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 13.26.38

तथा ब्रह्मशिरो गत्वा भागीरथ्यां कृतोदकः ।
एकमासं निराहारः सोमलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३८ ॥

tathā brahmaśiro gatvā bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ |
ekamāsaṃ nirāhāraḥ somalokamavāpnuyāt || 38 ||

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

...servants and loyal followers without any offence, O chief of Bharata’s race, have to sink in hell. They who set bullocks to work before the animals attain to sufficient age, they who bore the noses of bullocks and other animals for controlling...

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

Tatha, Brahmashiras, Brahmashira, Bhagirathi, Kritodaka, Ekamasa, Nirahara, Somaloka, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.26.38). 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: “tathā brahmaśiro gatvā bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brahmaśiro* -
  • brahmaśiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmaśira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • bhāgīrathyām -
  • bhāgīrathī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kṛtodakaḥ -
  • kṛtodaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ekamāsaṃ nirāhāraḥ somalokamavāpnuyāt
  • ekamāsam -
  • ekamāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekamāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirāhāraḥ -
  • nirāhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • somalokam -
  • somaloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.26.38

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 13.26.38 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಶಿರೋ ಗತ್ವಾ ಭಾಗೀರಥ್ಯಾಂ ಕೃತೋದಕಃ ।
ಏಕಮಾಸಂ ನಿರಾಹಾರಃ ಸೋಮಲೋಕಮವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 13.26.38 in Bengali sript:
তথা ব্রহ্মশিরো গত্বা ভাগীরথ্যাং কৃতোদকঃ ।
একমাসং নিরাহারঃ সোমলোকমবাপ্নুযাত্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 13.26.38 in Gujarati sript:
તથા બ્રહ્મશિરો ગત્વા ભાગીરથ્યાં કૃતોદકઃ ।
એકમાસં નિરાહારઃ સોમલોકમવાપ્નુયાત્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 13.26.38 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ ബ്രഹ്മശിരോ ഗത്വാ ഭാഗീരഥ്യാം കൃതോദകഃ ।
ഏകമാസം നിരാഹാരഃ സോമലോകമവാപ്നുയാത് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.26.38 in Telugu sript:
తథా బ్రహ్మశిరో గత్వా భాగీరథ్యాం కృతోదకః ।
ఏకమాసం నిరాహారః సోమలోకమవాప్నుయాత్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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