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 13.143.36

ऋतूनुत्पातान्विविधान्यद्भुतानि मेघान्विद्युत्सर्वमैरावतं च ।
सर्वं कृष्णात्स्थावरं जङ्गमं च विश्वाख्याताद्विष्णुमेनं प्रतीहि ॥ ३६ ॥

ṛtūnutpātānvividhānyadbhutāni meghānvidyutsarvamairāvataṃ ca |
sarvaṃ kṛṣṇātsthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ ca viśvākhyātādviṣṇumenaṃ pratīhi || 36 ||

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

...cheeks rested on the earth and the other touched the heavens. Indeed, all the gods with Vasava seemed to stand at the root of that great Asura’s tongue, even as fishes when they enter into the wide open mouth of a leviathan. While standing within...

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

Ritu, Utpata, Vividha, Adbhuta, Megha, Vidyut, Sarvam, Sarva, Airavata, Krishna, Sthavara, Jangama, Vishvakhya, Tat, Mena, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.143.36). 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: “ṛtūnutpātānvividhānyadbhutāni meghānvidyutsarvamairāvataṃ ca
  • ṛtūn -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • utpātān -
  • utpāta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vividhānya -
  • vividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • adbhutāni -
  • adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • meghān -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vidyut -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • airāvatam -
  • airāvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    airāvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvaṃ kṛṣṇātsthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ ca viśvākhyātādviṣṇumenaṃ pratīhi
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇāt -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sthāvaram -
  • sthāvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jaṅgamam -
  • jaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jaṅgamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśvākhyā -
  • viśvākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tād -
  • tāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • menam -
  • mena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    menā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pratī -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.143.36

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 13.143.36 in Kannada sript:
ಋತೂನುತ್ಪಾತಾನ್ವಿವಿಧಾನ್ಯದ್ಭುತಾನಿ ಮೇಘಾನ್ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಸರ್ವಮೈರಾವತಂ ಚ ।
ಸರ್ವಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾತ್ಸ್ಥಾವರಂ ಜಙ್ಗಮಂ ಚ ವಿಶ್ವಾಖ್ಯಾತಾದ್ವಿಷ್ಣುಮೇನಂ ಪ್ರತೀಹಿ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 13.143.36 in Bengali sript:
ঋতূনুত্পাতান্বিবিধান্যদ্ভুতানি মেঘান্বিদ্যুত্সর্বমৈরাবতং চ ।
সর্বং কৃষ্ণাত্স্থাবরং জঙ্গমং চ বিশ্বাখ্যাতাদ্বিষ্ণুমেনং প্রতীহি ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 13.143.36 in Gujarati sript:
ઋતૂનુત્પાતાન્વિવિધાન્યદ્ભુતાનિ મેઘાન્વિદ્યુત્સર્વમૈરાવતં ચ ।
સર્વં કૃષ્ણાત્સ્થાવરં જઙ્ગમં ચ વિશ્વાખ્યાતાદ્વિષ્ણુમેનં પ્રતીહિ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 13.143.36 in Malayalam sript:
ഋതൂനുത്പാതാന്വിവിധാന്യദ്ഭുതാനി മേഘാന്വിദ്യുത്സര്വമൈരാവതം ച ।
സര്വം കൃഷ്ണാത്സ്ഥാവരം ജങ്ഗമം ച വിശ്വാഖ്യാതാദ്വിഷ്ണുമേനം പ്രതീഹി ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.143.36 in Telugu sript:
ఋతూనుత్పాతాన్వివిధాన్యద్భుతాని మేఘాన్విద్యుత్సర్వమైరావతం చ ।
సర్వం కృష్ణాత్స్థావరం జఙ్గమం చ విశ్వాఖ్యాతాద్విష్ణుమేనం ప్రతీహి ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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