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 1.13.40

तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते सत्रे तु सर्पाणामन्तकाय वै ।
मोचयामास तं शापमास्तीकः सुमहायशाः ॥ ४० ॥

tasminpravṛtte satre tu sarpāṇāmantakāya vai |
mocayāmāsa taṃ śāpamāstīkaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ || 40 ||

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

...best of snakes, for what wast you cursed by a Brahmana in wrath? And how long also will your form continue so?'" And so ends the tenth section of the Pauloma Parva of the Adi Parva. "Sauti...

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

Tad, Pravritta, Pravritti, Satra, Sarpa, Antaka, Shapa, Astika, Sumaha, Sha, Shas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.13.40). 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: “tasminpravṛtte satre tu sarpāṇāmantakāya vai
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pravṛtte -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • satre -
  • satra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    satra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarpāṇām -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarpā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • antakāya -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “mocayāmāsa taṃ śāpamāstīkaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ
  • mocayāmā -
  • muc (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
    muc (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śāpam -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āstīkaḥ -
  • āstīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sumahāya -
  • sumaha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sumaha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śāḥ -
  • śās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.13.40

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 1.13.40 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೇ ಸತ್ರೇ ತು ಸರ್ಪಾಣಾಮನ್ತಕಾಯ ವೈ ।
ಮೋಚಯಾಮಾಸ ತಂ ಶಾಪಮಾಸ್ತೀಕಃ ಸುಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 1.13.40 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্প্রবৃত্তে সত্রে তু সর্পাণামন্তকায বৈ ।
মোচযামাস তং শাপমাস্তীকঃ সুমহাযশাঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 1.13.40 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્પ્રવૃત્તે સત્રે તુ સર્પાણામન્તકાય વૈ ।
મોચયામાસ તં શાપમાસ્તીકઃ સુમહાયશાઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 1.13.40 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്പ്രവൃത്തേ സത്രേ തു സര്പാണാമന്തകായ വൈ ।
മോചയാമാസ തം ശാപമാസ്തീകഃ സുമഹായശാഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.13.40 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్ప్రవృత్తే సత్రే తు సర్పాణామన్తకాయ వై ।
మోచయామాస తం శాపమాస్తీకః సుమహాయశాః ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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