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 3.171.13

दिष्ट्या च लोकपालैस्त्वं समेतो भरतर्षभ ।
दिष्ट्या वर्धामहे सर्वे दिष्ट्यासि पुनरागतः ॥ १३ ॥

diṣṭyā ca lokapālaistvaṃ sameto bharatarṣabha |
diṣṭyā vardhāmahe sarve diṣṭyāsi punarāgataḥ || 13 ||

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

...'Tell me the distinguishing characteristics of the mind and the intellect. The knowledge of it is ordained as the chief duty of persons meditating on the Supreme Spirit.' "The snake...

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

Dishti, Lokapala, Tva, Yushmad, Sameta, Bharatarshabha, Sarva, Punaragata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.171.13). 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: “diṣṭyā ca lokapālaistvaṃ sameto bharatarṣabha
  • diṣṭyā -
  • diṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lokapālais -
  • lokapāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sameto* -
  • sameta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “diṣṭyā vardhāmahe sarve diṣṭyāsi punarāgataḥ
  • diṣṭyā* -
  • diṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vardhāmahe -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first 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]
  • diṣṭyā -
  • diṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āsi -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • punarāgataḥ -
  • punarāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.171.13

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 3.171.13 in Kannada sript:
ದಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ಚ ಲೋಕಪಾಲೈಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಸಮೇತೋ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ದಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ವರ್ಧಾಮಹೇ ಸರ್ವೇ ದಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾಸಿ ಪುನರಾಗತಃ ॥ 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 3.171.13 in Bengali sript:
দিষ্ট্যা চ লোকপালৈস্ত্বং সমেতো ভরতর্ষভ ।
দিষ্ট্যা বর্ধামহে সর্বে দিষ্ট্যাসি পুনরাগতঃ ॥ 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 3.171.13 in Gujarati sript:
દિષ્ટ્યા ચ લોકપાલૈસ્ત્વં સમેતો ભરતર્ષભ ।
દિષ્ટ્યા વર્ધામહે સર્વે દિષ્ટ્યાસિ પુનરાગતઃ ॥ 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 3.171.13 in Malayalam sript:
ദിഷ്ട്യാ ച ലോകപാലൈസ്ത്വം സമേതോ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
ദിഷ്ട്യാ വര്ധാമഹേ സര്വേ ദിഷ്ട്യാസി പുനരാഗതഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.171.13 in Telugu sript:
దిష్ట్యా చ లోకపాలైస్త్వం సమేతో భరతర్షభ ।
దిష్ట్యా వర్ధామహే సర్వే దిష్ట్యాసి పునరాగతః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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