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 4.11.13

एवं हि मत्स्ये न्यवसन्त पाण्डवा यथाप्रतिज्ञाभिरमोघदर्शनाः ।
अज्ञातचर्यां व्यचरन्समाहिताः समुद्रनेमीपतयोऽतिदुःखिताः ॥ १३ ॥

evaṃ hi matsye nyavasanta pāṇḍavā yathāpratijñābhiramoghadarśanāḥ |
ajñātacaryāṃ vyacaransamāhitāḥ samudranemīpatayo'tiduḥkhitāḥ || 13 ||

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

...to how I have come by this form, what will it avail you to hear the account which will only augment my pain? Know me, O king of men, to be Vrihannala, a son or daughter without father or mother....

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.11.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Matsya, Pandava, Yathapratijnabhih, Amoghadarshana, Ajnata, Cari, Carya, Vya, Acarat, Samahita, Samudranemipati, Atiduhkhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.11.13). 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: “evaṃ hi matsye nyavasanta pāṇḍavā yathāpratijñābhiramoghadarśanāḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • matsye -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    matsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avasan -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pāṇḍavā* -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathāpratijñābhir -
  • yathāpratijñābhiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • amoghadarśanāḥ -
  • amoghadarśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ajñātacaryāṃ vyacaransamāhitāḥ samudranemīpatayo'tiduḥkhitāḥ
  • ajñāta -
  • ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second plural]
  • caryām -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    caryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • acaran -
  • acarat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • samāhitāḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samudranemīpatayo' -
  • samudranemīpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • atiduḥkhitāḥ -
  • atiduḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    atiduḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.11.13

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 4.11.13 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಹಿ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯೇ ನ್ಯವಸನ್ತ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾ ಯಥಾಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾಭಿರಮೋಘದರ್ಶನಾಃ ।
ಅಜ್ಞಾತಚರ್ಯಾಂ ವ್ಯಚರನ್ಸಮಾಹಿತಾಃ ಸಮುದ್ರನೇಮೀಪತಯೋಽತಿದುಃಖಿತಾಃ ॥ 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 4.11.13 in Bengali sript:
এবং হি মত্স্যে ন্যবসন্ত পাণ্ডবা যথাপ্রতিজ্ঞাভিরমোঘদর্শনাঃ ।
অজ্ঞাতচর্যাং ব্যচরন্সমাহিতাঃ সমুদ্রনেমীপতযোঽতিদুঃখিতাঃ ॥ 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 4.11.13 in Gujarati sript:
એવં હિ મત્સ્યે ન્યવસન્ત પાણ્ડવા યથાપ્રતિજ્ઞાભિરમોઘદર્શનાઃ ।
અજ્ઞાતચર્યાં વ્યચરન્સમાહિતાઃ સમુદ્રનેમીપતયોઽતિદુઃખિતાઃ ॥ 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 4.11.13 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ഹി മത്സ്യേ ന്യവസന്ത പാണ്ഡവാ യഥാപ്രതിജ്ഞാഭിരമോഘദര്ശനാഃ ।
അജ്ഞാതചര്യാം വ്യചരന്സമാഹിതാഃ സമുദ്രനേമീപതയോഽതിദുഃഖിതാഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.11.13 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం హి మత్స్యే న్యవసన్త పాణ్డవా యథాప్రతిజ్ఞాభిరమోఘదర్శనాః ।
అజ్ఞాతచర్యాం వ్యచరన్సమాహితాః సముద్రనేమీపతయోఽతిదుఃఖితాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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