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 13.51.17

नाहं मिथ्यावचो ब्रूयां स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा ।
भवतो यदहं ब्रूयां तत्कार्यमविशङ्कया ॥ १७ ॥

nāhaṃ mithyāvaco brūyāṃ svaireṣvapi kuto'nyathā |
bhavato yadahaṃ brūyāṃ tatkāryamaviśaṅkayā || 17 ||

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

...green. And all over his person could be seen conchs and other molluscs attached with their heads. Beholding that Rishi who was well-conversant with the Vedas dragged up by them from water, all the fishermen stood with joined palms and then prostrated...

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

Naha, Mithya, Svaireshu, Svaira, Api, Kutah, Kuta, Anyatha, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yat, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Tatkarin, Ama, Vishanka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.51.17). 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: “nāhaṃ mithyāvaco brūyāṃ svaireṣvapi kuto'nyathā
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mithyāva -
  • mithya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aco -
  • brūyām -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • svaireṣva -
  • svaireṣu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svaira (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    svaira (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kuto' -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavato yadahaṃ brūyāṃ tatkāryamaviśaṅkayā
  • bhavato* -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • brūyām -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • tatkārya -
  • tatkārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    tatkārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ama -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśaṅkayā -
  • viśaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.51.17

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 13.51.17 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಹಂ ಮಿಥ್ಯಾವಚೋ ಬ್ರೂಯಾಂ ಸ್ವೈರೇಷ್ವಪಿ ಕುತೋಽನ್ಯಥಾ ।
ಭವತೋ ಯದಹಂ ಬ್ರೂಯಾಂ ತತ್ಕಾರ್ಯಮವಿಶಙ್ಕಯಾ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 13.51.17 in Bengali sript:
নাহং মিথ্যাবচো ব্রূযাং স্বৈরেষ্বপি কুতোঽন্যথা ।
ভবতো যদহং ব্রূযাং তত্কার্যমবিশঙ্কযা ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 13.51.17 in Gujarati sript:
નાહં મિથ્યાવચો બ્રૂયાં સ્વૈરેષ્વપિ કુતોઽન્યથા ।
ભવતો યદહં બ્રૂયાં તત્કાર્યમવિશઙ્કયા ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 13.51.17 in Malayalam sript:
നാഹം മിഥ്യാവചോ ബ്രൂയാം സ്വൈരേഷ്വപി കുതോഽന്യഥാ ।
ഭവതോ യദഹം ബ്രൂയാം തത്കാര്യമവിശങ്കയാ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.51.17 in Telugu sript:
నాహం మిథ్యావచో బ్రూయాం స్వైరేష్వపి కుతోఽన్యథా ।
భవతో యదహం బ్రూయాం తత్కార్యమవిశఙ్కయా ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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