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 2.13.48

पृथक्त्वेन द्रुता राजन्संक्षिप्य महतीं श्रियम् ।
प्रपतामो भयात्तस्य सधनज्ञातिबान्धवाः ॥ ४८ ॥

pṛthaktvena drutā rājansaṃkṣipya mahatīṃ śriyam |
prapatāmo bhayāttasya sadhanajñātibāndhavāḥ || 48 ||

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

...who governs a fourth part of the world, who by his learning conquered the Pandyas and the Kratha-Kausikas, whose brother the brave Akriti was like Rama, the son of Jamdagni, has become...

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

Prithaktva, Druta, Rajan, Rajat, Mahati, Shri, Shriya, Prapata, Ama, Bhayat, Bhaya, Tad, Sadhana, Bandhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.13.48). 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: “pṛthaktvena drutā rājansaṃkṣipya mahatīṃ śriyam
  • pṛthaktvena -
  • pṛthaktva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • drutā* -
  • druta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    drutā (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]
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣipya -
  • kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣip]
    kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣip]
    kṣip (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahatīm -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prapatāmo bhayāttasya sadhanajñātibāndhavāḥ
  • prapatā -
  • prapata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prapata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amo* -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhayāt -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sadhana -
  • sadhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñāti -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bāndhavāḥ -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.13.48

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 2.13.48 in Kannada sript:
ಪೃಥಕ್ತ್ವೇನ ದ್ರುತಾ ರಾಜನ್ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ಯ ಮಹತೀಂ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಪತಾಮೋ ಭಯಾತ್ತಸ್ಯ ಸಧನಜ್ಞಾತಿಬಾನ್ಧವಾಃ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 2.13.48 in Bengali sript:
পৃথক্ত্বেন দ্রুতা রাজন্সংক্ষিপ্য মহতীং শ্রিযম্ ।
প্রপতামো ভযাত্তস্য সধনজ্ঞাতিবান্ধবাঃ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 2.13.48 in Gujarati sript:
પૃથક્ત્વેન દ્રુતા રાજન્સંક્ષિપ્ય મહતીં શ્રિયમ્ ।
પ્રપતામો ભયાત્તસ્ય સધનજ્ઞાતિબાન્ધવાઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 2.13.48 in Malayalam sript:
പൃഥക്ത്വേന ദ്രുതാ രാജന്സംക്ഷിപ്യ മഹതീം ശ്രിയമ് ।
പ്രപതാമോ ഭയാത്തസ്യ സധനജ്ഞാതിബാന്ധവാഃ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.13.48 in Telugu sript:
పృథక్త్వేన ద్రుతా రాజన్సంక్షిప్య మహతీం శ్రియమ్ ।
ప్రపతామో భయాత్తస్య సధనజ్ఞాతిబాన్ధవాః ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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