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 3.13.13

अपकृष्टोत्तरासङ्गः कृशो धमनिसंततः ।
आसीः कृष्ण सरस्वत्यां सत्रे द्वादशवार्षिके ॥ १३ ॥

apakṛṣṭottarāsaṅgaḥ kṛśo dhamanisaṃtataḥ |
āsīḥ kṛṣṇa sarasvatyāṃ satre dvādaśavārṣike || 13 ||

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

...leaving aside your upper garment, with body emaciated and looking like a bundle of veins, you had lived on the banks of the Sarasvati, employed in your sacrifice extending for twelve...

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

Apakrishta, Uttarasanga, Krisha, Dhamanisantata, Krishna, Sarasvati, Satra, Dvadashavarshika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.13.13). 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: “apakṛṣṭottarāsaṅgaḥ kṛśo dhamanisaṃtataḥ
  • apakṛṣṭo -
  • apakṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apakṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apakṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttarāsaṅgaḥ -
  • uttarāsaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛśo* -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhamanisantataḥ -
  • dhamanisantata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āsīḥ kṛṣṇa sarasvatyāṃ satre dvādaśavārṣike
  • āsīḥ -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single], [injunctive active second single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarasvatyām -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [locative 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]
  • dvādaśavārṣike -
  • dvādaśavārṣika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvādaśavārṣika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.13.13

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 3.13.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಕೃಷ್ಟೋತ್ತರಾಸಙ್ಗಃ ಕೃಶೋ ಧಮನಿಸಂತತಃ ।
ಆಸೀಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಸರಸ್ವತ್ಯಾಂ ಸತ್ರೇ ದ್ವಾದಶವಾರ್ಷಿಕೇ ॥ 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 3.13.13 in Bengali sript:
অপকৃষ্টোত্তরাসঙ্গঃ কৃশো ধমনিসংততঃ ।
আসীঃ কৃষ্ণ সরস্বত্যাং সত্রে দ্বাদশবার্ষিকে ॥ 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 3.13.13 in Gujarati sript:
અપકૃષ્ટોત્તરાસઙ્ગઃ કૃશો ધમનિસંતતઃ ।
આસીઃ કૃષ્ણ સરસ્વત્યાં સત્રે દ્વાદશવાર્ષિકે ॥ 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 3.13.13 in Malayalam sript:
അപകൃഷ്ടോത്തരാസങ്ഗഃ കൃശോ ധമനിസംതതഃ ।
ആസീഃ കൃഷ്ണ സരസ്വത്യാം സത്രേ ദ്വാദശവാര്ഷികേ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.13.13 in Telugu sript:
అపకృష్టోత్తరాసఙ్గః కృశో ధమనిసంతతః ।
ఆసీః కృష్ణ సరస్వత్యాం సత్రే ద్వాదశవార్షికే ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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