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 13.101.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
आलोकदानं नामैतत्कीदृशं भरतर्षभ ।
कथमेतत्समुत्पन्नं फलं चात्र ब्रवीहि मे ॥ १ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ālokadānaṃ nāmaitatkīdṛśaṃ bharatarṣabha |
kathametatsamutpannaṃ phalaṃ cātra bravīhi me || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...congress with other people’s wives. For as many thousand years shall the adulterer have to live in Hell as the number of pores on the bodies of the women with whom he may commit the offence. One should dress one’s hair, apply collyrium to one...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.101.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Aloka, Dana, Naman, Etad, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Bharatarshabha, Katham, Katha, Samutpanna, Phala, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.101.1). 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* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “ālokadānaṃ nāmaitatkīdṛśaṃ bharatarṣabha ”
- āloka -
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āloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāmai -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kīdṛśam -
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kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kīdṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bharatarṣabha -
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bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “kathametatsamutpannaṃ phalaṃ cātra bravīhi me ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samutpannam -
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samutpanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samutpanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samutpannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bravīhi -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.101.1
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.101.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಆಲೋಕದಾನಂ ನಾಮೈತತ್ಕೀದೃಶಂ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಕಥಮೇತತ್ಸಮುತ್ಪನ್ನಂ ಫಲಂ ಚಾತ್ರ ಬ್ರವೀಹಿ ಮೇ ॥ ೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.101.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
আলোকদানং নামৈতত্কীদৃশং ভরতর্ষভ ।
কথমেতত্সমুত্পন্নং ফলং চাত্র ব্রবীহি মে ॥ ১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.101.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
આલોકદાનં નામૈતત્કીદૃશં ભરતર્ષભ ।
કથમેતત્સમુત્પન્નં ફલં ચાત્ર બ્રવીહિ મે ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.101.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
ആലോകദാനം നാമൈതത്കീദൃശം ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
കഥമേതത്സമുത്പന്നം ഫലം ചാത്ര ബ്രവീഹി മേ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.101.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
ఆలోకదానం నామైతత్కీదృశం భరతర్షభ ।
కథమేతత్సముత్పన్నం ఫలం చాత్ర బ్రవీహి మే ॥ ౧ ॥