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 13.43.20

असाध्व्यश्चापि दुर्वृत्ताः कुलघ्न्यः पापनिश्चयाः ।
विज्ञेया लक्षणैर्दुष्टैः स्वगात्रसहजैर्नृप ॥ २० ॥

asādhvyaścāpi durvṛttāḥ kulaghnyaḥ pāpaniścayāḥ |
vijñeyā lakṣaṇairduṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajairnṛpa || 20 ||

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

...protecting Ruci.' "Vipula said, 'O regenerate Rishi, who are those two whom I first saw? Who also are those other six whom I saw subsequently? All of them know me: who, indeed, are they to whom you alludest in your speech to me?' "Devasarman...

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

Sadhvi, Capin, Capi, Durvritta, Kula, Han, Papanishcaya, Vijneya, Lakshana, Dushta, Svaga, Trasa, Haja, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.43.20). 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: “asādhvyaścāpi durvṛttāḥ kulaghnyaḥ pāpaniścayāḥ
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhvyaś -
  • sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • durvṛttāḥ -
  • durvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    durvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kula -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghnya -
  • ghnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ghnī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pāpaniścayāḥ -
  • pāpaniścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāpaniścayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vijñeyā lakṣaṇairduṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajairnṛpa
  • vijñeyā* -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lakṣaṇair -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • duṣṭaiḥ -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svagā -
  • svagā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • trasa -
  • trasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hajair -
  • haja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    haja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.43.20

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 13.43.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸಾಧ್ವ್ಯಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ದುರ್ವೃತ್ತಾಃ ಕುಲಘ್ನ್ಯಃ ಪಾಪನಿಶ್ಚಯಾಃ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಾ ಲಕ್ಷಣೈರ್ದುಷ್ಟೈಃ ಸ್ವಗಾತ್ರಸಹಜೈರ್ನೃಪ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 13.43.20 in Bengali sript:
অসাধ্ব্যশ্চাপি দুর্বৃত্তাঃ কুলঘ্ন্যঃ পাপনিশ্চযাঃ ।
বিজ্ঞেযা লক্ষণৈর্দুষ্টৈঃ স্বগাত্রসহজৈর্নৃপ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 13.43.20 in Gujarati sript:
અસાધ્વ્યશ્ચાપિ દુર્વૃત્તાઃ કુલઘ્ન્યઃ પાપનિશ્ચયાઃ ।
વિજ્ઞેયા લક્ષણૈર્દુષ્ટૈઃ સ્વગાત્રસહજૈર્નૃપ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 13.43.20 in Malayalam sript:
അസാധ്വ്യശ്ചാപി ദുര്വൃത്താഃ കുലഘ്ന്യഃ പാപനിശ്ചയാഃ ।
വിജ്ഞേയാ ലക്ഷണൈര്ദുഷ്ടൈഃ സ്വഗാത്രസഹജൈര്നൃപ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.43.20 in Telugu sript:
అసాధ్వ్యశ్చాపి దుర్వృత్తాః కులఘ్న్యః పాపనిశ్చయాః ।
విజ్ఞేయా లక్షణైర్దుష్టైః స్వగాత్రసహజైర్నృప ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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