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 13.74.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
विस्रम्भितोऽहं भवता धर्मान्प्रवदता विभो ।
प्रवक्ष्यामि तु संदेहं तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
visrambhito'haṃ bhavatā dharmānpravadatā vibho |
pravakṣyāmi tu saṃdehaṃ tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 1 ||

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

...impure. The Ocean can never become impure. The Nectar, even when drunk by the deities, can never become impure. Similarly, the milk of a cow, even when her udders are sucked by her calf, can never become impure. These kine will support all these...

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

Yudhishthira, Visra, Bhit, Aha, Asmad, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dharma, Pravada, Tas, Vibhu, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Sandeha, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.74.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “visrambhito'haṃ bhavatā dharmānpravadatā vibho
  • visram -
  • visra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    visra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    visrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhito' -
  • bhit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dharmān -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pravada -
  • pravada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “pravakṣyāmi tu saṃdehaṃ tanme brūhi pitāmaha
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sandeham -
  • sandeha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tanme -
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pitāmaha -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.74.1

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 13.74.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಿಸ್ರಮ್ಭಿತೋಽಹಂ ಭವತಾ ಧರ್ಮಾನ್ಪ್ರವದತಾ ವಿಭೋ ।
ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತು ಸಂದೇಹಂ ತನ್ಮೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 13.74.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
বিস্রম্ভিতোঽহং ভবতা ধর্মান্প্রবদতা বিভো ।
প্রবক্ষ্যামি তু সংদেহং তন্মে ব্রূহি পিতামহ ॥ ১ ॥

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 13.74.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
વિસ્રમ્ભિતોઽહં ભવતા ધર્માન્પ્રવદતા વિભો ।
પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ તુ સંદેહં તન્મે બ્રૂહિ પિતામહ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 13.74.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
വിസ്രമ്ഭിതോഽഹം ഭവതാ ധര്മാന്പ്രവദതാ വിഭോ ।
പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി തു സംദേഹം തന്മേ ബ്രൂഹി പിതാമഹ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.74.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
విస్రమ్భితోఽహం భవతా ధర్మాన్ప్రవదతా విభో ।
ప్రవక్ష్యామి తు సందేహం తన్మే బ్రూహి పితామహ ॥ ౧ ॥

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