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 13.130.38

महेश्वर उवाच ।
उपवासव्रतैर्दान्ता अहिंस्राः सत्यवादिनः ।
संसिद्धाः प्रेत्य गन्धर्वैः सह मोदन्त्यनामयाः ॥ ३८ ॥

maheśvara uvāca |
upavāsavratairdāntā ahiṃsrāḥ satyavādinaḥ |
saṃsiddhāḥ pretya gandharvaiḥ saha modantyanāmayāḥ || 38 ||

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

...righteousness and who are possessed of little understanding. They never wish to approach Brahmanas conversant with the Vedas. There are others who are observant of vows and who are devoted to the duty of performing Sraddhas. Others, again, are...

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

Maheshvara, Upavasa, Vrata, Danta, Ahimsra, Satyavadin, Satyavadi, Samsiddha, Pretya, Gandharva, Saha, Modat, Modanti, Anamaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.130.38). 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: “maheśvara uvāca
  • maheśvara* -
  • maheśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “upavāsavratairdāntā ahiṃsrāḥ satyavādinaḥ
  • upavāsa -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vratair -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dāntā* -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ahiṃsrāḥ -
  • ahiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ahiṃsrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • satyavādinaḥ -
  • satyavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satyavādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satyavādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “saṃsiddhāḥ pretya gandharvaiḥ saha modantyanāmayāḥ
  • saṃsiddhāḥ -
  • saṃsiddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsiddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pretya -
  • pretya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gandharvaiḥ -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • modantya -
  • mud -> modat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> modantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anāmayāḥ -
  • anāmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anāmayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.130.38

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 13.130.38 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಉಪವಾಸವ್ರತೈರ್ದಾನ್ತಾ ಅಹಿಂಸ್ರಾಃ ಸತ್ಯವಾದಿನಃ ।
ಸಂಸಿದ್ಧಾಃ ಪ್ರೇತ್ಯ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವೈಃ ಸಹ ಮೋದನ್ತ್ಯನಾಮಯಾಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 13.130.38 in Bengali sript:
মহেশ্বর উবাচ ।
উপবাসব্রতৈর্দান্তা অহিংস্রাঃ সত্যবাদিনঃ ।
সংসিদ্ধাঃ প্রেত্য গন্ধর্বৈঃ সহ মোদন্ত্যনামযাঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 13.130.38 in Gujarati sript:
મહેશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
ઉપવાસવ્રતૈર્દાન્તા અહિંસ્રાઃ સત્યવાદિનઃ ।
સંસિદ્ધાઃ પ્રેત્ય ગન્ધર્વૈઃ સહ મોદન્ત્યનામયાઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 13.130.38 in Malayalam sript:
മഹേശ്വര ഉവാച ।
ഉപവാസവ്രതൈര്ദാന്താ അഹിംസ്രാഃ സത്യവാദിനഃ ।
സംസിദ്ധാഃ പ്രേത്യ ഗന്ധര്വൈഃ സഹ മോദന്ത്യനാമയാഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.130.38 in Telugu sript:
మహేశ్వర ఉవాచ ।
ఉపవాసవ్రతైర్దాన్తా అహింస్రాః సత్యవాదినః ।
సంసిద్ధాః ప్రేత్య గన్ధర్వైః సహ మోదన్త్యనామయాః ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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