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 13.65.20

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
ददामि मेदिनीभागं भवद्भ्योऽहं सुरर्षभाः ।
यस्मिन्देशे करिष्यध्वं यज्ञं काश्यपनन्दनाः ॥ २० ॥

brahmovāca |
dadāmi medinībhāgaṃ bhavadbhyo'haṃ surarṣabhāḥ |
yasmindeśe kariṣyadhvaṃ yajñaṃ kāśyapanandanāḥ || 20 ||

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

...merit equal to that which is won by making gifts of earth and kine. Similarly are kine praised (as objects of gifts). There is no object of gift higher than they. Kine are supposed to confer merit immediately. They are also, O Yudhishthira, such...

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

Brahma, Brahman, Medin, Medini, Bhaga, Bhavadbhi, Bhavat, Bhavant, Aha, Asmad, Surarshabha, Yah, Yat, Desha, Karishya, Dhu, Yajna, Kashyapanandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.65.20). 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: “brahmovāca
  • brahmo -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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: “dadāmi medinībhāgaṃ bhavadbhyo'haṃ surarṣabhāḥ
  • dadāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active first single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • medinī -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    medin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    medini (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    medini (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāgam -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavadbhyo' -
  • bhavadbhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavadbhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • surarṣabhāḥ -
  • surarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “yasmindeśe kariṣyadhvaṃ yajñaṃ kāśyapanandanāḥ
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kariṣya -
  • kariṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kariṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yajñam -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kāśyapanandanāḥ -
  • kāśyapanandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.65.20

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 13.65.20 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ದದಾಮಿ ಮೇದಿನೀಭಾಗಂ ಭವದ್ಭ್ಯೋಽಹಂ ಸುರರ್ಷಭಾಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ದೇಶೇ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಧ್ವಂ ಯಜ್ಞಂ ಕಾಶ್ಯಪನನ್ದನಾಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 13.65.20 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
দদামি মেদিনীভাগং ভবদ্ভ্যোঽহং সুরর্ষভাঃ ।
যস্মিন্দেশে করিষ্যধ্বং যজ্ঞং কাশ্যপনন্দনাঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 13.65.20 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
દદામિ મેદિનીભાગં ભવદ્ભ્યોઽહં સુરર્ષભાઃ ।
યસ્મિન્દેશે કરિષ્યધ્વં યજ્ઞં કાશ્યપનન્દનાઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 13.65.20 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മോവാച ।
ദദാമി മേദിനീഭാഗം ഭവദ്ഭ്യോഽഹം സുരര്ഷഭാഃ ।
യസ്മിന്ദേശേ കരിഷ്യധ്വം യജ്ഞം കാശ്യപനന്ദനാഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.65.20 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మోవాచ ।
దదామి మేదినీభాగం భవద్భ్యోఽహం సురర్షభాః ।
యస్మిన్దేశే కరిష్యధ్వం యజ్ఞం కాశ్యపనన్దనాః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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