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 13.61.46

भूमौ जायन्ति पुरुषा भूमौ निष्ठां व्रजन्ति च ।
चतुर्विधो हि लोकोऽयं योऽयं भूमिगुणात्मकः ॥ ४६ ॥

bhūmau jāyanti puruṣā bhūmau niṣṭhāṃ vrajanti ca |
caturvidho hi loko'yaṃ yo'yaṃ bhūmiguṇātmakaḥ || 46 ||

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

...the Bharatas, discoursed unto you of that gift which is the foremost of all gifts. What else dost you wish to hear?'" "Yudhishthira said, 'When a king becomes desirous of making gifts in this world, what, indeed, are those gifts which he should...

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

Bhuma, Bhumi, Jayat, Jayanti, Purusha, Nishtha, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Caturvidha, Loka, Aya, Idam, Yah, Gunatman, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.61.46). 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: “bhūmau jāyanti puruṣā bhūmau niṣṭhāṃ vrajanti ca
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jāyanti -
  • jāyantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    jāyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jāyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • puruṣā* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • niṣṭhām -
  • niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • vrajanti -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “caturvidho hi loko'yaṃ yo'yaṃ bhūmiguṇātmakaḥ
  • caturvidho* -
  • caturvidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • loko' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • guṇātma -
  • guṇātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    guṇātman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.61.46

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 13.61.46 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂಮೌ ಜಾಯನ್ತಿ ಪುರುಷಾ ಭೂಮೌ ನಿಷ್ಠಾಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತಿ ಚ ।
ಚತುರ್ವಿಧೋ ಹಿ ಲೋಕೋಽಯಂ ಯೋಽಯಂ ಭೂಮಿಗುಣಾತ್ಮಕಃ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 13.61.46 in Bengali sript:
ভূমৌ জাযন্তি পুরুষা ভূমৌ নিষ্ঠাং ব্রজন্তি চ ।
চতুর্বিধো হি লোকোঽযং যোঽযং ভূমিগুণাত্মকঃ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 13.61.46 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂમૌ જાયન્તિ પુરુષા ભૂમૌ નિષ્ઠાં વ્રજન્તિ ચ ।
ચતુર્વિધો હિ લોકોઽયં યોઽયં ભૂમિગુણાત્મકઃ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 13.61.46 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂമൌ ജായന്തി പുരുഷാ ഭൂമൌ നിഷ്ഠാം വ്രജന്തി ച ।
ചതുര്വിധോ ഹി ലോകോഽയം യോഽയം ഭൂമിഗുണാത്മകഃ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.61.46 in Telugu sript:
భూమౌ జాయన్తి పురుషా భూమౌ నిష్ఠాం వ్రజన్తి చ ।
చతుర్విధో హి లోకోఽయం యోఽయం భూమిగుణాత్మకః ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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