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 13.41.27

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं शक्रो विपुलस्य महात्मनः ।
अकिंचिदुक्त्वा व्रीडितस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ २७ ॥

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ śakro vipulasya mahātmanaḥ |
akiṃciduktvā vrīḍitastatraivāntaradhīyata || 27 ||

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

...body of my preceptor’s lady. I shall stay within her and yet not touch her person, like a drop of water on a lotus-leaf which lies on it and yet does not drench it at all. If I be free from the taint of passion, I cannot incur any fault by doing...

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

Tat, Tad, Vacana, Shakra, Vipula, Mahatman, Akincid, Uktva, Vridita, Tatraiva, Antara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.41.27). 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: “tacchrutvā vacanaṃ śakro vipulasya mahātmanaḥ
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śakro* -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vipulasya -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “akiṃciduktvā vrīḍitastatraivāntaradhīyata
  • akiñcid -
  • akiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • vrīḍitas -
  • vrīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
  • tatraivā -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • antara -
  • antara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhīya -
  • dhe -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhe]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.41.27

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 13.41.27 in Kannada sript:
ತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ವಚನಂ ಶಕ್ರೋ ವಿಪುಲಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಅಕಿಂಚಿದುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ವ್ರೀಡಿತಸ್ತತ್ರೈವಾನ್ತರಧೀಯತ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 13.41.27 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ছ্রুত্বা বচনং শক্রো বিপুলস্য মহাত্মনঃ ।
অকিংচিদুক্ত্বা ব্রীডিতস্তত্রৈবান্তরধীযত ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 13.41.27 in Gujarati sript:
તચ્છ્રુત્વા વચનં શક્રો વિપુલસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
અકિંચિદુક્ત્વા વ્રીડિતસ્તત્રૈવાન્તરધીયત ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 13.41.27 in Malayalam sript:
തച്ഛ്രുത്വാ വചനം ശക്രോ വിപുലസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
അകിംചിദുക്ത്വാ വ്രീഡിതസ്തത്രൈവാന്തരധീയത ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.41.27 in Telugu sript:
తచ్ఛ్రుత్వా వచనం శక్రో విపులస్య మహాత్మనః ।
అకించిదుక్త్వా వ్రీడితస్తత్రైవాన్తరధీయత ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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