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 1.13.39

अथ कालस्य महतः पाण्डवेयो नराधिपः ।
आजहार महायज्ञं सर्पसत्रमिति श्रुतिः ॥ ३९ ॥

atha kālasya mahataḥ pāṇḍaveyo narādhipaḥ |
ājahāra mahāyajñaṃ sarpasatramiti śrutiḥ || 39 ||

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

...Dundubha replied, 'O Ruru! I was formerly a Rishi by name Sahasrapat. And it is by the curse of a Brahmana that I have been transformed into a snake. ' And Ruru asked, 'O you...

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

Atha, Kala, Kalasya, Mahat, Mahata, Pandaveya, Naradhipa, Aja, Hara, Mahayajna, Sarpasatra, Iti, Shruti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.13.39). 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: “atha kālasya mahataḥ pāṇḍaveyo narādhipaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kālasya -
  • kālasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahataḥ -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • pāṇḍaveyo* -
  • pāṇḍaveya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ājahāra mahāyajñaṃ sarpasatramiti śrutiḥ
  • āja -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • hāra -
  • hāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāyajñam -
  • mahāyajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāyajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarpasatram -
  • sarpasatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarpasatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutiḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.13.39

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 1.13.39 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಕಾಲಸ್ಯ ಮಹತಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೇಯೋ ನರಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ಆಜಹಾರ ಮಹಾಯಜ್ಞಂ ಸರ್ಪಸತ್ರಮಿತಿ ಶ್ರುತಿಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 1.13.39 in Bengali sript:
অথ কালস্য মহতঃ পাণ্ডবেযো নরাধিপঃ ।
আজহার মহাযজ্ঞং সর্পসত্রমিতি শ্রুতিঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 1.13.39 in Gujarati sript:
અથ કાલસ્ય મહતઃ પાણ્ડવેયો નરાધિપઃ ।
આજહાર મહાયજ્ઞં સર્પસત્રમિતિ શ્રુતિઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 1.13.39 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ കാലസ്യ മഹതഃ പാണ്ഡവേയോ നരാധിപഃ ।
ആജഹാര മഹായജ്ഞം സര്പസത്രമിതി ശ്രുതിഃ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.13.39 in Telugu sript:
అథ కాలస్య మహతః పాణ్డవేయో నరాధిపః ।
ఆజహార మహాయజ్ఞం సర్పసత్రమితి శ్రుతిః ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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