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 13.128.55

तिलान्गन्धान्रसांश्चैव न विक्रीणीत वै क्वचित् ।
वणिक्पथमुपासीनो वैश्यः सत्पथमाश्रितः ॥ ५५ ॥

tilāngandhānrasāṃścaiva na vikrīṇīta vai kvacit |
vaṇikpathamupāsīno vaiśyaḥ satpathamāśritaḥ || 55 ||

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

...Brahmana. The status of Brahma, O auspicious lady, is equal wherever it exists. Even this is my opinion. He, indeed, is a Brahmana in whom the status of Brahma exists,—that condition which is bereft of attributes and which has no stain attached...

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

Tila, Gandha, Rasa, Kva, Acit, Vanikpatha, Upasina, Vaishya, Satpatha, Ashrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.128.55). 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: “tilāngandhānrasāṃścaiva na vikrīṇīta vai kvacit
  • tilān -
  • tila (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gandhān -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rasāṃś -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • krīṇīta -
  • krī (verb class 9)
    [optative middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vaṇikpathamupāsīno vaiśyaḥ satpathamāśritaḥ
  • vaṇikpatham -
  • vaṇikpatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upāsīno* -
  • upāsīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaiśyaḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satpatham -
  • satpatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āśritaḥ -
  • āśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.128.55

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 13.128.55 in Kannada sript:
ತಿಲಾನ್ಗನ್ಧಾನ್ರಸಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ನ ವಿಕ್ರೀಣೀತ ವೈ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ।
ವಣಿಕ್ಪಥಮುಪಾಸೀನೋ ವೈಶ್ಯಃ ಸತ್ಪಥಮಾಶ್ರಿತಃ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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 13.128.55 in Bengali sript:
তিলান্গন্ধান্রসাংশ্চৈব ন বিক্রীণীত বৈ ক্বচিত্ ।
বণিক্পথমুপাসীনো বৈশ্যঃ সত্পথমাশ্রিতঃ ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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 13.128.55 in Gujarati sript:
તિલાન્ગન્ધાન્રસાંશ્ચૈવ ન વિક્રીણીત વૈ ક્વચિત્ ।
વણિક્પથમુપાસીનો વૈશ્યઃ સત્પથમાશ્રિતઃ ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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 13.128.55 in Malayalam sript:
തിലാന്ഗന്ധാന്രസാംശ്ചൈവ ന വിക്രീണീത വൈ ക്വചിത് ।
വണിക്പഥമുപാസീനോ വൈശ്യഃ സത്പഥമാശ്രിതഃ ॥ ൫൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.128.55 in Telugu sript:
తిలాన్గన్ధాన్రసాంశ్చైవ న విక్రీణీత వై క్వచిత్ ।
వణిక్పథముపాసీనో వైశ్యః సత్పథమాశ్రితః ॥ ౫౫ ॥

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