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 13.42.28

एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु विपुलो नापश्यद्धर्मसंकरम् ।
जन्मप्रभृति कौरव्य कृतपूर्वमथात्मनः ॥ २८ ॥

etacchrutvā tu vipulo nāpaśyaddharmasaṃkaram |
janmaprabhṛti kauravya kṛtapūrvamathātmanaḥ || 28 ||

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

...with his spouse, began from that day to live in those solitary woods, perfectly fearless of him who had slain Vala and Vritra.'" "Bhishma said, 'Having accomplished his preceptor’s behest, Vipula practised the most severe penances. Possessed...

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

Etad, Vipula, Nabh, Harman, Sankara, Janmaprabhriti, Kauravya, Kritapurva, Atha, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.42.28). 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: “etacchrutvā tu vipulo nāpaśyaddharmasaṃkaram
  • etacch -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vipulo* -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aśyaddh -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • harma -
  • harman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkaram -
  • saṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “janmaprabhṛti kauravya kṛtapūrvamathātmanaḥ
  • janmaprabhṛti -
  • janmaprabhṛti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kauravya -
  • kauravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtapūrvam -
  • kṛtapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.42.28

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 13.42.28 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತು ವಿಪುಲೋ ನಾಪಶ್ಯದ್ಧರ್ಮಸಂಕರಮ್ ।
ಜನ್ಮಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ಕೌರವ್ಯ ಕೃತಪೂರ್ವಮಥಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 13.42.28 in Bengali sript:
এতচ্ছ্রুত্বা তু বিপুলো নাপশ্যদ্ধর্মসংকরম্ ।
জন্মপ্রভৃতি কৌরব্য কৃতপূর্বমথাত্মনঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 13.42.28 in Gujarati sript:
એતચ્છ્રુત્વા તુ વિપુલો નાપશ્યદ્ધર્મસંકરમ્ ।
જન્મપ્રભૃતિ કૌરવ્ય કૃતપૂર્વમથાત્મનઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 13.42.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതച്ഛ്രുത്വാ തു വിപുലോ നാപശ്യദ്ധര്മസംകരമ് ।
ജന്മപ്രഭൃതി കൌരവ്യ കൃതപൂര്വമഥാത്മനഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.42.28 in Telugu sript:
ఏతచ్ఛ్రుత్వా తు విపులో నాపశ్యద్ధర్మసంకరమ్ ।
జన్మప్రభృతి కౌరవ్య కృతపూర్వమథాత్మనః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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