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 13.61.31

अत्र गाथा भूमिगीताः कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः ।
याः श्रुत्वा जामदग्न्येन दत्ता भूः काश्यपाय वै ॥ ३१ ॥

atra gāthā bhūmigītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ |
yāḥ śrutvā jāmadagnyena dattā bhūḥ kāśyapāya vai || 31 ||

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

...means of life.{GL_NOTE:176430:} The tears that would fall from the eyes of such cheerless and destitute Brahmanas in consequence of their lands being taken back are capable of destroying the ancestors and descendants to the third generation 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 (13.61.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atra, Gatha, Bhumi, Gita, Kirtayat, Kirtayanti, Puravid, Jamadagnya, Datta, Bhu, Kashyapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.61.31). 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: “atra gāthā bhūmigītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāthā* -
  • gātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gītāḥ -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kīrtayanti -
  • kīrtayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • purāvidaḥ -
  • purāvid (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yāḥ śrutvā jāmadagnyena dattā bhūḥ kāśyapāya vai
  • yāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • jāmadagnyena -
  • jāmadagnya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jāmadagnya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dattā* -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • kāśyapāya -
  • kāśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kāśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.61.31

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 13.61.31 in Kannada sript:
ಅತ್ರ ಗಾಥಾ ಭೂಮಿಗೀತಾಃ ಕೀರ್ತಯನ್ತಿ ಪುರಾವಿದಃ ।
ಯಾಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಜಾಮದಗ್ನ್ಯೇನ ದತ್ತಾ ಭೂಃ ಕಾಶ್ಯಪಾಯ ವೈ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 13.61.31 in Bengali sript:
অত্র গাথা ভূমিগীতাঃ কীর্তযন্তি পুরাবিদঃ ।
যাঃ শ্রুত্বা জামদগ্ন্যেন দত্তা ভূঃ কাশ্যপায বৈ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 13.61.31 in Gujarati sript:
અત્ર ગાથા ભૂમિગીતાઃ કીર્તયન્તિ પુરાવિદઃ ।
યાઃ શ્રુત્વા જામદગ્ન્યેન દત્તા ભૂઃ કાશ્યપાય વૈ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 13.61.31 in Malayalam sript:
അത്ര ഗാഥാ ഭൂമിഗീതാഃ കീര്തയന്തി പുരാവിദഃ ।
യാഃ ശ്രുത്വാ ജാമദഗ്ന്യേന ദത്താ ഭൂഃ കാശ്യപായ വൈ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.61.31 in Telugu sript:
అత్ర గాథా భూమిగీతాః కీర్తయన్తి పురావిదః ।
యాః శ్రుత్వా జామదగ్న్యేన దత్తా భూః కాశ్యపాయ వై ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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