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 13.107.54

अमावास्यां पौर्णमास्यां चतुर्दश्यां च सर्वशः ।
अष्टम्यां सर्वपक्षाणां ब्रह्मचारी सदा भवेत् ॥ ५४ ॥

amāvāsyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |
aṣṭamyāṃ sarvapakṣāṇāṃ brahmacārī sadā bhavet || 54 ||

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

...covered the universe with three steps of his, one attains to the merits of the Gomedha sacrifice and sports with the Apsaras in great happiness. By observing a fast on the twelfth day of the moon in the month of Ashadha and worshipping Krishna...

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

Amavasi, Amavasya, Paurnamasi, Paurnamasya, Caturdashi, Sarvashah, Ashtami, Saru, Sarva, Apaksha, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Sada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.107.54). 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: “amāvāsyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
  • amāvāsyām -
  • amāvāsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    amāvāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • paurṇamāsyām -
  • paurṇamāsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paurṇamāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • caturdaśyām -
  • caturdaśī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭamyāṃ sarvapakṣāṇāṃ brahmacārī sadā bhavet
  • aṣṭamyām -
  • aṣṭamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sarva -
  • saru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • apakṣāṇām -
  • apakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    apakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    apakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.107.54

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 13.107.54 in Kannada sript:
ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯಾಂ ಪೌರ್ಣಮಾಸ್ಯಾಂ ಚತುರ್ದಶ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾಂ ಸರ್ವಪಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರೀ ಸದಾ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 13.107.54 in Bengali sript:
অমাবাস্যাং পৌর্ণমাস্যাং চতুর্দশ্যাং চ সর্বশঃ ।
অষ্টম্যাং সর্বপক্ষাণাং ব্রহ্মচারী সদা ভবেত্ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 13.107.54 in Gujarati sript:
અમાવાસ્યાં પૌર્ણમાસ્યાં ચતુર્દશ્યાં ચ સર્વશઃ ।
અષ્ટમ્યાં સર્વપક્ષાણાં બ્રહ્મચારી સદા ભવેત્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 13.107.54 in Malayalam sript:
അമാവാസ്യാം പൌര്ണമാസ്യാം ചതുര്ദശ്യാം ച സര്വശഃ ।
അഷ്ടമ്യാം സര്വപക്ഷാണാം ബ്രഹ്മചാരീ സദാ ഭവേത് ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.107.54 in Telugu sript:
అమావాస్యాం పౌర్ణమాస్యాం చతుర్దశ్యాం చ సర్వశః ।
అష్టమ్యాం సర్వపక్షాణాం బ్రహ్మచారీ సదా భవేత్ ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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