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 13.131.53

ब्राह्मणो हि महत्क्षेत्रं लोके चरति पादवत् ।
यत्तत्र बीजं वपति सा कृषिः पारलौकिकी ॥ ५३ ॥

brāhmaṇo hi mahatkṣetraṃ loke carati pādavat |
yattatra bījaṃ vapati sā kṛṣiḥ pāralaukikī || 53 ||

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

...is an utterer of Brahma and has all His senses under perfect control. For doing good to the deities, Govinda will take birth in the race of the high-souled Manu. Verily, endued with high intelligence, He will take birth in the auspicious 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 (13.131.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Mahatkshetra, Loka, Padavat, Yatta, Tra, Bija, Vapat, Krishi, Paralaukiki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.131.53). 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: “brāhmaṇo hi mahatkṣetraṃ loke carati pādavat
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahatkṣetram -
  • mahatkṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahatkṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahatkṣetrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • pādavat -
  • pādavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pādavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yattatra bījaṃ vapati kṛṣiḥ pāralaukikī
  • yatta -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bījam -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vapati -
  • vap -> vapat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> vapat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> vapat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> vapat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣiḥ -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāralaukikī -
  • pāralaukikī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.131.53

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 13.131.53 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಹಿ ಮಹತ್ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ ಲೋಕೇ ಚರತಿ ಪಾದವತ್ ।
ಯತ್ತತ್ರ ಬೀಜಂ ವಪತಿ ಸಾ ಕೃಷಿಃ ಪಾರಲೌಕಿಕೀ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 13.131.53 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণো হি মহত্ক্ষেত্রং লোকে চরতি পাদবত্ ।
যত্তত্র বীজং বপতি সা কৃষিঃ পারলৌকিকী ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 13.131.53 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણો હિ મહત્ક્ષેત્રં લોકે ચરતિ પાદવત્ ।
યત્તત્ર બીજં વપતિ સા કૃષિઃ પારલૌકિકી ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 13.131.53 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണോ ഹി മഹത്ക്ഷേത്രം ലോകേ ചരതി പാദവത് ।
യത്തത്ര ബീജം വപതി സാ കൃഷിഃ പാരലൌകികീ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.131.53 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణో హి మహత్క్షేత్రం లోకే చరతి పాదవత్ ।
యత్తత్ర బీజం వపతి సా కృషిః పారలౌకికీ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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