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 13.79.1

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
घृतक्षीरप्रदा गावो घृतयोन्यो घृतोद्भवाः ।
घृतनद्यो घृतावर्तास्ता मे सन्तु सदा गृहे ॥ १ ॥

vasiṣṭha uvāca |
ghṛtakṣīrapradā gāvo ghṛtayonyo ghṛtodbhavāḥ |
ghṛtanadyo ghṛtāvartāstā me santu sadā gṛhe || 1 ||

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

...answered the in full, O slayer of Asuras, you should never disregard kine.' "Bhishma continued, 'Having heard these words of the self-born Brahman, O Yudhishthira, Sakra of a thousand eyes began from that time to worship kine every day and to...

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

Vasishtha, Ghritakshira, Prada, Gava, Ghrita, Udbhava, Nadi, Nadya, Asta, Asmad, Sada, Grih, Griha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.79.1). 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: “vasiṣṭha uvāca
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ghṛtakṣīrapradā gāvo ghṛtayonyo ghṛtodbhavāḥ
  • ghṛtakṣīra -
  • ghṛtakṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛtakṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradā* -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāvo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • ghṛtayonyo -
  • ghṛto -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • udbhavāḥ -
  • udbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    udbhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “ghṛtanadyo ghṛtāvartāstā me santu sadā gṛhe
  • ghṛta -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • nadyo* -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nad]
  • ghṛtāva -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • artā -
  • (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • astā* -
  • asta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • santu -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.79.1

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 13.79.1 in Kannada sript:
ವಸಿಷ್ಠ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಘೃತಕ್ಷೀರಪ್ರದಾ ಗಾವೋ ಘೃತಯೋನ್ಯೋ ಘೃತೋದ್ಭವಾಃ ।
ಘೃತನದ್ಯೋ ಘೃತಾವರ್ತಾಸ್ತಾ ಮೇ ಸನ್ತು ಸದಾ ಗೃಹೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 13.79.1 in Bengali sript:
বসিষ্ঠ উবাচ ।
ঘৃতক্ষীরপ্রদা গাবো ঘৃতযোন্যো ঘৃতোদ্ভবাঃ ।
ঘৃতনদ্যো ঘৃতাবর্তাস্তা মে সন্তু সদা গৃহে ॥ ১ ॥

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 13.79.1 in Gujarati sript:
વસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
ઘૃતક્ષીરપ્રદા ગાવો ઘૃતયોન્યો ઘૃતોદ્ભવાઃ ।
ઘૃતનદ્યો ઘૃતાવર્તાસ્તા મે સન્તુ સદા ગૃહે ॥ ૧ ॥

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 13.79.1 in Malayalam sript:
വസിഷ്ഠ ഉവാച ।
ഘൃതക്ഷീരപ്രദാ ഗാവോ ഘൃതയോന്യോ ഘൃതോദ്ഭവാഃ ।
ഘൃതനദ്യോ ഘൃതാവര്താസ്താ മേ സന്തു സദാ ഗൃഹേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.79.1 in Telugu sript:
వసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
ఘృతక్షీరప్రదా గావో ఘృతయోన్యో ఘృతోద్భవాః ।
ఘృతనద్యో ఘృతావర్తాస్తా మే సన్తు సదా గృహే ॥ ౧ ॥

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