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 18.5.13

विराटद्रुपदौ चोभौ धृष्टकेतुश्च पार्थिवः ।
निशठाक्रूरसाम्बाश्च भानुः कम्पो विडूरथः ॥ १३ ॥

virāṭadrupadau cobhau dhṛṣṭaketuśca pārthivaḥ |
niśaṭhākrūrasāmbāśca bhānuḥ kampo viḍūrathaḥ || 13 ||

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

...and teeming with waiting Apsaras and Gandharvas and other celestials, he blazes forth in splendour. Wearing celestial garlands and robes, and decked with celestial unguents, he sports in bliss, with deities for his companions, in Heaven, like a second deity himself...

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

Virata, Drupada, Ubha, Dhrishtaketu, Parthiva, Nishatha, Akrura, Samba, Bhanu, Kampa, Viduratha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.13). 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: “virāṭadrupadau cobhau dhṛṣṭaketuśca pārthivaḥ
  • virāṭa -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drupadau -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhṛṣṭaketuś -
  • dhṛṣṭaketu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārthivaḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niśaṭhākrūrasāmbāśca bhānuḥ kampo viḍūrathaḥ
  • niśaṭhā -
  • niśaṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niśaṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niśaṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akrūra -
  • akrūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akrūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāmbāś -
  • sāmba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāmbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhānuḥ -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kampo* -
  • kampa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viḍūrathaḥ -
  • viḍūratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.13

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 18.5.13 in Kannada sript:
ವಿರಾಟದ್ರುಪದೌ ಚೋಭೌ ಧೃಷ್ಟಕೇತುಶ್ಚ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಃ ।
ನಿಶಠಾಕ್ರೂರಸಾಮ್ಬಾಶ್ಚ ಭಾನುಃ ಕಮ್ಪೋ ವಿಡೂರಥಃ ॥ 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 18.5.13 in Bengali sript:
বিরাটদ্রুপদৌ চোভৌ ধৃষ্টকেতুশ্চ পার্থিবঃ ।
নিশঠাক্রূরসাম্বাশ্চ ভানুঃ কম্পো বিডূরথঃ ॥ 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 18.5.13 in Gujarati sript:
વિરાટદ્રુપદૌ ચોભૌ ધૃષ્ટકેતુશ્ચ પાર્થિવઃ ।
નિશઠાક્રૂરસામ્બાશ્ચ ભાનુઃ કમ્પો વિડૂરથઃ ॥ 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 18.5.13 in Malayalam sript:
വിരാടദ്രുപദൌ ചോഭൌ ധൃഷ്ടകേതുശ്ച പാര്ഥിവഃ ।
നിശഠാക്രൂരസാമ്ബാശ്ച ഭാനുഃ കമ്പോ വിഡൂരഥഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.5.13 in Telugu sript:
విరాటద్రుపదౌ చోభౌ ధృష్టకేతుశ్చ పార్థివః ।
నిశఠాక్రూరసామ్బాశ్చ భానుః కమ్పో విడూరథః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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