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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 13.76.13
अचरेभ्यश्च भूतेभ्यश्चराः श्रेष्ठास्ततो नराः ।
ब्राह्मणाश्च ततः श्रेष्ठास्तेषु यज्ञाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥ १३ ॥
acarebhyaśca bhūtebhyaścarāḥ śreṣṭhāstato narāḥ |
brāhmaṇāśca tataḥ śreṣṭhāsteṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...O sinless one, attain to the highly sacred region of kine. The trees there produce sweet fruits. Indeed, those trees are always adorned with excellent flowers and fruits. Those flowers, O best of regenerate persons, are endued with celestial...
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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 (13.76.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Acara, Bhuta, Cara, Shreshtha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nara, Brahmana, Yajna, Pratishthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.76.13). 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: “acarebhyaśca bhūtebhyaścarāḥ śreṣṭhāstato narāḥ ”
- acarebhyaś -
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acara (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]acara (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtebhyaś -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- carāḥ -
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cara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]carā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śreṣṭhās -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇāśca tataḥ śreṣṭhāsteṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ ”
- brāhmaṇāś -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- śreṣṭhās -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- teṣu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- yajñāḥ -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pratiṣṭhitāḥ -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.76.13
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.76.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಚರೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಭೂತೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚರಾಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಸ್ತತೋ ನರಾಃ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಶ್ಚ ತತಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಸ್ತೇಷು ಯಜ್ಞಾಃ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.76.13 in Bengali sript:
অচরেভ্যশ্চ ভূতেভ্যশ্চরাঃ শ্রেষ্ঠাস্ততো নরাঃ ।
ব্রাহ্মণাশ্চ ততঃ শ্রেষ্ঠাস্তেষু যজ্ঞাঃ প্রতিষ্ঠিতাঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.76.13 in Gujarati sript:
અચરેભ્યશ્ચ ભૂતેભ્યશ્ચરાઃ શ્રેષ્ઠાસ્તતો નરાઃ ।
બ્રાહ્મણાશ્ચ તતઃ શ્રેષ્ઠાસ્તેષુ યજ્ઞાઃ પ્રતિષ્ઠિતાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.76.13 in Malayalam sript:
അചരേഭ്യശ്ച ഭൂതേഭ്യശ്ചരാഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാസ്തതോ നരാഃ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാശ്ച തതഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാസ്തേഷു യജ്ഞാഃ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതാഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.76.13 in Telugu sript:
అచరేభ్యశ్చ భూతేభ్యశ్చరాః శ్రేష్ఠాస్తతో నరాః ।
బ్రాహ్మణాశ్చ తతః శ్రేష్ఠాస్తేషు యజ్ఞాః ప్రతిష్ఠితాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥