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 3.214.13

शिष्टानामपि सा देवी सप्तर्षीणां महात्मनाम् ।
पत्नीसरूपतां कृत्वा कामयामास पावकम् ॥ १३ ॥

śiṣṭānāmapi sā devī saptarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām |
patnīsarūpatāṃ kṛtvā kāmayāmāsa pāvakam || 13 ||

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

...words Kesin hurled his mace for slaying Indra. Vasava cut it up in its course with his thunderbolt. Then Kesin, furious with rage, hurled a huge mass of rock at him. Beholding that,...

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

Shishta, Api, Devi, Devin, Saptarshi, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Patni, Sarupata, Kritva, Kritvan, Pavaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.214.13). 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: “śiṣṭānāmapi devī saptarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām
  • śiṣṭānām -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saptarṣīṇām -
  • saptarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    saptarṣi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    saptarṣi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahātmanām -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “patnīsarūpatāṃ kṛtvā kāmayāmāsa pāvakam
  • patnī -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sarūpatām -
  • sarūpatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmayāmā -
  • kam (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • pāvakam -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.214.13

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 3.214.13 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಷ್ಟಾನಾಮಪಿ ಸಾ ದೇವೀ ಸಪ್ತರ್ಷೀಣಾಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಪತ್ನೀಸರೂಪತಾಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಕಾಮಯಾಮಾಸ ಪಾವಕಮ್ ॥ 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 3.214.13 in Bengali sript:
শিষ্টানামপি সা দেবী সপ্তর্ষীণাং মহাত্মনাম্ ।
পত্নীসরূপতাং কৃত্বা কামযামাস পাবকম্ ॥ 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 3.214.13 in Gujarati sript:
શિષ્ટાનામપિ સા દેવી સપ્તર્ષીણાં મહાત્મનામ્ ।
પત્નીસરૂપતાં કૃત્વા કામયામાસ પાવકમ્ ॥ 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 3.214.13 in Malayalam sript:
ശിഷ്ടാനാമപി സാ ദേവീ സപ്തര്ഷീണാം മഹാത്മനാമ് ।
പത്നീസരൂപതാം കൃത്വാ കാമയാമാസ പാവകമ് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.214.13 in Telugu sript:
శిష్టానామపి సా దేవీ సప్తర్షీణాం మహాత్మనామ్ ।
పత్నీసరూపతాం కృత్వా కామయామాస పావకమ్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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