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 5.13.16

तत्राश्वमेधः सुमहान्महेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ।
ववृते पावनार्थं वै ब्रह्महत्यापहो नृप ॥ १६ ॥

tatrāśvamedhaḥ sumahānmahendrasya mahātmanaḥ |
vavṛte pāvanārthaṃ vai brahmahatyāpaho nṛpa || 16 ||

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

...length, and as many in breadth. And upon it, O descendant of Bharata, were full-blown lotuses of heavenly appearance, of five colours, hummed round by bees, and counting by thousands...

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

Tatra, Ashvamedha, Sumahat, Sumaha, Mahendra, Mahatman, Pavana, Artha, Brahmahatya, Apaha, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.13.16). 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: “tatrāśvamedhaḥ sumahānmahendrasya mahātmanaḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśvamedhaḥ -
  • aśvamedha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sumahān -
  • sumaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    sumaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sumahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • mahendrasya -
  • mahendra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vavṛte pāvanārthaṃ vai brahmahatyāpaho nṛpa
  • vavṛte -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • pāvanā -
  • pāvana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • brahmahatyā -
  • brahmahatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmahatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apaho* -
  • apaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.13.16

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 5.13.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾಶ್ವಮೇಧಃ ಸುಮಹಾನ್ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ವವೃತೇ ಪಾವನಾರ್ಥಂ ವೈ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾಪಹೋ ನೃಪ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 5.13.16 in Bengali sript:
তত্রাশ্বমেধঃ সুমহান্মহেন্দ্রস্য মহাত্মনঃ ।
ববৃতে পাবনার্থং বৈ ব্রহ্মহত্যাপহো নৃপ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 5.13.16 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાશ્વમેધઃ સુમહાન્મહેન્દ્રસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
વવૃતે પાવનાર્થં વૈ બ્રહ્મહત્યાપહો નૃપ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 5.13.16 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രാശ്വമേധഃ സുമഹാന്മഹേന്ദ്രസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
വവൃതേ പാവനാര്ഥം വൈ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാപഹോ നൃപ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.13.16 in Telugu sript:
తత్రాశ్వమేధః సుమహాన్మహేన్ద్రస్య మహాత్మనః ।
వవృతే పావనార్థం వై బ్రహ్మహత్యాపహో నృప ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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