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 13.137.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
कां तु ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिं दृष्ट्वा जनाधिप ।
कं वा कर्मोदयं मत्वा तानर्चसि महामते ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kāṃ tu brāhmaṇapūjāyāṃ vyuṣṭiṃ dṛṣṭvā janādhipa |
kaṃ vā karmodayaṃ matvā tānarcasi mahāmate || 1 ||

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

...all mechanical arts, the Vedas, the diverse scriptures, and all learning, have sprung from Janardana. Vishnu is the one great element or substance which has spread itself out into multifarious forms. Covering the three worlds, He the soul of...

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

Yudhishthira, Kam, Brahmana, Puja, Vyushti, Janadhipa, Kah, Karmodaya, Matu, Matva, Tana, Mahamata, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.137.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (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: “kāṃ tu brāhmaṇapūjāyāṃ vyuṣṭiṃ dṛṣṭvā janādhipa
  • kām -
  • kām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjāyām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vyuṣṭim -
  • vyuṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • janādhipa -
  • janādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kaṃ karmodayaṃ matvā tānarcasi mahāmate
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karmodayam -
  • karmodaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karmodaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • matvā -
  • man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    matu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    matvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tānar -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛcasi -
  • ṛc (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • mahāmate -
  • mahāmata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāmata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.137.1

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 13.137.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಾಂ ತು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಪೂಜಾಯಾಂ ವ್ಯುಷ್ಟಿಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಜನಾಧಿಪ ।
ಕಂ ವಾ ಕರ್ಮೋದಯಂ ಮತ್ವಾ ತಾನರ್ಚಸಿ ಮಹಾಮತೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 13.137.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
কাং তু ব্রাহ্মণপূজাযাং ব্যুষ্টিং দৃষ্ট্বা জনাধিপ ।
কং বা কর্মোদযং মত্বা তানর্চসি মহামতে ॥ ১ ॥

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 13.137.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
કાં તુ બ્રાહ્મણપૂજાયાં વ્યુષ્ટિં દૃષ્ટ્વા જનાધિપ ।
કં વા કર્મોદયં મત્વા તાનર્ચસિ મહામતે ॥ ૧ ॥

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 13.137.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
കാം തു ബ്രാഹ്മണപൂജായാം വ്യുഷ്ടിം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ജനാധിപ ।
കം വാ കര്മോദയം മത്വാ താനര്ചസി മഹാമതേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.137.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
కాం తు బ్రాహ్మణపూజాయాం వ్యుష్టిం దృష్ట్వా జనాధిప ।
కం వా కర్మోదయం మత్వా తానర్చసి మహామతే ॥ ౧ ॥

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