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 13.26.39

कपोतके नरः स्नात्वा अष्टावक्रे कृतोदकः ।
द्वादशाहं निराहारो नरमेधफलं लभेत् ॥ ३९ ॥

kapotake naraḥ snātvā aṣṭāvakre kṛtodakaḥ |
dvādaśāhaṃ nirāhāro naramedhaphalaṃ labhet || 39 ||

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

...them the better while employed in work, and they who keep animals always tethered, have to sink in hell. Those kings that do not protect their subjects while forcibly taking from them a sixth share of the produce of their fields, and they who...

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

Kapotaka, Nara, Nri, Snatva, Ashtavakra, Kritodaka, Dvadashaha, Nirahara, Naramedha, Phala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.26.39). 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: “kapotake naraḥ snātvā aṣṭāvakre kṛtodakaḥ
  • kapotake -
  • kapotaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kapotaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • snātvā* -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aṣṭāvakre -
  • aṣṭāvakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kṛtodakaḥ -
  • kṛtodaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvādaśāhaṃ nirāhāro naramedhaphalaṃ labhet
  • dvādaśāham -
  • dvādaśāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvādaśāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvādaśāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dvādaśāhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • nirāhāro* -
  • nirāhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naramedha -
  • naramedha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labhet -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.26.39

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 13.26.39 in Kannada sript:
ಕಪೋತಕೇ ನರಃ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ಅಷ್ಟಾವಕ್ರೇ ಕೃತೋದಕಃ ।
ದ್ವಾದಶಾಹಂ ನಿರಾಹಾರೋ ನರಮೇಧಫಲಂ ಲಭೇತ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 13.26.39 in Bengali sript:
কপোতকে নরঃ স্নাত্বা অষ্টাবক্রে কৃতোদকঃ ।
দ্বাদশাহং নিরাহারো নরমেধফলং লভেত্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 13.26.39 in Gujarati sript:
કપોતકે નરઃ સ્નાત્વા અષ્ટાવક્રે કૃતોદકઃ ।
દ્વાદશાહં નિરાહારો નરમેધફલં લભેત્ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 13.26.39 in Malayalam sript:
കപോതകേ നരഃ സ്നാത്വാ അഷ്ടാവക്രേ കൃതോദകഃ ।
ദ്വാദശാഹം നിരാഹാരോ നരമേധഫലം ലഭേത് ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.26.39 in Telugu sript:
కపోతకే నరః స్నాత్వా అష్టావక్రే కృతోదకః ।
ద్వాదశాహం నిరాహారో నరమేధఫలం లభేత్ ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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