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 5.190.13

कृतदारः शिखण्डी तु काम्पिल्यं पुनरागमत् ।
न च सा वेद तां कन्यां कंचित्कालं स्त्रियं किल ॥ १३ ॥

kṛtadāraḥ śikhaṇḍī tu kāmpilyaṃ punarāgamat |
na ca sā veda tāṃ kanyāṃ kaṃcitkālaṃ striyaṃ kila || 13 ||

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

...is your business?' Thus addressed, the maiden answered those ascetics, old in ascetic penances, saying, 'Expelled I have been by Bhishma, prevented by him from the virtue that...

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

Kritadara, Shikhandi, Shikhandin, Kampilya, Punar, Asmad, Veda, Kani, Kanya, Kah, Cit, Kalam, Kala, Stri, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.190.13). 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: “kṛtadāraḥ śikhaṇḍī tu kāmpilyaṃ punarāgamat
  • kṛtadāraḥ -
  • kṛtadāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śikhaṇḍī -
  • śikhaṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāmpilyam -
  • kāmpilya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāmpilya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmpilyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āga -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • mat -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “na ca veda tāṃ kanyāṃ kaṃcitkālaṃ striyaṃ kila
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kanyām -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kañ -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • striyam -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.190.13

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 5.190.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತದಾರಃ ಶಿಖಣ್ಡೀ ತು ಕಾಮ್ಪಿಲ್ಯಂ ಪುನರಾಗಮತ್ ।
ನ ಚ ಸಾ ವೇದ ತಾಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಂ ಕಂಚಿತ್ಕಾಲಂ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಂ ಕಿಲ ॥ 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 5.190.13 in Bengali sript:
কৃতদারঃ শিখণ্ডী তু কাম্পিল্যং পুনরাগমত্ ।
ন চ সা বেদ তাং কন্যাং কংচিত্কালং স্ত্রিযং কিল ॥ 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 5.190.13 in Gujarati sript:
કૃતદારઃ શિખણ્ડી તુ કામ્પિલ્યં પુનરાગમત્ ।
ન ચ સા વેદ તાં કન્યાં કંચિત્કાલં સ્ત્રિયં કિલ ॥ 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 5.190.13 in Malayalam sript:
കൃതദാരഃ ശിഖണ്ഡീ തു കാമ്പില്യം പുനരാഗമത് ।
ന ച സാ വേദ താം കന്യാം കംചിത്കാലം സ്ത്രിയം കില ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.190.13 in Telugu sript:
కృతదారః శిఖణ్డీ తు కామ్పిల్యం పునరాగమత్ ।
న చ సా వేద తాం కన్యాం కంచిత్కాలం స్త్రియం కిల ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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