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 6.2.13

अहं च कीर्तिमेतेषां कुरूणां भरतर्षभ ।
पाण्डवानां च सर्वेषां प्रथयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥ १३ ॥

ahaṃ ca kīrtimeteṣāṃ kurūṇāṃ bharatarṣabha |
pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ prathayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ || 13 ||

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

...battle, are looking down (on the field) before them. Carnivorous beasts will feed on the flesh of elephants and steeds. Fierce herons, foreboding terror, and uttering...

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

Aha, Asmad, Kirti, Etad, Esha, Kuru, Bharatarshabha, Pandava, Sarva, Shuc, Shuca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.2.13). 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: “ahaṃ ca kīrtimeteṣāṃ kurūṇāṃ bharatarṣabha
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtim -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • eteṣām -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kurūṇām -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ prathayiṣyāmi śucaḥ
  • pāṇḍavānām -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • prathayiṣyāmi -
  • prath (verb class 0)
    [future active first single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śucaḥ -
  • śuc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śuc (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śuca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
    śuc (verb class 4)
    [injunctive active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.2.13

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 6.2.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಂ ಚ ಕೀರ್ತಿಮೇತೇಷಾಂ ಕುರೂಣಾಂ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಪ್ರಥಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಮಾ ಶುಚಃ ॥ 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 6.2.13 in Bengali sript:
অহং চ কীর্তিমেতেষাং কুরূণাং ভরতর্ষভ ।
পাণ্ডবানাং চ সর্বেষাং প্রথযিষ্যামি মা শুচঃ ॥ 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 6.2.13 in Gujarati sript:
અહં ચ કીર્તિમેતેષાં કુરૂણાં ભરતર્ષભ ।
પાણ્ડવાનાં ચ સર્વેષાં પ્રથયિષ્યામિ મા શુચઃ ॥ 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 6.2.13 in Malayalam sript:
അഹം ച കീര്തിമേതേഷാം കുരൂണാം ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
പാണ്ഡവാനാം ച സര്വേഷാം പ്രഥയിഷ്യാമി മാ ശുചഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.2.13 in Telugu sript:
అహం చ కీర్తిమేతేషాం కురూణాం భరతర్షభ ।
పాణ్డవానాం చ సర్వేషాం ప్రథయిష్యామి మా శుచః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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