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 4.18.13

किरीटं सूर्यसंकाशं यस्य मूर्धनि शोभते ।
वेणीविकृतकेशान्तः सोऽयमद्य धनंजयः ॥ १३ ॥

kirīṭaṃ sūryasaṃkāśaṃ yasya mūrdhani śobhate |
veṇīvikṛtakeśāntaḥ so'yamadya dhanaṃjayaḥ || 13 ||

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

...sleeping lion in a trackless forest. And embracing Bhimasena even as a she-elephant embraces her mighty mate, the faultless Pancali addressed him in voice sweet as the sound of a stringed instrument...

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

Kirita, Suryasankasha, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Murdhan, Murdhani, Shobhat, Veni, Venin, Vikrita, Keshanta, Sah, Aya, Idam, Adya, Dhananjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.18.13). 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: “kirīṭaṃ sūryasaṃkāśaṃ yasya mūrdhani śobhate
  • kirīṭam -
  • kirīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kirīṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kirīṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūryasaṅkāśam -
  • sūryasaṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūryasaṅkāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūrdhani -
  • mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śobhate -
  • śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “veṇīvikṛtakeśāntaḥ so'yamadya dhanaṃjayaḥ
  • veṇī -
  • veṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    veṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    veṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vikṛta -
  • vikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • keśāntaḥ -
  • keśānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanañjayaḥ -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.18.13

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 4.18.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿರೀಟಂ ಸೂರ್ಯಸಂಕಾಶಂ ಯಸ್ಯ ಮೂರ್ಧನಿ ಶೋಭತೇ ।
ವೇಣೀವಿಕೃತಕೇಶಾನ್ತಃ ಸೋಽಯಮದ್ಯ ಧನಂಜಯಃ ॥ 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 4.18.13 in Bengali sript:
কিরীটং সূর্যসংকাশং যস্য মূর্ধনি শোভতে ।
বেণীবিকৃতকেশান্তঃ সোঽযমদ্য ধনংজযঃ ॥ 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 4.18.13 in Gujarati sript:
કિરીટં સૂર્યસંકાશં યસ્ય મૂર્ધનિ શોભતે ।
વેણીવિકૃતકેશાન્તઃ સોઽયમદ્ય ધનંજયઃ ॥ 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 4.18.13 in Malayalam sript:
കിരീടം സൂര്യസംകാശം യസ്യ മൂര്ധനി ശോഭതേ ।
വേണീവികൃതകേശാന്തഃ സോഽയമദ്യ ധനംജയഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.18.13 in Telugu sript:
కిరీటం సూర్యసంకాశం యస్య మూర్ధని శోభతే ।
వేణీవికృతకేశాన్తః సోఽయమద్య ధనంజయః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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