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 13.101.30

तीक्ष्णवीर्यास्तु भूतानां दुरालम्भाः सकण्टकाः ।
रक्तभूयिष्ठवर्णाश्च कृष्णाश्चैवोपहारयेत् ॥ ३० ॥

tīkṣṇavīryāstu bhūtānāṃ durālambhāḥ sakaṇṭakāḥ |
raktabhūyiṣṭhavarṇāśca kṛṣṇāścaivopahārayet || 30 ||

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

...one’s body with water.{GL_NOTE:176563:} Similarly, all the limbs, the navel, and the palms of the hands should be washed with water. One should never seat oneself upon husk of corn, or upon hair, or upon ashes, or upon bones. One should, on no...

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

Tikshnavirya, Bhuta, Duralambha, Sakantaka, Rakta, Bhuyishtha, Varna, Krishna, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.101.30). 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: “tīkṣṇavīryāstu bhūtānāṃ durālambhāḥ sakaṇṭakāḥ
  • tīkṣṇavīryās -
  • tīkṣṇavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • durālambhāḥ -
  • durālambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    durālambhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sakaṇṭakāḥ -
  • sakaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sakaṇṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “raktabhūyiṣṭhavarṇāśca kṛṣṇāścaivopahārayet
  • rakta -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • bhūyiṣṭha -
  • bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇāś -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (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]
  • kṛṣṇāś -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivo -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hārayet -
  • hṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.101.30

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 13.101.30 in Kannada sript:
ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವೀರ್ಯಾಸ್ತು ಭೂತಾನಾಂ ದುರಾಲಮ್ಭಾಃ ಸಕಣ್ಟಕಾಃ ।
ರಕ್ತಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠವರ್ಣಾಶ್ಚ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಶ್ಚೈವೋಪಹಾರಯೇತ್ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 13.101.30 in Bengali sript:
তীক্ষ্ণবীর্যাস্তু ভূতানাং দুরালম্ভাঃ সকণ্টকাঃ ।
রক্তভূযিষ্ঠবর্ণাশ্চ কৃষ্ণাশ্চৈবোপহারযেত্ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 13.101.30 in Gujarati sript:
તીક્ષ્ણવીર્યાસ્તુ ભૂતાનાં દુરાલમ્ભાઃ સકણ્ટકાઃ ।
રક્તભૂયિષ્ઠવર્ણાશ્ચ કૃષ્ણાશ્ચૈવોપહારયેત્ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 13.101.30 in Malayalam sript:
തീക്ഷ്ണവീര്യാസ്തു ഭൂതാനാം ദുരാലമ്ഭാഃ സകണ്ടകാഃ ।
രക്തഭൂയിഷ്ഠവര്ണാശ്ച കൃഷ്ണാശ്ചൈവോപഹാരയേത് ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.101.30 in Telugu sript:
తీక్ష్ణవీర్యాస్తు భూతానాం దురాలమ్భాః సకణ్టకాః ।
రక్తభూయిష్ఠవర్ణాశ్చ కృష్ణాశ్చైవోపహారయేత్ ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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