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 13.144.18

सोऽस्मदावसथं गत्वा शय्याश्चास्तरणानि च ।
कन्याश्चालंकृता दग्ध्वा ततो व्यपगतः स्वयम् ॥ १८ ॥

so'smadāvasathaṃ gatvā śayyāścāstaraṇāni ca |
kanyāścālaṃkṛtā dagdhvā tato vyapagataḥ svayam || 18 ||

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

...heard of the achievements, O god of the wind, of the Brahmanas with all their interesting details as recited by you truly.' "The god of wind said, 'Do you protect and cherish the Brahmanas, in the exercise of those Kshatriya duties which are...

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

Sah, Asmad, Avasatha, Shayya, Tarana, Kani, Kanya, Alankrita, Dagdhva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vyapagata, Svayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.144.18). 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: “so'smadāvasathaṃ gatvā śayyāścāstaraṇāni ca
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • āvasatham -
  • āvasatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • śayyāś -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cās -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taraṇāni -
  • taraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kanyāścālaṃkṛtā dagdhvā tato vyapagataḥ svayam
  • kanyāś -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaṅkṛtā* -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dagdhvā -
  • dagh -> dagdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dagh]
    dagh -> dagdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dagh]
    dah -> dagdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dah]
    dagdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vyapagataḥ -
  • vyapagata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.144.18

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 13.144.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಸ್ಮದಾವಸಥಂ ಗತ್ವಾ ಶಯ್ಯಾಶ್ಚಾಸ್ತರಣಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಕನ್ಯಾಶ್ಚಾಲಂಕೃತಾ ದಗ್ಧ್ವಾ ತತೋ ವ್ಯಪಗತಃ ಸ್ವಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 13.144.18 in Bengali sript:
সোঽস্মদাবসথং গত্বা শয্যাশ্চাস্তরণানি চ ।
কন্যাশ্চালংকৃতা দগ্ধ্বা ততো ব্যপগতঃ স্বযম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 13.144.18 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽસ્મદાવસથં ગત્વા શય્યાશ્ચાસ્તરણાનિ ચ ।
કન્યાશ્ચાલંકૃતા દગ્ધ્વા તતો વ્યપગતઃ સ્વયમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 13.144.18 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽസ്മദാവസഥം ഗത്വാ ശയ്യാശ്ചാസ്തരണാനി ച ।
കന്യാശ്ചാലംകൃതാ ദഗ്ധ്വാ തതോ വ്യപഗതഃ സ്വയമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.144.18 in Telugu sript:
సోఽస్మదావసథం గత్వా శయ్యాశ్చాస్తరణాని చ ।
కన్యాశ్చాలంకృతా దగ్ధ్వా తతో వ్యపగతః స్వయమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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