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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 13.38.15
स्त्रियं हि यः प्रार्थयते संनिकर्षं च गच्छति ।
ईषच्च कुरुते सेवां तमेवेच्छन्ति योषितः ॥ १५ ॥
striyaṃ hi yaḥ prārthayate saṃnikarṣaṃ ca gacchati |
īṣacca kurute sevāṃ tamevecchanti yoṣitaḥ || 15 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...are of diverse kinds. The Mekalas, the Dravidas, the Lathas, the Paundras, the Konwasiras, the Saundikas, the Daradas, the Darvas, the Chauras, the Savaras, the Varvaras, the Kiratas, the Yavanas, and numerous other tribes of Kshatriyas, have...
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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 (13.38.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Stri, Yah, Prartha, Yat, Yata, Yati, Samnikarsha, Gacchat, Ishat, Kuruta, Seva, Tama, Tami, Iva, Icchat, Icchanti, Yoshit,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.38.15). 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: “striyaṃ hi yaḥ prārthayate saṃnikarṣaṃ ca gacchati ”
- striyam -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prārtha -
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prārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- saṃnikarṣam -
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saṃnikarṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃnikarṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃnikarṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “īṣacca kurute sevāṃ tamevecchanti yoṣitaḥ ”
- īṣac -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuruta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kuruta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- sevām -
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sevā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tame -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tami (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- yoṣitaḥ -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.38.15
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.38.15 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಂ ಹಿ ಯಃ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯತೇ ಸಂನಿಕರ್ಷಂ ಚ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ಈಷಚ್ಚ ಕುರುತೇ ಸೇವಾಂ ತಮೇವೇಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಯೋಷಿತಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.38.15 in Bengali sript:
স্ত্রিযং হি যঃ প্রার্থযতে সংনিকর্ষং চ গচ্ছতি ।
ঈষচ্চ কুরুতে সেবাং তমেবেচ্ছন্তি যোষিতঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.38.15 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રિયં હિ યઃ પ્રાર્થયતે સંનિકર્ષં ચ ગચ્છતિ ।
ઈષચ્ચ કુરુતે સેવાં તમેવેચ્છન્તિ યોષિતઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.38.15 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ത്രിയം ഹി യഃ പ്രാര്ഥയതേ സംനികര്ഷം ച ഗച്ഛതി ।
ഈഷച്ച കുരുതേ സേവാം തമേവേച്ഛന്തി യോഷിതഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.38.15 in Telugu sript:
స్త్రియం హి యః ప్రార్థయతే సంనికర్షం చ గచ్ఛతి ।
ఈషచ్చ కురుతే సేవాం తమేవేచ్ఛన్తి యోషితః ॥ ౧౫ ॥