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 3.235.13

दिष्ट्या भवद्भिर्बलिभिः शक्तैः सर्वैर्न हिंसितः ।
दुर्वृत्तो धार्तराष्ट्रोऽयं सामात्यज्ञातिबान्धवः ॥ १३ ॥

diṣṭyā bhavadbhirbalibhiḥ śaktaiḥ sarvairna hiṃsitaḥ |
durvṛtto dhārtarāṣṭro'yaṃ sāmātyajñātibāndhavaḥ || 13 ||

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

...were being slaughtered by the illustrious son of Pandu, they began to shower from the skies a heavy downpour of shafts upon Arjuna, who was on the surface of the earth. But that chastiser...

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

Dishti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Balin, Bali, Shakta, Sarva, Himsita, Durvritta, Dhartarashtra, Aya, Idam, Samatya, Bandhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.235.13). 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 bhavadbhirbalibhiḥ śaktaiḥ sarvairna hiṃsitaḥ
  • diṣṭyā* -
  • diṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhavadbhir -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • balibhiḥ -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śaktaiḥ -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śakta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • sarvair -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hiṃsitaḥ -
  • hiṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs]
  • Line 2: “durvṛtto dhārtarāṣṭro'yaṃ sāmātyajñātibāndhavaḥ
  • durvṛtto* -
  • durvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭro' -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāmātya -
  • sāmātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāmātya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñāti -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bāndhavaḥ -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.235.13

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 3.235.13 in Kannada sript:
ದಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ಭವದ್ಭಿರ್ಬಲಿಭಿಃ ಶಕ್ತೈಃ ಸರ್ವೈರ್ನ ಹಿಂಸಿತಃ ।
ದುರ್ವೃತ್ತೋ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋಽಯಂ ಸಾಮಾತ್ಯಜ್ಞಾತಿಬಾನ್ಧವಃ ॥ 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 3.235.13 in Bengali sript:
দিষ্ট্যা ভবদ্ভির্বলিভিঃ শক্তৈঃ সর্বৈর্ন হিংসিতঃ ।
দুর্বৃত্তো ধার্তরাষ্ট্রোঽযং সামাত্যজ্ঞাতিবান্ধবঃ ॥ 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 3.235.13 in Gujarati sript:
દિષ્ટ્યા ભવદ્ભિર્બલિભિઃ શક્તૈઃ સર્વૈર્ન હિંસિતઃ ।
દુર્વૃત્તો ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રોઽયં સામાત્યજ્ઞાતિબાન્ધવઃ ॥ 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 3.235.13 in Malayalam sript:
ദിഷ്ട്യാ ഭവദ്ഭിര്ബലിഭിഃ ശക്തൈഃ സര്വൈര്ന ഹിംസിതഃ ।
ദുര്വൃത്തോ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോഽയം സാമാത്യജ്ഞാതിബാന്ധവഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.235.13 in Telugu sript:
దిష్ట్యా భవద్భిర్బలిభిః శక్తైః సర్వైర్న హింసితః ।
దుర్వృత్తో ధార్తరాష్ట్రోఽయం సామాత్యజ్ఞాతిబాన్ధవః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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