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 2.34.13

अस्य धर्मप्रवृत्तस्य पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षतः ।
करानस्मै प्रयच्छामः सोऽयमस्मान्न मन्यते ॥ १३ ॥

asya dharmapravṛttasya pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣataḥ |
karānasmai prayacchāmaḥ so'yamasmānna manyate || 13 ||

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

...brave Asvatthaman, versed in every branch of knowledge is here, why, O king, has Krishna, O you of the Kuru race, been worshipped by you? When that King of kings, Duryodhana, 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 (2.34.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Dharma, Dharman, Pravritta, Parthivatva, Cikirshat, Kara, Prayat, Shama, Sah, Aya, Asmad, Asma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.34.13). 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: “asya dharmapravṛttasya pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣataḥ
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pravṛttasya -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pārthivatvam -
  • pārthivatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cikīrṣataḥ -
  • kṛ -> cikīrṣat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṛ], [ablative single from √kṛ], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “karānasmai prayacchāmaḥ so'yamasmānna manyate
  • karān -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • asmai -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śāmaḥ -
  • śāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmānn -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
    asma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.34.13

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 2.34.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಸ್ಯ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವತ್ವಂ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷತಃ ।
ಕರಾನಸ್ಮೈ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛಾಮಃ ಸೋಽಯಮಸ್ಮಾನ್ನ ಮನ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 2.34.13 in Bengali sript:
অস্য ধর্মপ্রবৃত্তস্য পার্থিবত্বং চিকীর্ষতঃ ।
করানস্মৈ প্রযচ্ছামঃ সোঽযমস্মান্ন মন্যতে ॥ 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 2.34.13 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્ય ધર્મપ્રવૃત્તસ્ય પાર્થિવત્વં ચિકીર્ષતઃ ।
કરાનસ્મૈ પ્રયચ્છામઃ સોઽયમસ્માન્ન મન્યતે ॥ 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 2.34.13 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്യ ധര്മപ്രവൃത്തസ്യ പാര്ഥിവത്വം ചികീര്ഷതഃ ।
കരാനസ്മൈ പ്രയച്ഛാമഃ സോഽയമസ്മാന്ന മന്യതേ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.34.13 in Telugu sript:
అస్య ధర్మప్రవృత్తస్య పార్థివత్వం చికీర్షతః ।
కరానస్మై ప్రయచ్ఛామః సోఽయమస్మాన్న మన్యతే ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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