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 13.68.19

वेदान्तनिष्ठस्य बहुश्रुतस्य प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य जितेन्द्रियस्य ।
शिष्टस्य दान्तस्य यतस्य चैव भूतेषु नित्यं प्रियवादिनश्च ॥ १९ ॥

vedāntaniṣṭhasya bahuśrutasya prajñānatṛptasya jitendriyasya |
śiṣṭasya dāntasya yatasya caiva bhūteṣu nityaṃ priyavādinaśca || 19 ||

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

...few only? How also do persons become givers of kine without giving any kine in reality? Do you tell me all this. How does one making gifts of even many kine, O puissant lord, become the equal of one that has made gift of only a few kine? How...

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

Vedantanishtha, Bahushruta, Prajnanatripta, Jitendriya, Shishta, Danta, Yata, Bhuta, Nityam, Nitya, Priyavadin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.68.19). 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: “vedāntaniṣṭhasya bahuśrutasya prajñānatṛptasya jitendriyasya
  • vedāntaniṣṭhasya -
  • vedāntaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vedāntaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bahuśrutasya -
  • bahuśruta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bahuśruta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prajñānatṛptasya -
  • prajñānatṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    prajñānatṛpta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • jitendriyasya -
  • jitendriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jitendriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śiṣṭasya dāntasya yatasya caiva bhūteṣu nityaṃ priyavādinaśca
  • śiṣṭasya -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
  • dāntasya -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dānta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yatasya -
  • yata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhūteṣu -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • priyavādinaś -
  • priyavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priyavādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • 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 13.68.19

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 13.68.19 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದಾನ್ತನಿಷ್ಠಸ್ಯ ಬಹುಶ್ರುತಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾನತೃಪ್ತಸ್ಯ ಜಿತೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಸ್ಯ ।
ಶಿಷ್ಟಸ್ಯ ದಾನ್ತಸ್ಯ ಯತಸ್ಯ ಚೈವ ಭೂತೇಷು ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದಿನಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 13.68.19 in Bengali sript:
বেদান্তনিষ্ঠস্য বহুশ্রুতস্য প্রজ্ঞানতৃপ্তস্য জিতেন্দ্রিযস্য ।
শিষ্টস্য দান্তস্য যতস্য চৈব ভূতেষু নিত্যং প্রিযবাদিনশ্চ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 13.68.19 in Gujarati sript:
વેદાન્તનિષ્ઠસ્ય બહુશ્રુતસ્ય પ્રજ્ઞાનતૃપ્તસ્ય જિતેન્દ્રિયસ્ય ।
શિષ્ટસ્ય દાન્તસ્ય યતસ્ય ચૈવ ભૂતેષુ નિત્યં પ્રિયવાદિનશ્ચ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 13.68.19 in Malayalam sript:
വേദാന്തനിഷ്ഠസ്യ ബഹുശ്രുതസ്യ പ്രജ്ഞാനതൃപ്തസ്യ ജിതേന്ദ്രിയസ്യ ।
ശിഷ്ടസ്യ ദാന്തസ്യ യതസ്യ ചൈവ ഭൂതേഷു നിത്യം പ്രിയവാദിനശ്ച ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.68.19 in Telugu sript:
వేదాన్తనిష్ఠస్య బహుశ్రుతస్య ప్రజ్ఞానతృప్తస్య జితేన్ద్రియస్య ।
శిష్టస్య దాన్తస్య యతస్య చైవ భూతేషు నిత్యం ప్రియవాదినశ్చ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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