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 13.61.2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अति दानानि सर्वाणि पृथिवीदानमुच्यते ।
अचला ह्यक्षया भूमिर्दोग्ध्री कामाननुत्तमान् ॥ २ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
ati dānāni sarvāṇi pṛthivīdānamucyate |
acalā hyakṣayā bhūmirdogdhrī kāmānanuttamān || 2 ||

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

...equipped with every necessary, succeeds in becoming (in next life) the accomplisher of the wishes of everybody. The man who causes a Brahmana possessed of the means of life, owning a domestic fire and of pure vows and practices, to accept a gift...

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

Bhishma, Ati, Dana, Sarva, Sarvani, Prithivi, Ucyat, Acala, Akshaya, Bhumi, Dogdhri, Kama, Anuttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.61.2). 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* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “ati dānāni sarvāṇi pṛthivīdānamucyate
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dānāni -
  • dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “acalā hyakṣayā bhūmirdogdhrī kāmānanuttamān
  • acalā* -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    acalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • akṣayā* -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūmir -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dogdhrī -
  • dogdhrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anuttamān -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.61.2

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 13.61.2 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅತಿ ದಾನಾನಿ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ಪೃಥಿವೀದಾನಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ಅಚಲಾ ಹ್ಯಕ್ಷಯಾ ಭೂಮಿರ್ದೋಗ್ಧ್ರೀ ಕಾಮಾನನುತ್ತಮಾನ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 13.61.2 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
অতি দানানি সর্বাণি পৃথিবীদানমুচ্যতে ।
অচলা হ্যক্ষযা ভূমির্দোগ্ধ্রী কামাননুত্তমান্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 13.61.2 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
અતિ દાનાનિ સર્વાણિ પૃથિવીદાનમુચ્યતે ।
અચલા હ્યક્ષયા ભૂમિર્દોગ્ધ્રી કામાનનુત્તમાન્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 13.61.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
അതി ദാനാനി സര്വാണി പൃഥിവീദാനമുച്യതേ ।
അചലാ ഹ്യക്ഷയാ ഭൂമിര്ദോഗ്ധ്രീ കാമാനനുത്തമാന് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.61.2 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
అతి దానాని సర్వాణి పృథివీదానముచ్యతే ।
అచలా హ్యక్షయా భూమిర్దోగ్ధ్రీ కామాననుత్తమాన్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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