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 1.78.13

कस्यैते दारका राजन्देवपुत्रोपमाः शुभाः ।
वर्चसा रूपतश्चैव सदृशा मे मतास्तव ॥ १३ ॥

kasyaite dārakā rājandevaputropamāḥ śubhāḥ |
varcasā rūpataścaiva sadṛśā me matāstava || 13 ||

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

...not be able to perform sacrifices before fire.' "Yayati at last turned to his youngest child, Puru, and addressing him said, 'You are, O Puru, my youngest son! But you shall be the...

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

Kah, Kim, Daraka, Rajan, Rajat, Devaputra, Upama, Shubha, Varcas, Rupatah, Rupatas, Sadrisha, Asmad, Mata, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.78.13). 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: “kasyaite dārakā rājandevaputropamāḥ śubhāḥ
  • kasyai -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    kas (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive first single]
  • aite -
  • dārakā* -
  • dāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • devaputro -
  • devaputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devaputra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamāḥ -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śubhāḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “varcasā rūpataścaiva sadṛśā me matāstava
  • varcasā -
  • varcas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    varcas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rūpataś -
  • rūpataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rūpatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sadṛśā* -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • matās -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.78.13

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 1.78.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕಸ್ಯೈತೇ ದಾರಕಾ ರಾಜನ್ದೇವಪುತ್ರೋಪಮಾಃ ಶುಭಾಃ ।
ವರ್ಚಸಾ ರೂಪತಶ್ಚೈವ ಸದೃಶಾ ಮೇ ಮತಾಸ್ತವ ॥ 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 1.78.13 in Bengali sript:
কস্যৈতে দারকা রাজন্দেবপুত্রোপমাঃ শুভাঃ ।
বর্চসা রূপতশ্চৈব সদৃশা মে মতাস্তব ॥ 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 1.78.13 in Gujarati sript:
કસ્યૈતે દારકા રાજન્દેવપુત્રોપમાઃ શુભાઃ ।
વર્ચસા રૂપતશ્ચૈવ સદૃશા મે મતાસ્તવ ॥ 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 1.78.13 in Malayalam sript:
കസ്യൈതേ ദാരകാ രാജന്ദേവപുത്രോപമാഃ ശുഭാഃ ।
വര്ചസാ രൂപതശ്ചൈവ സദൃശാ മേ മതാസ്തവ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.78.13 in Telugu sript:
కస్యైతే దారకా రాజన్దేవపుత్రోపమాః శుభాః ।
వర్చసా రూపతశ్చైవ సదృశా మే మతాస్తవ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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