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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 13.8.9
सुसंस्कृतानि प्रयताः शुचीनि गुणवन्ति च ।
ददत्यन्नानि तृप्त्यर्थं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो युधिष्ठिर ।
ये चापि सततं राजंस्तेषां च स्पृहयाम्यहम् ॥ ९ ॥
susaṃskṛtāni prayatāḥ śucīni guṇavanti ca |
dadatyannāni tṛptyarthaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yudhiṣṭhira |
ye cāpi satataṃ rājaṃsteṣāṃ ca spṛhayāmyaham || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...waters rendered turbid by lions and elephants plunging into them for bathing or slaking their thirst. I reside also in infuriate elephants, in bovine bulls, in kings, on the throne and good men. I always reside in that house in which the inmate...
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 (13.8.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Susamskrita, Prayata, Shuci, Shucin, Gunavat, Anna, Triptyartha, Brahmana, Yudhishthira, Yah, Yat, Capin, Capi, Satatam, Satata, Rajan, Rajat, Tad, Aha, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.8.9). 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: “susaṃskṛtāni prayatāḥ śucīni guṇavanti ca ”
- susaṃskṛtāni -
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susaṃskṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prayatāḥ -
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prayata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prayatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śucīni -
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śuci (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]śucin (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]śucī (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guṇavanti -
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guṇavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dadatyannāni tṛptyarthaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yudhiṣṭhira ”
- dadatya -
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√dā (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dā (verb class 3)[present active third plural]√dad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- annāni -
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anna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tṛptyartham -
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tṛptyartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛptyartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- brāhmaṇebhyo* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- yudhiṣṭhira -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “ye cāpi satataṃ rājaṃsteṣāṃ ca spṛhayāmyaham ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rājaṃs -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- spṛhayāmya -
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√spṛh (verb class 10)[present active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.8.9
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.8.9 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಾನಿ ಪ್ರಯತಾಃ ಶುಚೀನಿ ಗುಣವನ್ತಿ ಚ ।
ದದತ್ಯನ್ನಾನಿ ತೃಪ್ತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇಭ್ಯೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ।
ಯೇ ಚಾಪಿ ಸತತಂ ರಾಜಂಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಚ ಸ್ಪೃಹಯಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.8.9 in Bengali sript:
সুসংস্কৃতানি প্রযতাঃ শুচীনি গুণবন্তি চ ।
দদত্যন্নানি তৃপ্ত্যর্থং ব্রাহ্মণেভ্যো যুধিষ্ঠির ।
যে চাপি সততং রাজংস্তেষাং চ স্পৃহযাম্যহম্ ॥ ৯ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.8.9 in Gujarati sript:
સુસંસ્કૃતાનિ પ્રયતાઃ શુચીનિ ગુણવન્તિ ચ ।
દદત્યન્નાનિ તૃપ્ત્યર્થં બ્રાહ્મણેભ્યો યુધિષ્ઠિર ।
યે ચાપિ સતતં રાજંસ્તેષાં ચ સ્પૃહયામ્યહમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.8.9 in Malayalam sript:
സുസംസ്കൃതാനി പ്രയതാഃ ശുചീനി ഗുണവന്തി ച ।
ദദത്യന്നാനി തൃപ്ത്യര്ഥം ബ്രാഹ്മണേഭ്യോ യുധിഷ്ഠിര ।
യേ ചാപി സതതം രാജംസ്തേഷാം ച സ്പൃഹയാമ്യഹമ് ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.8.9 in Telugu sript:
సుసంస్కృతాని ప్రయతాః శుచీని గుణవన్తి చ ।
దదత్యన్నాని తృప్త్యర్థం బ్రాహ్మణేభ్యో యుధిష్ఠిర ।
యే చాపి సతతం రాజంస్తేషాం చ స్పృహయామ్యహమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥