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 13.138.15

तथा प्रजापतिर्ब्रह्मा अव्यक्तः प्रभवाप्ययः ।
येनेदं निखिलं विश्वं जनितं स्थावरं चरम् ॥ १५ ॥

tathā prajāpatirbrahmā avyaktaḥ prabhavāpyayaḥ |
yenedaṃ nikhilaṃ viśvaṃ janitaṃ sthāvaraṃ caram || 15 ||

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

...himself, should be named. Endued with penances, possessed of every auspicious mark, the source of every kind of benefit to the world, he was the conqueror of the universes. One should also take the name of the royal sage Sveta of illustrious...

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

Tatha, Prajapati, Brahma, Avyakta, Prabhava, Prabhavan, Apyaya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Idam, Nikhila, Vishva, Janita, Sthavara, Cara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.138.15). 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: “tathā prajāpatirbrahmā avyaktaḥ prabhavāpyayaḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajāpatir -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avyaktaḥ -
  • avyakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhavā -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhavan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    prabhavan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apyayaḥ -
  • apyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yenedaṃ nikhilaṃ viśvaṃ janitaṃ sthāvaraṃ caram
  • yene -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nikhilam -
  • nikhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nikhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nikhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśvam -
  • viśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • janitam -
  • janita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    janita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    janitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> janita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative single from √jan]
    jan -> janita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan], [accusative single from √jan]
  • sthāvaram -
  • sthāvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caram -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    carā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.138.15

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 13.138.15 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿರ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಅವ್ಯಕ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಭವಾಪ್ಯಯಃ ।
ಯೇನೇದಂ ನಿಖಿಲಂ ವಿಶ್ವಂ ಜನಿತಂ ಸ್ಥಾವರಂ ಚರಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 13.138.15 in Bengali sript:
তথা প্রজাপতির্ব্রহ্মা অব্যক্তঃ প্রভবাপ্যযঃ ।
যেনেদং নিখিলং বিশ্বং জনিতং স্থাবরং চরম্ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 13.138.15 in Gujarati sript:
તથા પ્રજાપતિર્બ્રહ્મા અવ્યક્તઃ પ્રભવાપ્યયઃ ।
યેનેદં નિખિલં વિશ્વં જનિતં સ્થાવરં ચરમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 13.138.15 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ പ്രജാപതിര്ബ്രഹ്മാ അവ്യക്തഃ പ്രഭവാപ്യയഃ ।
യേനേദം നിഖിലം വിശ്വം ജനിതം സ്ഥാവരം ചരമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.138.15 in Telugu sript:
తథా ప్రజాపతిర్బ్రహ్మా అవ్యక్తః ప్రభవాప్యయః ।
యేనేదం నిఖిలం విశ్వం జనితం స్థావరం చరమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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