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 13.131.31

दान्तो ब्राह्मणसत्कर्ता सर्ववर्णबुभूषकः ।
गृहस्थव्रतमातिष्ठन्द्विकालकृतभोजनः ॥ ३१ ॥

dānto brāhmaṇasatkartā sarvavarṇabubhūṣakaḥ |
gṛhasthavratamātiṣṭhandvikālakṛtabhojanaḥ || 31 ||

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

...who, endued with chastity, seeks to devote herself to her lord in all things. The husband is the god which women have. The husband is their friend, The husband is their high refuge. Women have no refuge that can compare with their husbands, and...

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

Danta, Brahmana, Satkartri, Sarvavarna, Bubhushaka, Grihastha, Vrata, Dvika, Ala, Kritabhojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.131.31). 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: “dānto brāhmaṇasatkartā sarvavarṇabubhūṣakaḥ
  • dānto* -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satkartā -
  • satkartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvavarṇa -
  • sarvavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bubhūṣakaḥ -
  • bubhūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhasthavratamātiṣṭhandvikālakṛtabhojanaḥ
  • gṛhastha -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āti -
  • āti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṣṭhan -
  • ṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvikā -
  • dvika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛtabhojanaḥ -
  • kṛtabhojana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.131.31

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 13.131.31 in Kannada sript:
ದಾನ್ತೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸತ್ಕರ್ತಾ ಸರ್ವವರ್ಣಬುಭೂಷಕಃ ।
ಗೃಹಸ್ಥವ್ರತಮಾತಿಷ್ಠನ್ದ್ವಿಕಾಲಕೃತಭೋಜನಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 13.131.31 in Bengali sript:
দান্তো ব্রাহ্মণসত্কর্তা সর্ববর্ণবুভূষকঃ ।
গৃহস্থব্রতমাতিষ্ঠন্দ্বিকালকৃতভোজনঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 13.131.31 in Gujarati sript:
દાન્તો બ્રાહ્મણસત્કર્તા સર્વવર્ણબુભૂષકઃ ।
ગૃહસ્થવ્રતમાતિષ્ઠન્દ્વિકાલકૃતભોજનઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 13.131.31 in Malayalam sript:
ദാന്തോ ബ്രാഹ്മണസത്കര്താ സര്വവര്ണബുഭൂഷകഃ ।
ഗൃഹസ്ഥവ്രതമാതിഷ്ഠന്ദ്വികാലകൃതഭോജനഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.131.31 in Telugu sript:
దాన్తో బ్రాహ్మణసత్కర్తా సర్వవర్ణబుభూషకః ।
గృహస్థవ్రతమాతిష్ఠన్ద్వికాలకృతభోజనః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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