, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.26.19). 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: “deśakāla upaspṛśya tathā sundarikāhrade
  • deśakāla* -
  • deśakāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaspṛśya -
  • upaspṛśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sundarikāhrade -
  • sundarikāhrada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “aśvibhyāṃ rūpavarcasyaṃ pretya vai labhate naraḥ
  • aśvibhyām -
  • aśvin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    aśvin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varcasyam -
  • varcasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varcasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varcasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pretya -
  • pretya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.26.19

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 13.26.19 in Kannada sript:
ದೇಶಕಾಲ ಉಪಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯ ತಥಾ ಸುನ್ದರಿಕಾಹ್ರದೇ ।
ಅಶ್ವಿಭ್ಯಾಂ ರೂಪವರ್ಚಸ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರೇತ್ಯ ವೈ ಲಭತೇ ನರಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 13.26.19 in Bengali sript:
দেশকাল উপস্পৃশ্য তথা সুন্দরিকাহ্রদে ।
অশ্বিভ্যাং রূপবর্চস্যং প্রেত্য বৈ লভতে নরঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 13.26.19 in Gujarati sript:
દેશકાલ ઉપસ્પૃશ્ય તથા સુન્દરિકાહ્રદે ।
અશ્વિભ્યાં રૂપવર્ચસ્યં પ્રેત્ય વૈ લભતે નરઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 13.26.19 in Malayalam sript:
ദേശകാല ഉപസ്പൃശ്യ തഥാ സുന്ദരികാഹ്രദേ ।
അശ്വിഭ്യാം രൂപവര്ചസ്യം പ്രേത്യ വൈ ലഭതേ നരഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.26.19 in Telugu sript:
దేశకాల ఉపస్పృశ్య తథా సున్దరికాహ్రదే ।
అశ్విభ్యాం రూపవర్చస్యం ప్రేత్య వై లభతే నరః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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