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 13.107.142

पत्नीं रजस्वलां चैव नाभिगच्छेन्न चाह्वयेत् ।
स्नातां चतुर्थे दिवसे रात्रौ गच्छेद्विचक्षणः ॥ १४२ ॥

patnīṃ rajasvalāṃ caiva nābhigacchenna cāhvayet |
snātāṃ caturthe divase rātrau gacchedvicakṣaṇaḥ || 142 ||

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

...a Krikara. By stealing a piece of cloth made of red silk, one becomes a Vartaka.{GL_NOTE:176613:} By stealing a piece of muslin one becomes a parrot. By stealing a piece of cloth that is of fine texture, one becomes a duck after casting off one...

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

Patni, Rajasvala, Nabh, Nabhi, Snata, Snat, Caturtha, Divasa, Ratrau, Ratra, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.107.142). 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: “patnīṃ rajasvalāṃ caiva nābhigacchenna cāhvayet
  • patnīm -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rajasvalām -
  • rajasvalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • gacchen -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hvayet -
  • (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “snātāṃ caturthe divase rātrau gacchedvicakṣaṇaḥ
  • snātām -
  • snātā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    snā -> snātā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √snā class 4 verb]
    snā -> snāt (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √snā class 2 verb]
    snā -> snāt (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √snā class 2 verb]
    snā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • caturthe -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • divase -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rātrau -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gacched -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vicakṣaṇaḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.107.142

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 13.107.142 in Kannada sript:
ಪತ್ನೀಂ ರಜಸ್ವಲಾಂ ಚೈವ ನಾಭಿಗಚ್ಛೇನ್ನ ಚಾಹ್ವಯೇತ್ ।
ಸ್ನಾತಾಂ ಚತುರ್ಥೇ ದಿವಸೇ ರಾತ್ರೌ ಗಚ್ಛೇದ್ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣಃ ॥ ೧೪೨ ॥

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 13.107.142 in Bengali sript:
পত্নীং রজস্বলাং চৈব নাভিগচ্ছেন্ন চাহ্বযেত্ ।
স্নাতাং চতুর্থে দিবসে রাত্রৌ গচ্ছেদ্বিচক্ষণঃ ॥ ১৪২ ॥

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 13.107.142 in Gujarati sript:
પત્નીં રજસ્વલાં ચૈવ નાભિગચ્છેન્ન ચાહ્વયેત્ ।
સ્નાતાં ચતુર્થે દિવસે રાત્રૌ ગચ્છેદ્વિચક્ષણઃ ॥ ૧૪૨ ॥

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 13.107.142 in Malayalam sript:
പത്നീം രജസ്വലാം ചൈവ നാഭിഗച്ഛേന്ന ചാഹ്വയേത് ।
സ്നാതാം ചതുര്ഥേ ദിവസേ രാത്രൌ ഗച്ഛേദ്വിചക്ഷണഃ ॥ ൧൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.107.142 in Telugu sript:
పత్నీం రజస్వలాం చైవ నాభిగచ్ఛేన్న చాహ్వయేత్ ।
స్నాతాం చతుర్థే దివసే రాత్రౌ గచ్ఛేద్విచక్షణః ॥ ౧౪౨ ॥

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