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 13.72.48

अकामं तेन वस्तव्यं मुदितेन शतक्रतो ।
मम लोके सुरैः सार्धं लोके यत्रापि चेच्छति ॥ ४८ ॥

akāmaṃ tena vastavyaṃ muditena śatakrato |
mama loke suraiḥ sārdhaṃ loke yatrāpi cecchati || 48 ||

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

...rivers, even so is a Kapila cow the foremost of all kine.' "Yudhishthira said, 'Why, O grandsire, do the righteous applaud the gift of a Kapila cow (as more meritorious) when all good kine that are given away should be regarded as equal? O you...

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

Akama, Tad, Tena, Vastavya, Mudita, Shatakratu, Asmad, Loka, Sura, Sardham, Sardha, Yatra, Api, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.72.48). 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: “akāmaṃ tena vastavyaṃ muditena śatakrato
  • akāmam -
  • akāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vastavyam -
  • vastavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vastavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vastavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vas -> vastavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vastavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]
  • muditena -
  • mudita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mudita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √mud class 10 verb]
    mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √mud class 10 verb]
  • śatakrato -
  • śatakratu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śatakratu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mama loke suraiḥ sārdhaṃ loke yatrāpi cecchati
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • suraiḥ -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.72.48

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 13.72.48 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕಾಮಂ ತೇನ ವಸ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಮುದಿತೇನ ಶತಕ್ರತೋ ।
ಮಮ ಲೋಕೇ ಸುರೈಃ ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ಲೋಕೇ ಯತ್ರಾಪಿ ಚೇಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 13.72.48 in Bengali sript:
অকামং তেন বস্তব্যং মুদিতেন শতক্রতো ।
মম লোকে সুরৈঃ সার্ধং লোকে যত্রাপি চেচ্ছতি ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 13.72.48 in Gujarati sript:
અકામં તેન વસ્તવ્યં મુદિતેન શતક્રતો ।
મમ લોકે સુરૈઃ સાર્ધં લોકે યત્રાપિ ચેચ્છતિ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 13.72.48 in Malayalam sript:
അകാമം തേന വസ്തവ്യം മുദിതേന ശതക്രതോ ।
മമ ലോകേ സുരൈഃ സാര്ധം ലോകേ യത്രാപി ചേച്ഛതി ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.72.48 in Telugu sript:
అకామం తేన వస్తవ్యం ముదితేన శతక్రతో ।
మమ లోకే సురైః సార్ధం లోకే యత్రాపి చేచ్ఛతి ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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