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 13.27.51

यथोपजीविनां धेनुर्देवादीनां धरा स्मृता ।
तथोपजीविनां गङ्गा सर्वप्राणभृतामिह ॥ ५१ ॥

yathopajīvināṃ dhenurdevādīnāṃ dharā smṛtā |
tathopajīvināṃ gaṅgā sarvaprāṇabhṛtāmiha || 51 ||

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

...cleansed of all one’s sins and attains to the merit of the Pundarika sacrifice. Bathing in the waters of the Mainaka mountain and saying one’s morning and evening prayers there and living at the spot for a month, restraining desire, one attains...

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

Yatha, Upajivin, Dhenu, Deva, Dhara, Smrita, Tatha, Ganga, Sarvaprana, Bhrit, Bhrita, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.27.51). 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: “yathopajīvināṃ dhenurdevādīnāṃ dharā smṛtā
  • yatho -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upajīvinām -
  • upajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    upajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • dhenur -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhenu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devād -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dharā -
  • dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “tathopajīvināṃ gaṅgā sarvaprāṇabhṛtāmiha
  • tatho -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upajīvinām -
  • upajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    upajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gaṅgā -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvaprāṇa -
  • sarvaprāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛtām -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.27.51

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 13.27.51 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥೋಪಜೀವಿನಾಂ ಧೇನುರ್ದೇವಾದೀನಾಂ ಧರಾ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ।
ತಥೋಪಜೀವಿನಾಂ ಗಙ್ಗಾ ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಾಣಭೃತಾಮಿಹ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 13.27.51 in Bengali sript:
যথোপজীবিনাং ধেনুর্দেবাদীনাং ধরা স্মৃতা ।
তথোপজীবিনাং গঙ্গা সর্বপ্রাণভৃতামিহ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 13.27.51 in Gujarati sript:
યથોપજીવિનાં ધેનુર્દેવાદીનાં ધરા સ્મૃતા ।
તથોપજીવિનાં ગઙ્ગા સર્વપ્રાણભૃતામિહ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 13.27.51 in Malayalam sript:
യഥോപജീവിനാം ധേനുര്ദേവാദീനാം ധരാ സ്മൃതാ ।
തഥോപജീവിനാം ഗങ്ഗാ സര്വപ്രാണഭൃതാമിഹ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.27.51 in Telugu sript:
యథోపజీవినాం ధేనుర్దేవాదీనాం ధరా స్మృతా ।
తథోపజీవినాం గఙ్గా సర్వప్రాణభృతామిహ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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