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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 13.78.18
सवत्सां पीवरीं दत्त्वा शितिकण्ठामलंकृताम् ।
वैश्वदेवमसंबाधं स्थानं श्रेष्ठं प्रपद्यते ॥ १८ ॥
savatsāṃ pīvarīṃ dattvā śitikaṇṭhāmalaṃkṛtām |
vaiśvadevamasaṃbādhaṃ sthānaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ prapadyate || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...deities and the Gandharvas. Established on the highest Yoga she also stood upon one leg for eleven thousand years. The deities with the Rishis and the great Nagas all became scorched with the severity of her penances. Repairing thither with me...
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 (13.78.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Savatsa, Pivari, Dattva, Shitikantha, Alankrita, Vaishvadeva, Asambadha, Sthana, Shreshtha, Yat, Yata, Yati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.78.18). 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: “savatsāṃ pīvarīṃ dattvā śitikaṇṭhāmalaṃkṛtām ”
- savatsām -
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savatsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pīvarīm -
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pīvarī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- śitikaṇṭhām -
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śitikaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- alaṅkṛtām -
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alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “vaiśvadevamasaṃbādhaṃ sthānaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ prapadyate ”
- vaiśvadevam -
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vaiśvadeva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaiśvadeva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asambādham -
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asambādha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asambādha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asambādhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthānam -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prapad -
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prapad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.78.18
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 13.78.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸವತ್ಸಾಂ ಪೀವರೀಂ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಶಿತಿಕಣ್ಠಾಮಲಂಕೃತಾಮ್ ।
ವೈಶ್ವದೇವಮಸಂಬಾಧಂ ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಪ್ರಪದ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 13.78.18 in Bengali sript:
সবত্সাং পীবরীং দত্ত্বা শিতিকণ্ঠামলংকৃতাম্ ।
বৈশ্বদেবমসংবাধং স্থানং শ্রেষ্ঠং প্রপদ্যতে ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 13.78.18 in Gujarati sript:
સવત્સાં પીવરીં દત્ત્વા શિતિકણ્ઠામલંકૃતામ્ ।
વૈશ્વદેવમસંબાધં સ્થાનં શ્રેષ્ઠં પ્રપદ્યતે ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.78.18 in Malayalam sript:
സവത്സാം പീവരീം ദത്ത്വാ ശിതികണ്ഠാമലംകൃതാമ് ।
വൈശ്വദേവമസംബാധം സ്ഥാനം ശ്രേഷ്ഠം പ്രപദ്യതേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.78.18 in Telugu sript:
సవత్సాం పీవరీం దత్త్వా శితికణ్ఠామలంకృతామ్ ।
వైశ్వదేవమసంబాధం స్థానం శ్రేష్ఠం ప్రపద్యతే ॥ ౧౮ ॥