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 13.131.39

सर्वोपवासी नियतः स्वाध्यायपरमः शुचिः ।
बर्हिष्कान्तरिते नित्यं शयानोऽग्निगृहे सदा ॥ ३९ ॥

sarvopavāsī niyataḥ svādhyāyaparamaḥ śuciḥ |
barhiṣkāntarite nityaṃ śayāno'gnigṛhe sadā || 39 ||

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

...curly locks of hair on his head. He is worshipped by all the deities. Brahman has risen from his abdomen. I have sprung from his head, All the luminaries in the firmament have sprung from his hair. From the bristles on his body have sprung all...

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

Saru, Sarva, Upavasin, Upavasi, Niyata, Svadhyaya, Parama, Shuci, Barhishka, Tarita, Nityam, Nitya, Shayana, Agnigriha, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.131.39). 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: “sarvopavāsī niyataḥ svādhyāyaparamaḥ śuciḥ
  • sarvo -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upavāsī -
  • upavāsī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    upavāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    upavāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niyataḥ -
  • niyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svādhyāya -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paramaḥ -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “barhiṣkāntarite nityaṃ śayāno'gnigṛhe sadā
  • barhiṣkān -
  • barhiṣka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarite -
  • taritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śayāno' -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • agnigṛhe -
  • agnigṛha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.131.39

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 13.131.39 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವೋಪವಾಸೀ ನಿಯತಃ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಪರಮಃ ಶುಚಿಃ ।
ಬರ್ಹಿಷ್ಕಾನ್ತರಿತೇ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶಯಾನೋಽಗ್ನಿಗೃಹೇ ಸದಾ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 13.131.39 in Bengali sript:
সর্বোপবাসী নিযতঃ স্বাধ্যাযপরমঃ শুচিঃ ।
বর্হিষ্কান্তরিতে নিত্যং শযানোঽগ্নিগৃহে সদা ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 13.131.39 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વોપવાસી નિયતઃ સ્વાધ્યાયપરમઃ શુચિઃ ।
બર્હિષ્કાન્તરિતે નિત્યં શયાનોઽગ્નિગૃહે સદા ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 13.131.39 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വോപവാസീ നിയതഃ സ്വാധ്യായപരമഃ ശുചിഃ ।
ബര്ഹിഷ്കാന്തരിതേ നിത്യം ശയാനോഽഗ്നിഗൃഹേ സദാ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.131.39 in Telugu sript:
సర్వోపవాసీ నియతః స్వాధ్యాయపరమః శుచిః ।
బర్హిష్కాన్తరితే నిత్యం శయానోఽగ్నిగృహే సదా ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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