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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 1.96.13
एवमुक्त्वा महीपालान्काशिराजं च वीर्यवान् ।
सर्वाः कन्याः स कौरव्यो रथमारोपयत्स्वकम् ।
आमन्त्र्य च स तान्प्रायाच्छीघ्रं कन्याः प्रगृह्य ताः ॥ १३ ॥
evamuktvā mahīpālānkāśirājaṃ ca vīryavān |
sarvāḥ kanyāḥ sa kauravyo rathamāropayatsvakam |
āmantrya ca sa tānprāyācchīghraṃ kanyāḥ pragṛhya tāḥ || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...have conceived has studied in his mother’s womb the Vedas with the six Angas, Semen tuum frustra perdi non potest. How can then this womb of mine afford room for two children at a time?...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.96.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Uktva, Mahipala, Kashiraja, Viryavat, Saru, Sarva, Kani, Kanya, Kauravi, Kauravya, Ratha, Aropa, Yat, Yad, Aka, Amantrya, Praya, Shighram, Shighra, Pragrihya, Tas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.96.13). 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: “evamuktvā mahīpālānkāśirājaṃ ca vīryavān ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uktvā -
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uktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]
- mahīpālān -
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mahīpāla (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kāśirājam -
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kāśirāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāśirājan (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīryavān -
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vīryavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sarvāḥ kanyāḥ sa kauravyo rathamāropayatsvakam ”
- sarvāḥ -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kanyāḥ -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kauravyo* -
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kauravī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kauravya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ratham -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āropa -
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āropa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatsva -
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yat (noun, masculine)[locative plural]yat (noun, neuter)[locative plural]yad (noun, masculine)[locative plural]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- akam -
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aka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “āmantrya ca sa tānprāyācchīghraṃ kanyāḥ pragṛhya tāḥ ”
- āmantrya -
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āmantrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āmantrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- prāyācch -
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prāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]√prā (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- śīghram -
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śīghram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śīghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīghrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kanyāḥ -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pragṛhya -
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pragṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pragṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
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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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.96.13 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಮಹೀಪಾಲಾನ್ಕಾಶಿರಾಜಂ ಚ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಕನ್ಯಾಃ ಸ ಕೌರವ್ಯೋ ರಥಮಾರೋಪಯತ್ಸ್ವಕಮ್ ।
ಆಮನ್ತ್ರ್ಯ ಚ ಸ ತಾನ್ಪ್ರಾಯಾಚ್ಛೀಘ್ರಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಗೃಹ್ಯ ತಾಃ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.96.13 in Bengali sript:
এবমুক্ত্বা মহীপালান্কাশিরাজং চ বীর্যবান্ ।
সর্বাঃ কন্যাঃ স কৌরব্যো রথমারোপযত্স্বকম্ ।
আমন্ত্র্য চ স তান্প্রাযাচ্ছীঘ্রং কন্যাঃ প্রগৃহ্য তাঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.96.13 in Gujarati sript:
એવમુક્ત્વા મહીપાલાન્કાશિરાજં ચ વીર્યવાન્ ।
સર્વાઃ કન્યાઃ સ કૌરવ્યો રથમારોપયત્સ્વકમ્ ।
આમન્ત્ર્ય ચ સ તાન્પ્રાયાચ્છીઘ્રં કન્યાઃ પ્રગૃહ્ય તાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.96.13 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമുക്ത്വാ മഹീപാലാന്കാശിരാജം ച വീര്യവാന് ।
സര്വാഃ കന്യാഃ സ കൌരവ്യോ രഥമാരോപയത്സ്വകമ് ।
ആമന്ത്ര്യ ച സ താന്പ്രായാച്ഛീഘ്രം കന്യാഃ പ്രഗൃഹ്യ താഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.96.13 in Telugu sript:
ఏవముక్త్వా మహీపాలాన్కాశిరాజం చ వీర్యవాన్ ।
సర్వాః కన్యాః స కౌరవ్యో రథమారోపయత్స్వకమ్ ।
ఆమన్త్ర్య చ స తాన్ప్రాయాచ్ఛీఘ్రం కన్యాః ప్రగృహ్య తాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥