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 13.67.5

अथ प्राह यमः कंचित्पुरुषं कृष्णवाससम् ।
रक्ताक्षमूर्ध्वरोमाणं काकजङ्घाक्षिनासिकम् ॥ ५ ॥

atha prāha yamaḥ kaṃcitpuruṣaṃ kṛṣṇavāsasam |
raktākṣamūrdhvaromāṇaṃ kākajaṅghākṣināsikam || 5 ||

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

...should be given, the time for making those gifts, the kind of kine that should form the object of gifts, and the rites that should be observed in making the gifts. Gifts of kine should be made after ascertaining the distinctive qualifications...

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

Atha, Praha, Yama, Kah, Cit, Purusha, Krishnavasas, Raktaksha, Urdhvaroman, Kakajangha, Akshan, Akshi, Nasika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.67.5). 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: “atha prāha yamaḥ kaṃcitpuruṣaṃ kṛṣṇavāsasam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yamaḥ -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kañ -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇavāsasam -
  • kṛṣṇavāsasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛṣṇavāsas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “raktākṣamūrdhvaromāṇaṃ kākajaṅghākṣināsikam
  • raktākṣam -
  • raktākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    raktākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūrdhvaromāṇam -
  • ūrdhvaroman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kākajaṅghā -
  • kākajaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kākajaṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kākajaṅghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣi -
  • akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    akṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nāsikam -
  • nāsika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāsikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.67.5

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 13.67.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಯಮಃ ಕಂಚಿತ್ಪುರುಷಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣವಾಸಸಮ್ ।
ರಕ್ತಾಕ್ಷಮೂರ್ಧ್ವರೋಮಾಣಂ ಕಾಕಜಙ್ಘಾಕ್ಷಿನಾಸಿಕಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 13.67.5 in Bengali sript:
অথ প্রাহ যমঃ কংচিত্পুরুষং কৃষ্ণবাসসম্ ।
রক্তাক্ষমূর্ধ্বরোমাণং কাকজঙ্ঘাক্ষিনাসিকম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 13.67.5 in Gujarati sript:
અથ પ્રાહ યમઃ કંચિત્પુરુષં કૃષ્ણવાસસમ્ ।
રક્તાક્ષમૂર્ધ્વરોમાણં કાકજઙ્ઘાક્ષિનાસિકમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 13.67.5 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ പ്രാഹ യമഃ കംചിത്പുരുഷം കൃഷ്ണവാസസമ് ।
രക്താക്ഷമൂര്ധ്വരോമാണം കാകജങ്ഘാക്ഷിനാസികമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.67.5 in Telugu sript:
అథ ప్రాహ యమః కంచిత్పురుషం కృష్ణవాససమ్ ।
రక్తాక్షమూర్ధ్వరోమాణం కాకజఙ్ఘాక్షినాసికమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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