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 13.90.42

ऋषीणां समयं नित्यं ये चरन्ति युधिष्ठिर ।
निश्चिताः सर्वधर्मज्ञास्तान्देवा ब्राह्मणान्विदुः ॥ ४२ ॥

ṛṣīṇāṃ samayaṃ nityaṃ ye caranti yudhiṣṭhira |
niścitāḥ sarvadharmajñāstāndevā brāhmaṇānviduḥ || 42 ||

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

...continued, 'Those foremost of regenerate persons, suspecting one another, O crusher of foes, said, 'We shall each have to swear to our innocence! All those ascetics then, famishing with hunger and worn out with exertion, agreeing to the proposal...

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

Rishi, Samaya, Nityam, Nitya, Yah, Yat, Yudhishthira, Nishcita, Jna, Deva, Brahmana, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.90.42). 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: “ṛṣīṇāṃ samayaṃ nityaṃ ye caranti yudhiṣṭhira
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • samayam -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • caranti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “niścitāḥ sarvadharmajñāstāndevā brāhmaṇānviduḥ
  • niścitāḥ -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niścitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvadharma -
  • sarvadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • jñās -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.90.42

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 13.90.42 in Kannada sript:
ಋಷೀಣಾಂ ಸಮಯಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಯೇ ಚರನ್ತಿ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ।
ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾಃ ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞಾಸ್ತಾನ್ದೇವಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ವಿದುಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 13.90.42 in Bengali sript:
ঋষীণাং সমযং নিত্যং যে চরন্তি যুধিষ্ঠির ।
নিশ্চিতাঃ সর্বধর্মজ্ঞাস্তান্দেবা ব্রাহ্মণান্বিদুঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 13.90.42 in Gujarati sript:
ઋષીણાં સમયં નિત્યં યે ચરન્તિ યુધિષ્ઠિર ।
નિશ્ચિતાઃ સર્વધર્મજ્ઞાસ્તાન્દેવા બ્રાહ્મણાન્વિદુઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 13.90.42 in Malayalam sript:
ഋഷീണാം സമയം നിത്യം യേ ചരന്തി യുധിഷ്ഠിര ।
നിശ്ചിതാഃ സര്വധര്മജ്ഞാസ്താന്ദേവാ ബ്രാഹ്മണാന്വിദുഃ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.90.42 in Telugu sript:
ఋషీణాం సమయం నిత్యం యే చరన్తి యుధిష్ఠిర ।
నిశ్చితాః సర్వధర్మజ్ఞాస్తాన్దేవా బ్రాహ్మణాన్విదుః ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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