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 13.88.13

आजेन वापि लौहेन मघास्वेव यतव्रतः ।
हस्तिच्छायासु विधिवत्कर्णव्यजनवीजितम् ॥ १३ ॥

ājena vāpi lauhena maghāsveva yatavrataḥ |
hasticchāyāsu vidhivatkarṇavyajanavījitam || 13 ||

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

...that attaches to acceptance). If, therefore, we accept many coins, we shall surely attain to an unhappy end hereafter!'" Kasyapa said, 'All the paddy and barley on earth, all the gold and animals and women that occur in the world, are incapable...

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

Aja, Vapi, Vapin, Lauha, Magha, Eva, Yatavrata, Hastin, Hasti, Ccha, Asu, Vidhivat, Karna, Vyajana, Vijita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.88.13). 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: “ājena vāpi lauhena maghāsveva yatavrataḥ
  • ājena -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lauhena -
  • lauha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    lauha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • maghāsve -
  • maghā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatavrataḥ -
  • yatavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hasticchāyāsu vidhivatkarṇavyajanavījitam
  • hasti -
  • hastin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hastin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hastī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cchāyā -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyajana -
  • vyajana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vījitam -
  • vījita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vījita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vījitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīj -> vījita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīj class 10 verb]
    vīj -> vījita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīj class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīj class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.88.13

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 13.88.13 in Kannada sript:
ಆಜೇನ ವಾಪಿ ಲೌಹೇನ ಮಘಾಸ್ವೇವ ಯತವ್ರತಃ ।
ಹಸ್ತಿಚ್ಛಾಯಾಸು ವಿಧಿವತ್ಕರ್ಣವ್ಯಜನವೀಜಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 13.88.13 in Bengali sript:
আজেন বাপি লৌহেন মঘাস্বেব যতব্রতঃ ।
হস্তিচ্ছাযাসু বিধিবত্কর্ণব্যজনবীজিতম্ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 13.88.13 in Gujarati sript:
આજેન વાપિ લૌહેન મઘાસ્વેવ યતવ્રતઃ ।
હસ્તિચ્છાયાસુ વિધિવત્કર્ણવ્યજનવીજિતમ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 13.88.13 in Malayalam sript:
ആജേന വാപി ലൌഹേന മഘാസ്വേവ യതവ്രതഃ ।
ഹസ്തിച്ഛായാസു വിധിവത്കര്ണവ്യജനവീജിതമ് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.88.13 in Telugu sript:
ఆజేన వాపి లౌహేన మఘాస్వేవ యతవ్రతః ।
హస్తిచ్ఛాయాసు విధివత్కర్ణవ్యజనవీజితమ్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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