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 14.13.8

बाह्यान्तराणां शत्रूणां स्वभावं पश्य भारत ।
यन्न पश्यति तद्भूतं मुच्यते स महाभयात् ॥ ८ ॥

bāhyāntarāṇāṃ śatrūṇāṃ svabhāvaṃ paśya bhārata |
yanna paśyati tadbhūtaṃ mucyate sa mahābhayāt || 8 ||

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

...the Vedas and Vedangas, I over reach him by seeming to his mind to be the soul of virtue amongst the immobile creation. And if the man whose strength lies in truth, desire to...

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

Bahyantar, Shatru, Svabhava, Pashya, Bharata, Yat, Pashyat, Tadbhuta, Mahabhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.13.8). 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: “bāhyāntarāṇāṃ śatrūṇāṃ svabhāvaṃ paśya bhārata
  • bāhyāntar -
  • bāhyāntar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śatrūṇām -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • svabhāvam -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yanna paśyati tadbhūtaṃ mucyate sa mahābhayāt
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tadbhūtam -
  • tadbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadbhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadbhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mucyate -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābhayāt -
  • mahābhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mahābhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.13.8

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 14.13.8 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಹ್ಯಾನ್ತರಾಣಾಂ ಶತ್ರೂಣಾಂ ಸ್ವಭಾವಂ ಪಶ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ।
ಯನ್ನ ಪಶ್ಯತಿ ತದ್ಭೂತಂ ಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ಸ ಮಹಾಭಯಾತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 14.13.8 in Bengali sript:
বাহ্যান্তরাণাং শত্রূণাং স্বভাবং পশ্য ভারত ।
যন্ন পশ্যতি তদ্ভূতং মুচ্যতে স মহাভযাত্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 14.13.8 in Gujarati sript:
બાહ્યાન્તરાણાં શત્રૂણાં સ્વભાવં પશ્ય ભારત ।
યન્ન પશ્યતિ તદ્ભૂતં મુચ્યતે સ મહાભયાત્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 14.13.8 in Malayalam sript:
ബാഹ്യാന്തരാണാം ശത്രൂണാം സ്വഭാവം പശ്യ ഭാരത ।
യന്ന പശ്യതി തദ്ഭൂതം മുച്യതേ സ മഹാഭയാത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.13.8 in Telugu sript:
బాహ్యాన్తరాణాం శత్రూణాం స్వభావం పశ్య భారత ।
యన్న పశ్యతి తద్భూతం ముచ్యతే స మహాభయాత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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