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 13.75.19

गा वै दत्त्वा गोव्रती स्यात्त्रिरात्रं निशां चैकां संवसेतेह ताभिः ।
काम्याष्टम्यां वर्तितव्यं त्रिरात्रं रसैर्वा गोः शकृता प्रस्नवैर्वा ॥ १९ ॥

gā vai dattvā govratī syāttrirātraṃ niśāṃ caikāṃ saṃvaseteha tābhiḥ |
kāmyāṣṭamyāṃ vartitavyaṃ trirātraṃ rasairvā goḥ śakṛtā prasnavairvā || 19 ||

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

...one should, morning and evening, recite these Mantras every day. By this, one is sure to be cleansed of all the sins one may commit in course of the day. They who make gifts of a thousand kine, departing from this world, proceed to the regions...

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

Dattva, Govratin, Syat, Sya, Triratra, Nish, Nisha, Aika, Iha, Kamyashtami, Vartitavya, Rasa, Var, Shakrit, Prasnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.75.19). 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: “ vai dattvā govratī syāttrirātraṃ niśāṃ caikāṃ saṃvaseteha tābhiḥ
  • gā* -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • govratī -
  • govratin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • trirātram -
  • trirātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trirātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trirātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niśām -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikām -
  • aikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vasete -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tābhiḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kāmyāṣṭamyāṃ vartitavyaṃ trirātraṃ rasairvā goḥ śakṛtā prasnavairvā
  • kāmyāṣṭamyām -
  • kāmyāṣṭamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vartitavyam -
  • vartitavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vartitavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vartitavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vartitavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartitavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • trirātram -
  • trirātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trirātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trirātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rasair -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • goḥ -
  • gu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śakṛtā -
  • śakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prasnavair -
  • prasnava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.75.19

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 13.75.19 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾ ವೈ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಗೋವ್ರತೀ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ತ್ರಿರಾತ್ರಂ ನಿಶಾಂ ಚೈಕಾಂ ಸಂವಸೇತೇಹ ತಾಭಿಃ ।
ಕಾಮ್ಯಾಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾಂ ವರ್ತಿತವ್ಯಂ ತ್ರಿರಾತ್ರಂ ರಸೈರ್ವಾ ಗೋಃ ಶಕೃತಾ ಪ್ರಸ್ನವೈರ್ವಾ ॥ 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 13.75.19 in Bengali sript:
গা বৈ দত্ত্বা গোব্রতী স্যাত্ত্রিরাত্রং নিশাং চৈকাং সংবসেতেহ তাভিঃ ।
কাম্যাষ্টম্যাং বর্তিতব্যং ত্রিরাত্রং রসৈর্বা গোঃ শকৃতা প্রস্নবৈর্বা ॥ 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 13.75.19 in Gujarati sript:
ગા વૈ દત્ત્વા ગોવ્રતી સ્યાત્ત્રિરાત્રં નિશાં ચૈકાં સંવસેતેહ તાભિઃ ।
કામ્યાષ્ટમ્યાં વર્તિતવ્યં ત્રિરાત્રં રસૈર્વા ગોઃ શકૃતા પ્રસ્નવૈર્વા ॥ 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 13.75.19 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാ വൈ ദത്ത്വാ ഗോവ്രതീ സ്യാത്ത്രിരാത്രം നിശാം ചൈകാം സംവസേതേഹ താഭിഃ ।
കാമ്യാഷ്ടമ്യാം വര്തിതവ്യം ത്രിരാത്രം രസൈര്വാ ഗോഃ ശകൃതാ പ്രസ്നവൈര്വാ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.75.19 in Telugu sript:
గా వై దత్త్వా గోవ్రతీ స్యాత్త్రిరాత్రం నిశాం చైకాం సంవసేతేహ తాభిః ।
కామ్యాష్టమ్యాం వర్తితవ్యం త్రిరాత్రం రసైర్వా గోః శకృతా ప్రస్నవైర్వా ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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