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 13.80.31

सुरूपा बहुरूपाश्च विश्वरूपाश्च मातरः ।
प्राजापत्या इति ब्रह्मञ्जपेन्नित्यं यतव्रतः ॥ ३१ ॥

surūpā bahurūpāśca viśvarūpāśca mātaraḥ |
prājāpatyā iti brahmañjapennityaṃ yatavrataḥ || 31 ||

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

...eternal cleanser. Do you make gifts of it unto the foremost of Brahmanas as it is the foremost of cleansing things. Of all kinds of Dakshina, gold is the best. They who make gifts of gold are said to be givers of all things. Indeed, they who...

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

Surupa, Bahurupa, Vishvarupa, Matri, Matara, Prajapati, Prajapatya, Iti, Nityam, Nitya, Yatavrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.80.31). 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: “surūpā bahurūpāśca viśvarūpāśca mātaraḥ
  • surūpā* -
  • surūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahurūpāś -
  • bahurūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahurūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśvarūpāś -
  • viśvarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśvarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mātaraḥ -
  • mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mātara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prājāpatyā iti brahmañjapennityaṃ yatavrataḥ
  • prājāpatyā* -
  • prājāpatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prājāpatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prājāpatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • brahmañ -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • japen -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yatavrataḥ -
  • yatavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.80.31

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 13.80.31 in Kannada sript:
ಸುರೂಪಾ ಬಹುರೂಪಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪಾಶ್ಚ ಮಾತರಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಜಾಪತ್ಯಾ ಇತಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಞ್ಜಪೇನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಯತವ್ರತಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 13.80.31 in Bengali sript:
সুরূপা বহুরূপাশ্চ বিশ্বরূপাশ্চ মাতরঃ ।
প্রাজাপত্যা ইতি ব্রহ্মঞ্জপেন্নিত্যং যতব্রতঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 13.80.31 in Gujarati sript:
સુરૂપા બહુરૂપાશ્ચ વિશ્વરૂપાશ્ચ માતરઃ ।
પ્રાજાપત્યા ઇતિ બ્રહ્મઞ્જપેન્નિત્યં યતવ્રતઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 13.80.31 in Malayalam sript:
സുരൂപാ ബഹുരൂപാശ്ച വിശ്വരൂപാശ്ച മാതരഃ ।
പ്രാജാപത്യാ ഇതി ബ്രഹ്മഞ്ജപേന്നിത്യം യതവ്രതഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.80.31 in Telugu sript:
సురూపా బహురూపాశ్చ విశ్వరూపాశ్చ మాతరః ।
ప్రాజాపత్యా ఇతి బ్రహ్మఞ్జపేన్నిత్యం యతవ్రతః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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