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 13.153.20

प्राप्तोऽस्मि समये राजन्नग्नीनादाय ते विभो ।
आचार्या ब्राह्मणाश्चैव ऋत्विजो भ्रातरश्च मे ॥ २० ॥

prāpto'smi samaye rājannagnīnādāya te vibho |
ācāryā brāhmaṇāścaiva ṛtvijo bhrātaraśca me || 20 ||

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

...Kasmira, Daksha, Amvarisha, Kukura, Raivata of great fame, Kuru, Samvarana, Mandhatri of unbaffled prowess, the royal sage Muchukunda, Jahnu who was much favoured by Janhavi (Ganga), the first (in point of time) of all kings, viz., Prithu the...

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

Prapta, Samaye, Samaya, Rajan, Rajat, Agni, Ada, Adaya, Tad, Yushmad, Vibhu, Acari, Acarya, Brahmana, Eva, Ritvij, Bhratri, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.153.20). 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: “prāpto'smi samaye rājannagnīnādāya te vibho
  • prāpto' -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • rājann -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • agnīn -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ācāryā brāhmaṇāścaiva ṛtvijo bhrātaraśca me
  • ācāryā* -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇāś -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva* -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtvijo* -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhrātaraś -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.153.20

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 13.153.20 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸಮಯೇ ರಾಜನ್ನಗ್ನೀನಾದಾಯ ತೇ ವಿಭೋ ।
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಋತ್ವಿಜೋ ಭ್ರಾತರಶ್ಚ ಮೇ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 13.153.20 in Bengali sript:
প্রাপ্তোঽস্মি সমযে রাজন্নগ্নীনাদায তে বিভো ।
আচার্যা ব্রাহ্মণাশ্চৈব ঋত্বিজো ভ্রাতরশ্চ মে ॥ ২০ ॥

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 13.153.20 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાપ્તોઽસ્મિ સમયે રાજન્નગ્નીનાદાય તે વિભો ।
આચાર્યા બ્રાહ્મણાશ્ચૈવ ઋત્વિજો ભ્રાતરશ્ચ મે ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 13.153.20 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാപ്തോഽസ്മി സമയേ രാജന്നഗ്നീനാദായ തേ വിഭോ ।
ആചാര്യാ ബ്രാഹ്മണാശ്ചൈവ ഋത്വിജോ ഭ്രാതരശ്ച മേ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.153.20 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాప్తోఽస్మి సమయే రాజన్నగ్నీనాదాయ తే విభో ।
ఆచార్యా బ్రాహ్మణాశ్చైవ ఋత్విజో భ్రాతరశ్చ మే ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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