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 13.53.18

फलानि च विचित्राणि तथा भोज्यानि भूरिशः ।
बदरेङ्गुदकाश्मर्यभल्लातकवटानि च ॥ १८ ॥

phalāni ca vicitrāṇi tathā bhojyāni bhūriśaḥ |
badareṅgudakāśmaryabhallātakavaṭāni ca || 18 ||

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

...Rishi, asking, 'Which car shall I bring? Shall it be my pleasure-car for making progress of pleasure, or, shall it be my battle-car? Thus addressed by the delighted and contented monarch, the ascetic said unto him, 'Do you promptly equip that...

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

Phala, Vicitra, Tatha, Bhojya, Bhurishah, Badara, Inguda, Kashmarya, Bhallataka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.53.18). 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: “phalāni ca vicitrāṇi tathā bhojyāni bhūriśaḥ
  • phalāni -
  • phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicitrāṇi -
  • vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhojyāni -
  • bhojya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √bhuj], [vocative plural from √bhuj], [accusative plural from √bhuj]
  • bhūriśaḥ -
  • bhūriśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “badareṅgudakāśmaryabhallātakavaṭāni ca
  • badare -
  • badara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    badara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    badarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṅguda -
  • iṅguda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṅguda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāśmarya -
  • kāśmarya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhallātaka -
  • bhallātaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhallātaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṭāni -
  • vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.53.18

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 13.53.18 in Kannada sript:
ಫಲಾನಿ ಚ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಣಿ ತಥಾ ಭೋಜ್ಯಾನಿ ಭೂರಿಶಃ ।
ಬದರೇಙ್ಗುದಕಾಶ್ಮರ್ಯಭಲ್ಲಾತಕವಟಾನಿ ಚ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 13.53.18 in Bengali sript:
ফলানি চ বিচিত্রাণি তথা ভোজ্যানি ভূরিশঃ ।
বদরেঙ্গুদকাশ্মর্যভল্লাতকবটানি চ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 13.53.18 in Gujarati sript:
ફલાનિ ચ વિચિત્રાણિ તથા ભોજ્યાનિ ભૂરિશઃ ।
બદરેઙ્ગુદકાશ્મર્યભલ્લાતકવટાનિ ચ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 13.53.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഫലാനി ച വിചിത്രാണി തഥാ ഭോജ്യാനി ഭൂരിശഃ ।
ബദരേങ്ഗുദകാശ്മര്യഭല്ലാതകവടാനി ച ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.53.18 in Telugu sript:
ఫలాని చ విచిత్రాణి తథా భోజ్యాని భూరిశః ।
బదరేఙ్గుదకాశ్మర్యభల్లాతకవటాని చ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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