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 13.151.11

आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः साश्विनः पितरोऽपि च ।
धर्मः सत्यं तपो दीक्षा व्यवसायः पितामहः ॥ ११ ॥

ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sāśvinaḥ pitaro'pi ca |
dharmaḥ satyaṃ tapo dīkṣā vyavasāyaḥ pitāmahaḥ || 11 ||

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

...176722:} One should never address an eminent person familiarly (by using the word Twam). Under even the great difficulties one should never do this. To address such a person as Twam and to slay him are equal, persons of learning are degraded...

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

Aditya, Vasu, Vasava, Rudra, Ashvin, Ashvina, Pitri, Api, Dharma, Satyam, Satya, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Diksha, Vyavasaya, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.151.11). 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: “ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sāśvinaḥ pitaro'pi ca
  • ādityā* -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ādityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vasavo* -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rudrāḥ -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvinaḥ -
  • aśvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    aśvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    aśvina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitaro' -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmaḥ satyaṃ tapo dīkṣā vyavasāyaḥ pitāmahaḥ
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapo* -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dīkṣā* -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyavasāyaḥ -
  • vyavasāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.151.11

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 13.151.11 in Kannada sript:
ಆದಿತ್ಯಾ ವಸವೋ ರುದ್ರಾಃ ಸಾಶ್ವಿನಃ ಪಿತರೋಽಪಿ ಚ ।
ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸತ್ಯಂ ತಪೋ ದೀಕ್ಷಾ ವ್ಯವಸಾಯಃ ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 13.151.11 in Bengali sript:
আদিত্যা বসবো রুদ্রাঃ সাশ্বিনঃ পিতরোঽপি চ ।
ধর্মঃ সত্যং তপো দীক্ষা ব্যবসাযঃ পিতামহঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 13.151.11 in Gujarati sript:
આદિત્યા વસવો રુદ્રાઃ સાશ્વિનઃ પિતરોઽપિ ચ ।
ધર્મઃ સત્યં તપો દીક્ષા વ્યવસાયઃ પિતામહઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 13.151.11 in Malayalam sript:
ആദിത്യാ വസവോ രുദ്രാഃ സാശ്വിനഃ പിതരോഽപി ച ।
ധര്മഃ സത്യം തപോ ദീക്ഷാ വ്യവസായഃ പിതാമഹഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.151.11 in Telugu sript:
ఆదిత్యా వసవో రుద్రాః సాశ్వినః పితరోఽపి చ ।
ధర్మః సత్యం తపో దీక్షా వ్యవసాయః పితామహః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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