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 1.115.13

तथा राजर्षयः सर्वे ब्राह्मणाश्च तपोधनाः ।
चक्रुरुच्चावचं कर्म यशसोऽर्थाय दुष्करम् ॥ १३ ॥

tathā rājarṣayaḥ sarve brāhmaṇāśca tapodhanāḥ |
cakruruccāvacaṃ karma yaśaso'rthāya duṣkaram || 13 ||

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

...bodies. Here also are their children—these oppressors of foes—with their mother. Let these be now received with due honours. After the completion of the first rites in honour of 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 (1.115.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Rajarshi, Sarva, Brahmana, Tapodhana, Cakru, Uccavaca, Karman, Yashas, Artha, Dushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.115.13). 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: “tathā rājarṣayaḥ sarve brāhmaṇāśca tapodhanāḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājarṣayaḥ -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brāhmaṇāś -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (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]
  • tapodhanāḥ -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tapodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “cakruruccāvacaṃ karma yaśaso'rthāya duṣkaram
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • uccāvacam -
  • uccāvaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uccāvaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uccāvacā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yaśaso' -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • duṣkaram -
  • duṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.115.13

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 1.115.13 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ರಾಜರ್ಷಯಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಶ್ಚ ತಪೋಧನಾಃ ।
ಚಕ್ರುರುಚ್ಚಾವಚಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಯಶಸೋಽರ್ಥಾಯ ದುಷ್ಕರಮ್ ॥ 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 1.115.13 in Bengali sript:
তথা রাজর্ষযঃ সর্বে ব্রাহ্মণাশ্চ তপোধনাঃ ।
চক্রুরুচ্চাবচং কর্ম যশসোঽর্থায দুষ্করম্ ॥ 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 1.115.13 in Gujarati sript:
તથા રાજર્ષયઃ સર્વે બ્રાહ્મણાશ્ચ તપોધનાઃ ।
ચક્રુરુચ્ચાવચં કર્મ યશસોઽર્થાય દુષ્કરમ્ ॥ 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 1.115.13 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ രാജര്ഷയഃ സര്വേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാശ്ച തപോധനാഃ ।
ചക്രുരുച്ചാവചം കര്മ യശസോഽര്ഥായ ദുഷ്കരമ് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.115.13 in Telugu sript:
తథా రాజర్షయః సర్వే బ్రాహ్మణాశ్చ తపోధనాః ।
చక్రురుచ్చావచం కర్మ యశసోఽర్థాయ దుష్కరమ్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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