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 13.27.85

दक्षां पृथ्वीं बृहतीं विप्रकृष्टां शिवामृतां सुरसां सुप्रसन्नाम् ।
विभावरीं सर्वभूतप्रतिष्ठां गङ्गां गता ये त्रिदिवं गतास्ते ॥ ८५ ॥

dakṣāṃ pṛthvīṃ bṛhatīṃ viprakṛṣṭāṃ śivāmṛtāṃ surasāṃ suprasannām |
vibhāvarīṃ sarvabhūtapratiṣṭhāṃ gaṅgāṃ gatā ye tridivaṃ gatāste || 85 ||

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

...capable of acquiring by bathing in the sacred waters of Ganga. A person is treated with respect and worshipped in heaven for as long a period as his bones lie in the channel of the Ganga. Even as the Sun, when he rises at the dawn of day, blazes...

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

Daksha, Prithvi, Brihati, Viprakrishta, Shivamrita, Surasa, Suprasanna, Vibhavari, Sarvabhuta, Pratishtha, Ganga, Gata, Yah, Yat, Tridiva, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.27.85). 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: “dakṣāṃ pṛthvīṃ bṛhatīṃ viprakṛṣṭāṃ śivāmṛtāṃ surasāṃ suprasannām
  • dakṣām -
  • dakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛthvīm -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bṛhatīm -
  • bṛhatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • viprakṛṣṭām -
  • viprakṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śivāmṛtā -
  • śivāmṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śivāmṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • surasām -
  • surasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • suprasannām -
  • suprasannā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vibhāvarīṃ sarvabhūtapratiṣṭhāṃ gaṅgāṃ gatā ye tridivaṃ gatāste
  • vibhāvarīm -
  • vibhāvarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvabhūta -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratiṣṭhām -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gaṅgām -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tridivam -
  • tridiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tridivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatās -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.27.85

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 13.27.85 in Kannada sript:
ದಕ್ಷಾಂ ಪೃಥ್ವೀಂ ಬೃಹತೀಂ ವಿಪ್ರಕೃಷ್ಟಾಂ ಶಿವಾಮೃತಾಂ ಸುರಸಾಂ ಸುಪ್ರಸನ್ನಾಮ್ ।
ವಿಭಾವರೀಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಂ ಗಙ್ಗಾಂ ಗತಾ ಯೇ ತ್ರಿದಿವಂ ಗತಾಸ್ತೇ ॥ ೮೫ ॥

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 13.27.85 in Bengali sript:
দক্ষাং পৃথ্বীং বৃহতীং বিপ্রকৃষ্টাং শিবামৃতাং সুরসাং সুপ্রসন্নাম্ ।
বিভাবরীং সর্বভূতপ্রতিষ্ঠাং গঙ্গাং গতা যে ত্রিদিবং গতাস্তে ॥ ৮৫ ॥

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 13.27.85 in Gujarati sript:
દક્ષાં પૃથ્વીં બૃહતીં વિપ્રકૃષ્ટાં શિવામૃતાં સુરસાં સુપ્રસન્નામ્ ।
વિભાવરીં સર્વભૂતપ્રતિષ્ઠાં ગઙ્ગાં ગતા યે ત્રિદિવં ગતાસ્તે ॥ ૮૫ ॥

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 13.27.85 in Malayalam sript:
ദക്ഷാം പൃഥ്വീം ബൃഹതീം വിപ്രകൃഷ്ടാം ശിവാമൃതാം സുരസാം സുപ്രസന്നാമ് ।
വിഭാവരീം സര്വഭൂതപ്രതിഷ്ഠാം ഗങ്ഗാം ഗതാ യേ ത്രിദിവം ഗതാസ്തേ ॥ ൮൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.27.85 in Telugu sript:
దక్షాం పృథ్వీం బృహతీం విప్రకృష్టాం శివామృతాం సురసాం సుప్రసన్నామ్ ।
విభావరీం సర్వభూతప్రతిష్ఠాం గఙ్గాం గతా యే త్రిదివం గతాస్తే ॥ ౮౫ ॥

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