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 13.142.17

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ब्रह्मसृष्टा हव्यभुजः कपान्भुक्त्वा सनातनाः ।
नभसीव यथाभ्राणि व्यराजन्त नराधिप ।
प्रशशंसुर्द्विजांश्चैव ब्रह्माणं च यशस्विनम् ॥ १७ ॥

brahmasṛṣṭā havyabhujaḥ kapānbhuktvā sanātanāḥ |
nabhasīva yathābhrāṇi vyarājanta narādhipa |
praśaśaṃsurdvijāṃścaiva brahmāṇaṃ ca yaśasvinam || 17 ||

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

...you as made you cry aloud in anguish! Having said this, he went home, with that wife of his. Even such, O king, was Utathya, that foremost of Brahmanas. Shall I go on? Or, will you yet persist in your opinion? What, is there a Kshatriya that...
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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 (13.142.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Srishta, Havyabhuj, Kapa, Bhuktva, Sanatana, Nabhas, Iva, Yatha, Abhra, Abhrani, Vya, Naradhipa, Pra, Dvija, Yashasvin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.142.17). 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: “brahmasṛṣṭā havyabhujaḥ kapānbhuktvā sanātanāḥ ”
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sṛṣṭā* -
sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]

√sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
havyabhujaḥ -
havyabhuj (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
kapān -
kapa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
bhuktvā -
bhuktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]
sanātanāḥ -
sanātana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “nabhasīva yathābhrāṇi vyarājanta narādhipa ”
nabhasī -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhrāṇi -
abhrāṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhrāṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhrāṇi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√abhr (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
arājanta -
√rāj (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle third plural]
narādhipa -
narādhipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “praśaśaṃsurdvijāṃścaiva brahmāṇaṃ ca yaśasvinam ”
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śaśaṃsur -
√śaṃs (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
dvijāṃś -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
brahmā -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
āṇam -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yaśasvinam -
yaśasvin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.142.17

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 13.142.17 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಹವ್ಯಭುಜಃ ಕಪಾನ್ಭುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಸನಾತನಾಃ ।
ನಭಸೀವ ಯಥಾಭ್ರಾಣಿ ವ್ಯರಾಜನ್ತ ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಪ್ರಶಶಂಸುರ್ದ್ವಿಜಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಂ ಚ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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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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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 13.142.17 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মসৃষ্টা হব্যভুজঃ কপান্ভুক্ত্বা সনাতনাঃ ।
নভসীব যথাভ্রাণি ব্যরাজন্ত নরাধিপ ।
প্রশশংসুর্দ্বিজাংশ্চৈব ব্রহ্মাণং চ যশস্বিনম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 13.142.17 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મસૃષ્ટા હવ્યભુજઃ કપાન્ભુક્ત્વા સનાતનાઃ ।
નભસીવ યથાભ્રાણિ વ્યરાજન્ત નરાધિપ ।
પ્રશશંસુર્દ્વિજાંશ્ચૈવ બ્રહ્માણં ચ યશસ્વિનમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.142.17 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മസൃഷ്ടാ ഹവ്യഭുജഃ കപാന്ഭുക്ത്വാ സനാതനാഃ ।
നഭസീവ യഥാഭ്രാണി വ്യരാജന്ത നരാധിപ ।
പ്രശശംസുര്ദ്വിജാംശ്ചൈവ ബ്രഹ്മാണം ച യശസ്വിനമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.142.17 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మసృష్టా హవ్యభుజః కపాన్భుక్త్వా సనాతనాః ।
నభసీవ యథాభ్రాణి వ్యరాజన్త నరాధిప ।
ప్రశశంసుర్ద్విజాంశ్చైవ బ్రహ్మాణం చ యశస్వినమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021