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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 13.56.15
भीष्म उवाच ।
कुशिकस्तु मुनेर्वाक्यं च्यवनस्य महात्मनः ।
श्रुत्वा हृष्टोऽभवद्राजा वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ।
एवमस्त्विति धर्मात्मा तदा भरतसत्तम ॥ १५ ॥
bhīṣma uvāca |
kuśikastu munervākyaṃ cyavanasya mahātmanaḥ |
śrutvā hṛṣṭo'bhavadrājā vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha |
evamastviti dharmātmā tadā bharatasattama || 15 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...planting of trees and the digging of tanks.' "Bhishma said, 'A piece of land that is agreeable to the sight, fertile, situate in the midst of delightful scenes adorned with diverse kinds of metals, and inhabited by all sorts of creatures, is...
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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 (13.56.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhishma, Kushika, Muni, Vakya, Cyavana, Mahatman, Hrishta, Raja, Han, Evam, Eva, Astu, Iti, Dharmatman, Tada, Bharatasattama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.56.15). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
- bhīṣma* -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “kuśikastu munervākyaṃ cyavanasya mahātmanaḥ ”
- kuśikas -
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kuśika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- muner -
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muni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- cyavanasya -
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cyavana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]cyavana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mahātmanaḥ -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 3: “śrutvā hṛṣṭo'bhavadrājā vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha ”
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- hṛṣṭo' -
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hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
- abhavad -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- ceda -
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√cad (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- muvā -
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mū (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mū (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aca -
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√ac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 4: “evamastviti dharmātmā tadā bharatasattama ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- astvi -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dharmātmā -
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dharmātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bharatasattama -
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bharatasattama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.56.15
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 13.56.15 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕುಶಿಕಸ್ತು ಮುನೇರ್ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಚ್ಯವನಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಹೃಷ್ಟೋಽಭವದ್ರಾಜಾ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಚೇದಮುವಾಚ ಹ ।
ಏವಮಸ್ತ್ವಿತಿ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ತದಾ ಭರತಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
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 13.56.15 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
কুশিকস্তু মুনের্বাক্যং চ্যবনস্য মহাত্মনঃ ।
শ্রুত্বা হৃষ্টোঽভবদ্রাজা বাক্যং চেদমুবাচ হ ।
এবমস্ত্বিতি ধর্মাত্মা তদা ভরতসত্তম ॥ ১৫ ॥
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 13.56.15 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
કુશિકસ્તુ મુનેર્વાક્યં ચ્યવનસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
શ્રુત્વા હૃષ્ટોઽભવદ્રાજા વાક્યં ચેદમુવાચ હ ।
એવમસ્ત્વિતિ ધર્માત્મા તદા ભરતસત્તમ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.56.15 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
കുശികസ്തു മുനേര്വാക്യം ച്യവനസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
ശ്രുത്വാ ഹൃഷ്ടോഽഭവദ്രാജാ വാക്യം ചേദമുവാച ഹ ।
ഏവമസ്ത്വിതി ധര്മാത്മാ തദാ ഭരതസത്തമ ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.56.15 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
కుశికస్తు మునేర్వాక్యం చ్యవనస్య మహాత్మనః ।
శ్రుత్వా హృష్టోఽభవద్రాజా వాక్యం చేదమువాచ హ ।
ఏవమస్త్వితి ధర్మాత్మా తదా భరతసత్తమ ॥ ౧౫ ॥