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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 13.62.18
न पृच्छेद्गोत्रचरणं स्वाध्यायं देशमेव वा ।
भिक्षितो ब्राह्मणेनेह जन्म वान्नं प्रयाचितः ॥ १८ ॥
na pṛcchedgotracaraṇaṃ svādhyāyaṃ deśameva vā |
bhikṣito brāhmaṇeneha janma vānnaṃ prayācitaḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...gift, under the constellation Revati, of a cow with a vessel of white copper for milking her, the cow so given away approaches in the next world, ready to grant the fruition of every wish. By making a gift, under the constellation Asvini, of...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.62.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gotra, Carana, Svadhyaya, Desha, Eva, Bhikshita, Brahmana, Iha, Janma, Janman, Vat, Pra, Praya, Acit, Acita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.62.18). 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: “na pṛcchedgotracaraṇaṃ svādhyāyaṃ deśameva vā ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pṛcched -
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√praś (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- gotra -
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gotra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gotra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caraṇam -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- svādhyāyam -
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svādhyāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svādhyāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svādhyāyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- deśam -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “bhikṣito brāhmaṇeneha janma vānnaṃ prayācitaḥ ”
- bhikṣito* -
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bhikṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhaj -> bhikṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √bhaj]
- brāhmaṇene -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vānn -
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va (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acitaḥ -
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acit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]acit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]acit (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]acita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.62.18
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 13.62.18 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಪೃಚ್ಛೇದ್ಗೋತ್ರಚರಣಂ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಂ ದೇಶಮೇವ ವಾ ।
ಭಿಕ್ಷಿತೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇನೇಹ ಜನ್ಮ ವಾನ್ನಂ ಪ್ರಯಾಚಿತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 13.62.18 in Bengali sript:
ন পৃচ্ছেদ্গোত্রচরণং স্বাধ্যাযং দেশমেব বা ।
ভিক্ষিতো ব্রাহ্মণেনেহ জন্ম বান্নং প্রযাচিতঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 13.62.18 in Gujarati sript:
ન પૃચ્છેદ્ગોત્રચરણં સ્વાધ્યાયં દેશમેવ વા ।
ભિક્ષિતો બ્રાહ્મણેનેહ જન્મ વાન્નં પ્રયાચિતઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.62.18 in Malayalam sript:
ന പൃച്ഛേദ്ഗോത്രചരണം സ്വാധ്യായം ദേശമേവ വാ ।
ഭിക്ഷിതോ ബ്രാഹ്മണേനേഹ ജന്മ വാന്നം പ്രയാചിതഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.62.18 in Telugu sript:
న పృచ్ఛేద్గోత్రచరణం స్వాధ్యాయం దేశమేవ వా ।
భిక్షితో బ్రాహ్మణేనేహ జన్మ వాన్నం ప్రయాచితః ॥ ౧౮ ॥