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 13.138.8

सुवर्णवर्णो निर्धूमः संहतोर्ध्वशिखः कविः ।
क्रुद्धेनाङ्गिरसा शप्तो गुणैरेतैर्विवर्जितः ॥ ८ ॥

suvarṇavarṇo nirdhūmaḥ saṃhatordhvaśikhaḥ kaviḥ |
kruddhenāṅgirasā śapto guṇairetairvivarjitaḥ || 8 ||

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

...the upholders of the world. Rama, Vyasa, Drona’s son Asvatthaman, are the other Rishis (that are regarded as the foremost). These are the great Rishis as distributed into seven groups, each group consisting of seven. They are the creators 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 (13.138.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suvarnavarna, Nirdhuma, Samhat, Dhu, Ashikha, Kavi, Kruddha, Angiras, Angirasa, Shaptri, Shapta, Guna, Eta, Etad, Esha, Vivarjita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.138.8). 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: “suvarṇavarṇo nirdhūmaḥ saṃhatordhvaśikhaḥ kaviḥ
  • suvarṇavarṇo* -
  • suvarṇavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirdhūmaḥ -
  • nirdhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃhator -
  • saṃhat (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • aśikhaḥ -
  • aśikha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaviḥ -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kruddhenāṅgirasā śapto guṇairetairvivarjitaḥ
  • kruddhenā -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kruddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √krudh class 4 verb]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • aṅgirasā -
  • aṅgiras (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aṅgirasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śapto* -
  • śaptṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śap class 4 verb]
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • etair -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vivarjitaḥ -
  • vivarjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.138.8

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 13.138.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸುವರ್ಣವರ್ಣೋ ನಿರ್ಧೂಮಃ ಸಂಹತೋರ್ಧ್ವಶಿಖಃ ಕವಿಃ ।
ಕ್ರುದ್ಧೇನಾಙ್ಗಿರಸಾ ಶಪ್ತೋ ಗುಣೈರೇತೈರ್ವಿವರ್ಜಿತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 13.138.8 in Bengali sript:
সুবর্ণবর্ণো নির্ধূমঃ সংহতোর্ধ্বশিখঃ কবিঃ ।
ক্রুদ্ধেনাঙ্গিরসা শপ্তো গুণৈরেতৈর্বিবর্জিতঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 13.138.8 in Gujarati sript:
સુવર્ણવર્ણો નિર્ધૂમઃ સંહતોર્ધ્વશિખઃ કવિઃ ।
ક્રુદ્ધેનાઙ્ગિરસા શપ્તો ગુણૈરેતૈર્વિવર્જિતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 13.138.8 in Malayalam sript:
സുവര്ണവര്ണോ നിര്ധൂമഃ സംഹതോര്ധ്വശിഖഃ കവിഃ ।
ക്രുദ്ധേനാങ്ഗിരസാ ശപ്തോ ഗുണൈരേതൈര്വിവര്ജിതഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.138.8 in Telugu sript:
సువర్ణవర్ణో నిర్ధూమః సంహతోర్ధ్వశిఖః కవిః ।
క్రుద్ధేనాఙ్గిరసా శప్తో గుణైరేతైర్వివర్జితః ॥ ౮ ॥

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