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 13.62.45

अन्नदानां हि ये लोकास्तांस्त्वं शृणु नराधिप ।
भवनानि प्रकाशन्ते दिवि तेषां महात्मनाम् ।
नानासंस्थानरूपाणि नानास्तम्भान्वितानि च ॥ ४५ ॥

annadānāṃ hi ye lokāstāṃstvaṃ śṛṇu narādhipa |
bhavanāni prakāśante divi teṣāṃ mahātmanām |
nānāsaṃsthānarūpāṇi nānāstambhānvitāni ca || 45 ||

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

...regulations are respecting the excellent gift of sesame seeds. It is in consequence of these regulations that the gift of sesame seeds has come to be regarded as endued with very superior merit. After this, listen to what I would say. Once on...

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

Annada, Yah, Yat, Loka, Tva, Yushmad, Naradhipa, Bhavana, Pra, Div, Divi, Tad, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Nana, Asamsthana, Rupa, Bhanu, Ita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.62.45). 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: “annadānāṃ hi ye lokāstāṃstvaṃ śṛṇu narādhipa
  • annadānām -
  • annada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    annada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    annadā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lokās -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavanāni prakāśante divi teṣāṃ mahātmanām
  • bhavanāni -
  • bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kāśante -
  • kāś (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahātmanām -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “nānāsaṃsthānarūpāṇi nānāstambhānvitāni ca
  • nānā -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asaṃsthāna -
  • asaṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asaṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpāṇi -
  • rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nānās -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhānvi -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • itāni -
  • ita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.62.45

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 13.62.45 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ನದಾನಾಂ ಹಿ ಯೇ ಲೋಕಾಸ್ತಾಂಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಶೃಣು ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಭವನಾನಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶನ್ತೇ ದಿವಿ ತೇಷಾಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ನಾನಾಸಂಸ್ಥಾನರೂಪಾಣಿ ನಾನಾಸ್ತಮ್ಭಾನ್ವಿತಾನಿ ಚ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 13.62.45 in Bengali sript:
অন্নদানাং হি যে লোকাস্তাংস্ত্বং শৃণু নরাধিপ ।
ভবনানি প্রকাশন্তে দিবি তেষাং মহাত্মনাম্ ।
নানাসংস্থানরূপাণি নানাস্তম্ভান্বিতানি চ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 13.62.45 in Gujarati sript:
અન્નદાનાં હિ યે લોકાસ્તાંસ્ત્વં શૃણુ નરાધિપ ।
ભવનાનિ પ્રકાશન્તે દિવિ તેષાં મહાત્મનામ્ ।
નાનાસંસ્થાનરૂપાણિ નાનાસ્તમ્ભાન્વિતાનિ ચ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 13.62.45 in Malayalam sript:
അന്നദാനാം ഹി യേ ലോകാസ്താംസ്ത്വം ശൃണു നരാധിപ ।
ഭവനാനി പ്രകാശന്തേ ദിവി തേഷാം മഹാത്മനാമ് ।
നാനാസംസ്ഥാനരൂപാണി നാനാസ്തമ്ഭാന്വിതാനി ച ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.62.45 in Telugu sript:
అన్నదానాం హి యే లోకాస్తాంస్త్వం శృణు నరాధిప ।
భవనాని ప్రకాశన్తే దివి తేషాం మహాత్మనామ్ ।
నానాసంస్థానరూపాణి నానాస్తమ్భాన్వితాని చ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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