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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 13.26.20
महागङ्गामुपस्पृश्य कृत्तिकाङ्गारके तथा ।
पक्षमेकं निराहारः स्वर्गमाप्नोति निर्मलः ॥ २० ॥
mahāgaṅgāmupaspṛśya kṛttikāṅgārake tathā |
pakṣamekaṃ nirāhāraḥ svargamāpnoti nirmalaḥ || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...making gifts unto such Brahmanas as live at a great distance from the practices that are observed by the sinful and the wicked, as are destitute of strength for want of adequate support, and as are very poor in earthly possessions, one earns...
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 (13.26.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahaganga, Upasprishya, Krittikangaraka, Tatha, Paksha, Eka, Nirahara, Svarga, Nirmala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.26.20). 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: “mahāgaṅgāmupaspṛśya kṛttikāṅgārake tathā ”
- mahāgaṅgām -
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mahāgaṅgā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upaspṛśya -
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upaspṛśya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛttikāṅgārake -
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kṛttikāṅgāraka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛttikāṅgāraka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pakṣamekaṃ nirāhāraḥ svargamāpnoti nirmalaḥ ”
- pakṣam -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nirāhāraḥ -
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nirāhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- nirmalaḥ -
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nirmala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.26.20
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 13.26.20 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಗಙ್ಗಾಮುಪಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯ ಕೃತ್ತಿಕಾಙ್ಗಾರಕೇ ತಥಾ ।
ಪಕ್ಷಮೇಕಂ ನಿರಾಹಾರಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಮಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ನಿರ್ಮಲಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 13.26.20 in Bengali sript:
মহাগঙ্গামুপস্পৃশ্য কৃত্তিকাঙ্গারকে তথা ।
পক্ষমেকং নিরাহারঃ স্বর্গমাপ্নোতি নির্মলঃ ॥ ২০ ॥
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 13.26.20 in Gujarati sript:
મહાગઙ્ગામુપસ્પૃશ્ય કૃત્તિકાઙ્ગારકે તથા ।
પક્ષમેકં નિરાહારઃ સ્વર્ગમાપ્નોતિ નિર્મલઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.26.20 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാഗങ്ഗാമുപസ്പൃശ്യ കൃത്തികാങ്ഗാരകേ തഥാ ।
പക്ഷമേകം നിരാഹാരഃ സ്വര്ഗമാപ്നോതി നിര്മലഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.26.20 in Telugu sript:
మహాగఙ్గాముపస్పృశ్య కృత్తికాఙ్గారకే తథా ।
పక్షమేకం నిరాహారః స్వర్గమాప్నోతి నిర్మలః ॥ ౨౦ ॥