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 3.156.13

किं न्वस्य दुष्कृतेऽस्माभिः संप्राप्तव्यं भविष्यति ।
किं चास्य सुकृतेऽस्माभिः प्राप्तव्यमिति शोभनम् ॥ १३ ॥

kiṃ nvasya duṣkṛte'smābhiḥ saṃprāptavyaṃ bhaviṣyati |
kiṃ cāsya sukṛte'smābhiḥ prāptavyamiti śobhanam || 13 ||

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

...Yakshas of reddened eyes and golden lustre and having huge bodies, and gifted with great strength, equipped with weapons and girding on their swords, followed that high-souled lord of...

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

Kim, Idam, Dushkrit, Dushkrita, Dushkriti, Asmad, Sampraptavya, Bhavishyat, Sukrit, Sukrita, Sukriti, Praptavya, Iti, Shobhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.156.13). 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: “kiṃ nvasya duṣkṛte'smābhiḥ saṃprāptavyaṃ bhaviṣyati
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nva -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • duṣkṛte' -
  • duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    duṣkṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    duṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    duṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • asmābhiḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samprāptavyam -
  • samprāptavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samprāptavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samprāptavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ cāsya sukṛte'smābhiḥ prāptavyamiti śobhanam
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sukṛte' -
  • sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sukṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sukṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sukṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asmābhiḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prāptavyam -
  • prāptavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāptavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śobhanam -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śobhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.156.13

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 3.156.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ನ್ವಸ್ಯ ದುಷ್ಕೃತೇಽಸ್ಮಾಭಿಃ ಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಕಿಂ ಚಾಸ್ಯ ಸುಕೃತೇಽಸ್ಮಾಭಿಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತವ್ಯಮಿತಿ ಶೋಭನಮ್ ॥ 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 3.156.13 in Bengali sript:
কিং ন্বস্য দুষ্কৃতেঽস্মাভিঃ সংপ্রাপ্তব্যং ভবিষ্যতি ।
কিং চাস্য সুকৃতেঽস্মাভিঃ প্রাপ্তব্যমিতি শোভনম্ ॥ 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 3.156.13 in Gujarati sript:
કિં ન્વસ્ય દુષ્કૃતેઽસ્માભિઃ સંપ્રાપ્તવ્યં ભવિષ્યતિ ।
કિં ચાસ્ય સુકૃતેઽસ્માભિઃ પ્રાપ્તવ્યમિતિ શોભનમ્ ॥ 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 3.156.13 in Malayalam sript:
കിം ന്വസ്യ ദുഷ്കൃതേഽസ്മാഭിഃ സംപ്രാപ്തവ്യം ഭവിഷ്യതി ।
കിം ചാസ്യ സുകൃതേഽസ്മാഭിഃ പ്രാപ്തവ്യമിതി ശോഭനമ് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.156.13 in Telugu sript:
కిం న్వస్య దుష్కృతేఽస్మాభిః సంప్రాప్తవ్యం భవిష్యతి ।
కిం చాస్య సుకృతేఽస్మాభిః ప్రాప్తవ్యమితి శోభనమ్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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