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 14.5.13

स्पर्धते सततं स स्म देवराजेन पार्थिवः ।
वासवोऽपि मरुत्तेन स्पर्धते पाण्डुनन्दन ॥ १३ ॥

spardhate satataṃ sa sma devarājena pārthivaḥ |
vāsavo'pi maruttena spardhate pāṇḍunandana || 13 ||

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

...by you, and therefore it is meet that you should officiate as priest at my sacrifice.' Vrihaspati said, 'Having, O Marutta, acted as priest to the Immortals, how can I act as...

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

Spardhata, Spardhat, Satatam, Satata, Sma, Devaraja, Parthiva, Vasava, Vasu, Api, Marutta, Pandu, Nandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.5.13). 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: “spardhate satataṃ sa sma devarājena pārthivaḥ
  • spardhate -
  • spardhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]
    spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]
    spṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    spardh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • devarājena -
  • devarāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pārthivaḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vāsavo'pi maruttena spardhate pāṇḍunandana
  • vāsavo' -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • maruttena -
  • marutta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • spardhate -
  • spardhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]
    spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]
    spṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    spardh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • pāṇḍu -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nandana -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nandana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.5.13

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 14.5.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಪರ್ಧತೇ ಸತತಂ ಸ ಸ್ಮ ದೇವರಾಜೇನ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಃ ।
ವಾಸವೋಽಪಿ ಮರುತ್ತೇನ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧತೇ ಪಾಣ್ಡುನನ್ದನ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 14.5.13 in Bengali sript:
স্পর্ধতে সততং স স্ম দেবরাজেন পার্থিবঃ ।
বাসবোঽপি মরুত্তেন স্পর্ধতে পাণ্ডুনন্দন ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 14.5.13 in Gujarati sript:
સ્પર્ધતે સતતં સ સ્મ દેવરાજેન પાર્થિવઃ ।
વાસવોઽપિ મરુત્તેન સ્પર્ધતે પાણ્ડુનન્દન ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 14.5.13 in Malayalam sript:
സ്പര്ധതേ സതതം സ സ്മ ദേവരാജേന പാര്ഥിവഃ ।
വാസവോഽപി മരുത്തേന സ്പര്ധതേ പാണ്ഡുനന്ദന ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.5.13 in Telugu sript:
స్పర్ధతే సతతం స స్మ దేవరాజేన పార్థివః ।
వాసవోఽపి మరుత్తేన స్పర్ధతే పాణ్డునన్దన ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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