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 13.120.13

अवाप च परं कीटः पार्थ ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।
स्वकर्मफलनिर्वृत्तं व्यासस्य वचनात्तदा ॥ १३ ॥

avāpa ca paraṃ kīṭaḥ pārtha brahma sanātanam |
svakarmaphalanirvṛttaṃ vyāsasya vacanāttadā || 13 ||

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

...righteous souled Krishna observed a vow extending for ten and two years. For beholding him who had gone through the rite of initiation for the observance of his great vow, there came to that place Narada and Parvata, and the Island-born 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 (13.120.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avapa, Param, Para, Kita, Partha, Brahma, Brahman, Sanatana, Svakarman, Phalat, Vritta, Vyasa, Vacana, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.120.13). 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: “avāpa ca paraṃ kīṭaḥ pārtha brahma sanātanam
  • avāpa -
  • avāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kīṭaḥ -
  • kīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “svakarmaphalanirvṛttaṃ vyāsasya vacanāttadā
  • svakarma -
  • svakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • phalan -
  • phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √phal class 1 verb]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • vyāsasya -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vacanāt -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.120.13

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 13.120.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಾಪ ಚ ಪರಂ ಕೀಟಃ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಕರ್ಮಫಲನಿರ್ವೃತ್ತಂ ವ್ಯಾಸಸ್ಯ ವಚನಾತ್ತದಾ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 13.120.13 in Bengali sript:
অবাপ চ পরং কীটঃ পার্থ ব্রহ্ম সনাতনম্ ।
স্বকর্মফলনির্বৃত্তং ব্যাসস্য বচনাত্তদা ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 13.120.13 in Gujarati sript:
અવાપ ચ પરં કીટઃ પાર્થ બ્રહ્મ સનાતનમ્ ।
સ્વકર્મફલનિર્વૃત્તં વ્યાસસ્ય વચનાત્તદા ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 13.120.13 in Malayalam sript:
അവാപ ച പരം കീടഃ പാര്ഥ ബ്രഹ്മ സനാതനമ് ।
സ്വകര്മഫലനിര്വൃത്തം വ്യാസസ്യ വചനാത്തദാ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.120.13 in Telugu sript:
అవాప చ పరం కీటః పార్థ బ్రహ్మ సనాతనమ్ ।
స్వకర్మఫలనిర్వృత్తం వ్యాసస్య వచనాత్తదా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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