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 13.108.4

अन्धः स्यादन्धवेलायां जडः स्यादपि वा बुधः ।
परिहारेण तद्ब्रूयाद्यस्तेषां स्याद्व्यतिक्रमः ॥ ४ ॥

andhaḥ syādandhavelāyāṃ jaḍaḥ syādapi vā budhaḥ |
parihāreṇa tadbrūyādyasteṣāṃ syādvyatikramaḥ || 4 ||

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

...of pain and misery. He then has to pass through full one and twenty transformations. After that, O monarch, he has to take birth as a vile vermin. Living as a vermin for twenty years, he regains the status of humanity. By stealing food, one has...

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

Andha, Andhas, Syat, Sya, Andhu, Ela, Jada, Api, Var, Budha, Budh, Parihara, Tad, Tat, Yasta, Ish, Isha, Vyatikrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.108.4). 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: “andhaḥ syādandhavelāyāṃ jaḍaḥ syādapi budhaḥ
  • andhaḥ -
  • andhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • andhave -
  • andhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single], [dative single]
  • elāyām -
  • elā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • jaḍaḥ -
  • jaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “parihāreṇa tadbrūyādyasteṣāṃ syādvyatikramaḥ
  • parihāreṇa -
  • parihāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brūyād -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • yaste -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yas class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • vyatikramaḥ -
  • vyatikrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.108.4

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 13.108.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಧಃ ಸ್ಯಾದನ್ಧವೇಲಾಯಾಂ ಜಡಃ ಸ್ಯಾದಪಿ ವಾ ಬುಧಃ ।
ಪರಿಹಾರೇಣ ತದ್ಬ್ರೂಯಾದ್ಯಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವ್ಯತಿಕ್ರಮಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 13.108.4 in Bengali sript:
অন্ধঃ স্যাদন্ধবেলাযাং জডঃ স্যাদপি বা বুধঃ ।
পরিহারেণ তদ্ব্রূযাদ্যস্তেষাং স্যাদ্ব্যতিক্রমঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 13.108.4 in Gujarati sript:
અન્ધઃ સ્યાદન્ધવેલાયાં જડઃ સ્યાદપિ વા બુધઃ ।
પરિહારેણ તદ્બ્રૂયાદ્યસ્તેષાં સ્યાદ્વ્યતિક્રમઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 13.108.4 in Malayalam sript:
അന്ധഃ സ്യാദന്ധവേലായാം ജഡഃ സ്യാദപി വാ ബുധഃ ।
പരിഹാരേണ തദ്ബ്രൂയാദ്യസ്തേഷാം സ്യാദ്വ്യതിക്രമഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.108.4 in Telugu sript:
అన్ధః స్యాదన్ధవేలాయాం జడః స్యాదపి వా బుధః ।
పరిహారేణ తద్బ్రూయాద్యస్తేషాం స్యాద్వ్యతిక్రమః ॥ ౪ ॥

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