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 13.59.15

अन्नानि प्रातःसवने नियता ब्रह्मचारिणः ।
ब्राह्मणास्तात भुञ्जानास्त्रेताग्नीन्प्रीणयन्तु ते ॥ १५ ॥

annāni prātaḥsavane niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ |
brāhmaṇāstāta bhuñjānāstretāgnīnprīṇayantu te || 15 ||

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

...which a Brahmana of the Snataka class languishes with hunger becomes overwhelmed with adversity. Such a kingdom with its king also incurs reproach. That king is more dead than alive in whose kingdom women are easily abducted from the midst of...

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

Anna, Pratahsavana, Niyata, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Brahmana, Tata, Bhunja, Astra, Eta, Etri, Agni, 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 13.59.15). 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: “annāni prātaḥsavane niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ
  • annāni -
  • anna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prātaḥsavane -
  • prātaḥsavana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • niyatā* -
  • niyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmacāriṇaḥ -
  • brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmacārī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇāstāta bhuñjānāstretāgnīnprīṇayantu te
  • brāhmaṇās -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuñjān -
  • bhuñja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āstre -
  • āstra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • etā -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    etṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • agnīn -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prīṇayantu -
  • prī (verb class 0)
    [imperative active third 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 13.59.15

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 13.59.15 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ನಾನಿ ಪ್ರಾತಃಸವನೇ ನಿಯತಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಣಃ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಸ್ತಾತ ಭುಞ್ಜಾನಾಸ್ತ್ರೇತಾಗ್ನೀನ್ಪ್ರೀಣಯನ್ತು ತೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 13.59.15 in Bengali sript:
অন্নানি প্রাতঃসবনে নিযতা ব্রহ্মচারিণঃ ।
ব্রাহ্মণাস্তাত ভুঞ্জানাস্ত্রেতাগ্নীন্প্রীণযন্তু তে ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 13.59.15 in Gujarati sript:
અન્નાનિ પ્રાતઃસવને નિયતા બ્રહ્મચારિણઃ ।
બ્રાહ્મણાસ્તાત ભુઞ્જાનાસ્ત્રેતાગ્નીન્પ્રીણયન્તુ તે ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 13.59.15 in Malayalam sript:
അന്നാനി പ്രാതഃസവനേ നിയതാ ബ്രഹ്മചാരിണഃ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാസ്താത ഭുഞ്ജാനാസ്ത്രേതാഗ്നീന്പ്രീണയന്തു തേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.59.15 in Telugu sript:
అన్నాని ప్రాతఃసవనే నియతా బ్రహ్మచారిణః ।
బ్రాహ్మణాస్తాత భుఞ్జానాస్త్రేతాగ్నీన్ప్రీణయన్తు తే ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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