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 4.13.18

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न चाप्यहं त्वया शक्या गन्धर्वाः पतयो मम ।
ते त्वां निहन्युः कुपिताः साध्वलं मा व्यनीनशः ॥ १८ ॥

na cāpyahaṃ tvayā śakyā gandharvāḥ patayo mama |
te tvāṃ nihanyuḥ kupitāḥ sādhvalaṃ mā vyanīnaśaḥ || 18 ||

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

...taking him up from the ground and holding him aloft, began to whirl him round, to the great astonishment of the assembled athletes and the people of Matsya. And having whirled him round and round...
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 (4.13.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Capin, Capya, Capi, Aha, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Shakya, Gandharva, Pati, Pataya, Tad, Nihan, Kupita, Sadhu, Alam, Ala, Mas, Vya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.13.18). 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: “na cāpyahaṃ tvayā śakyā gandharvāḥ patayo mama ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāpya -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ci]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ci]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
śakyā* -
śakya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śakyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
gandharvāḥ -
gandharva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gandharvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
patayo* -
pati (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pati (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pataya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
Line 2: “te tvāṃ nihanyuḥ kupitāḥ sādhvalaṃ mā vyanīnaśaḥ ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
nihanyu -
nihan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
uḥ -
u (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kupitāḥ -
kupita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kupitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kup -> kupita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb]

√kup -> kupitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 10 verb]
sādhva -
sādhu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sādhu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

sādhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sādhu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
anīnaśaḥ -
√naś (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.13.18

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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by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

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Preview of verse 4.13.18 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚಾಪ್ಯಹಂ ತ್ವಯಾ ಶಕ್ಯಾ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಃ ಪತಯೋ ಮಮ ।
ತೇ ತ್ವಾಂ ನಿಹನ್ಯುಃ ಕುಪಿತಾಃ ಸಾಧ್ವಲಂ ಮಾ ವ್ಯನೀನಶಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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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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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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 4.13.18 in Bengali sript:
ন চাপ্যহং ত্বযা শক্যা গন্ধর্বাঃ পতযো মম ।
তে ত্বাং নিহন্যুঃ কুপিতাঃ সাধ্বলং মা ব্যনীনশঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 4.13.18 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચાપ્યહં ત્વયા શક્યા ગન્ધર્વાઃ પતયો મમ ।
તે ત્વાં નિહન્યુઃ કુપિતાઃ સાધ્વલં મા વ્યનીનશઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 4.13.18 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചാപ്യഹം ത്വയാ ശക്യാ ഗന്ധര്വാഃ പതയോ മമ ।
തേ ത്വാം നിഹന്യുഃ കുപിതാഃ സാധ്വലം മാ വ്യനീനശഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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

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Preview of verse 4.13.18 in Telugu sript:
న చాప్యహం త్వయా శక్యా గన్ధర్వాః పతయో మమ ।
తే త్వాం నిహన్యుః కుపితాః సాధ్వలం మా వ్యనీనశః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021