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 15.14.13

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अवश्यमेव वक्तव्यमिति कृत्वा ब्रवीमि वः ।
एष न्यासो मया दत्तः सर्वेषां वो युधिष्ठिरः ।
भवन्तोऽस्य च वीरस्य न्यासभूता मया कृताः ॥ १३ ॥

avaśyameva vaktavyamiti kṛtvā bravīmi vaḥ |
eṣa nyāso mayā dattaḥ sarveṣāṃ vo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
bhavanto'sya ca vīrasya nyāsabhūtā mayā kṛtāḥ || 13 ||

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

...a descendant of former kings;—considerations like these should induce you to forgive me. This Gandhari also is cheerless and old. She too has lost her children and is...
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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 (15.14.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avashyam, Eva, Vaktavya, Iti, Kritva, Kritvan, Yushmad, Esha, Nyasa, Maya, Datta, Sarva, Yudhishthira, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Idam, Vira, Nyasabhuta, Asmad, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.14.13). 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: “avaśyameva vaktavyamiti kṛtvā bravīmi vaḥ ”
avaśyam -
avaśyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

avaśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaktavyam -
vaktavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaktavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vaktavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vaktavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bravīmi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
vaḥ -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
Line 2: “eṣa nyāso mayā dattaḥ sarveṣāṃ vo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ”
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nyāso* -
nyāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dattaḥ -
datta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present active third dual]
sarveṣām -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
vo* -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “bhavanto'sya ca vīrasya nyāsabhūtā mayā kṛtāḥ ”
bhavanto' -
bhavanta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīrasya -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nyāsabhūtā* -
nyāsabhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nyāsabhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
kṛtāḥ -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.14.13

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 15.14.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಶ್ಯಮೇವ ವಕ್ತವ್ಯಮಿತಿ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ವಃ ।
ಏಷ ನ್ಯಾಸೋ ಮಯಾ ದತ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ವೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ।
ಭವನ್ತೋಽಸ್ಯ ಚ ವೀರಸ್ಯ ನ್ಯಾಸಭೂತಾ ಮಯಾ ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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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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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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 15.14.13 in Bengali sript:
অবশ্যমেব বক্তব্যমিতি কৃত্বা ব্রবীমি বঃ ।
এষ ন্যাসো মযা দত্তঃ সর্বেষাং বো যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ।
ভবন্তোঽস্য চ বীরস্য ন্যাসভূতা মযা কৃতাঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 15.14.13 in Gujarati sript:
અવશ્યમેવ વક્તવ્યમિતિ કૃત્વા બ્રવીમિ વઃ ।
એષ ન્યાસો મયા દત્તઃ સર્વેષાં વો યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ।
ભવન્તોઽસ્ય ચ વીરસ્ય ન્યાસભૂતા મયા કૃતાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 15.14.13 in Malayalam sript:
അവശ്യമേവ വക്തവ്യമിതി കൃത്വാ ബ്രവീമി വഃ ।
ഏഷ ന്യാസോ മയാ ദത്തഃ സര്വേഷാം വോ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ।
ഭവന്തോഽസ്യ ച വീരസ്യ ന്യാസഭൂതാ മയാ കൃതാഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.14.13 in Telugu sript:
అవశ్యమేవ వక్తవ్యమితి కృత్వా బ్రవీమి వః ।
ఏష న్యాసో మయా దత్తః సర్వేషాం వో యుధిష్ఠిరః ।
భవన్తోఽస్య చ వీరస్య న్యాసభూతా మయా కృతాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021