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 13.14.78

ततः पिष्टं समालोड्य तोयेन सह माधव ।
आवयोः क्षीरमित्येव पानार्थमुपनीयते ॥ ७८ ॥

tataḥ piṣṭaṃ samāloḍya toyena saha mādhava |
āvayoḥ kṣīramityeva pānārthamupanīyate || 78 ||

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

...belong to Bhava of immeasurable prowess. The high-souled deity held a bow whose hues resembled those of the rainbow. That bow is celebrated under the name of the Pinaka and is in reality a mighty snake. Indeed, that snake of seven heads and vast...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pishta, Sama, Alodya, Toya, Saha, Madhava, Asmad, Kshira, Iti, Itya, Eva, Pana, Artha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.14.78). 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: “tataḥ piṣṭaṃ samāloḍya toyena saha mādhava
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • piṣṭam -
  • piṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    piṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    piṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    piṣ -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √piṣ class 7 verb]
    piṣ -> piṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √piṣ class 7 verb], [accusative single from √piṣ class 7 verb]
    pich -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pich class 6 verb]
    pich -> piṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pich class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pich class 6 verb]
    pis -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pis class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pis class 4 verb]
    pis -> piṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pis class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pis class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pis class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pis class 4 verb]
    piś -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √piś class 6 verb]
    piś -> piṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √piś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √piś class 6 verb]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āloḍya -
  • āloḍya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • toyena -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mādhava -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mādhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “āvayoḥ kṣīramityeva pānārthamupanīyate
  • āvayoḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • kṣīram -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pānā -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upanī -
  • upani (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īyate -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.14.78

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 13.14.78 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪಿಷ್ಟಂ ಸಮಾಲೋಡ್ಯ ತೋಯೇನ ಸಹ ಮಾಧವ ।
ಆವಯೋಃ ಕ್ಷೀರಮಿತ್ಯೇವ ಪಾನಾರ್ಥಮುಪನೀಯತೇ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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 13.14.78 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ পিষ্টং সমালোড্য তোযেন সহ মাধব ।
আবযোঃ ক্ষীরমিত্যেব পানার্থমুপনীযতে ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 13.14.78 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પિષ્ટં સમાલોડ્ય તોયેન સહ માધવ ।
આવયોઃ ક્ષીરમિત્યેવ પાનાર્થમુપનીયતે ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 13.14.78 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പിഷ്ടം സമാലോഡ്യ തോയേന സഹ മാധവ ।
ആവയോഃ ക്ഷീരമിത്യേവ പാനാര്ഥമുപനീയതേ ॥ ൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.14.78 in Telugu sript:
తతః పిష్టం సమాలోడ్య తోయేన సహ మాధవ ।
ఆవయోః క్షీరమిత్యేవ పానార్థముపనీయతే ॥ ౭౮ ॥

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