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 3.100.13

केचिद्गुहाः प्रविविशुर्निर्झरांश्चापरे श्रिताः ।
अपरे मरणोद्विग्ना भयात्प्रानान्समुत्सृजन् ॥ १३ ॥

kecidguhāḥ praviviśurnirjharāṃścāpare śritāḥ |
apare maraṇodvignā bhayātprānānsamutsṛjan || 13 ||

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

...praiseworthy of men, desirous of extinguishing his sins by leading an austere life, and (thereby) obtaining the favour of the (goddess) Ganga, he visited that foremost of mountains—Himalaya...

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

Kah, Kim, Cit, Guha, Pra, Nirjhara, Capa, Shrita, Apara, Marana, Udvigna, Bhayat, Bhaya, Prana, Samud, Srijat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.100.13). 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: “kecidguhāḥ praviviśurnirjharāṃścāpare śritāḥ
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • 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]
  • guhāḥ -
  • guha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viviśur -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • nirjharāṃś -
  • nirjhara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śritāḥ -
  • śrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “apare maraṇodvignā bhayātprānānsamutsṛjan
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • maraṇo -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udvignā* -
  • udvigna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    udvignā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhayāt -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • prānān -
  • prāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sṛjan -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.100.13

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 3.100.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಚಿದ್ಗುಹಾಃ ಪ್ರವಿವಿಶುರ್ನಿರ್ಝರಾಂಶ್ಚಾಪರೇ ಶ್ರಿತಾಃ ।
ಅಪರೇ ಮರಣೋದ್ವಿಗ್ನಾ ಭಯಾತ್ಪ್ರಾನಾನ್ಸಮುತ್ಸೃಜನ್ ॥ 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 3.100.13 in Bengali sript:
কেচিদ্গুহাঃ প্রবিবিশুর্নির্ঝরাংশ্চাপরে শ্রিতাঃ ।
অপরে মরণোদ্বিগ্না ভযাত্প্রানান্সমুত্সৃজন্ ॥ 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 3.100.13 in Gujarati sript:
કેચિદ્ગુહાઃ પ્રવિવિશુર્નિર્ઝરાંશ્ચાપરે શ્રિતાઃ ।
અપરે મરણોદ્વિગ્ના ભયાત્પ્રાનાન્સમુત્સૃજન્ ॥ 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 3.100.13 in Malayalam sript:
കേചിദ്ഗുഹാഃ പ്രവിവിശുര്നിര്ഝരാംശ്ചാപരേ ശ്രിതാഃ ।
അപരേ മരണോദ്വിഗ്നാ ഭയാത്പ്രാനാന്സമുത്സൃജന് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.100.13 in Telugu sript:
కేచిద్గుహాః ప్రవివిశుర్నిర్ఝరాంశ్చాపరే శ్రితాః ।
అపరే మరణోద్విగ్నా భయాత్ప్రానాన్సముత్సృజన్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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