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 13.80.2

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भीष्म उवाच ।
गावो महार्थाः पुण्याश्च तारयन्ति च मानवान् ।
धारयन्ति प्रजाश्चेमाः पयसा हविषा तथा ॥ २ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
gāvo mahārthāḥ puṇyāśca tārayanti ca mānavān |
dhārayanti prajāścemāḥ payasā haviṣā tathā || 2 ||

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

...visible hand of the man whose obsequial rites are performed. The Pitris do not come in their visible forms for taking the cake. On the other hand, the ordinance provides that it should be presented on the blades of Kusa grass spread on the earth...
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 (13.80.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Gava, Mahartha, Punya, Tarayanti, Tarayat, Manavat, Manava, Dharayanti, Dharayat, Praja, Prajas, Payasa, Havis, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.80.2). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
bhīṣma* -
bhīṣma (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: “gāvo mahārthāḥ puṇyāśca tārayanti ca mānavān ”
gāvo* -
go (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]

√gā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
mahārthāḥ -
mahārtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahārthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
puṇyāś -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tārayanti -
tārayantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√tṝ -> tārayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √tṝ]

√tṝ -> tārayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √tṝ], [vocative plural from √tṝ], [accusative plural from √tṝ]

√tṝ -> tārayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √tṝ]

√tṝ (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mānavān -
mānavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mānava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√man -> mānavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
Line 3: “dhārayanti prajāścemāḥ payasā haviṣā tathā ”
dhārayanti -
dhārayantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dhṛ]

dhārayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ], [accusative plural from √dhṛ]

√dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √dhṛ]

√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
prajāś -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cemā -
√cam (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√cam (verb class 5)

[perfect active second plural]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
payasā* -
payasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

payasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
haviṣā -
havis (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.80.2

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;

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Preview of verse 13.80.2 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಗಾವೋ ಮಹಾರ್ಥಾಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ತಾರಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ಮಾನವಾನ್ ।
ಧಾರಯನ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಶ್ಚೇಮಾಃ ಪಯಸಾ ಹವಿಷಾ ತಥಾ ॥ ೨ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.80.2 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
গাবো মহার্থাঃ পুণ্যাশ্চ তারযন্তি চ মানবান্ ।
ধারযন্তি প্রজাশ্চেমাঃ পযসা হবিষা তথা ॥ ২ ॥

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 13.80.2 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
ગાવો મહાર્થાઃ પુણ્યાશ્ચ તારયન્તિ ચ માનવાન્ ।
ધારયન્તિ પ્રજાશ્ચેમાઃ પયસા હવિષા તથા ॥ ૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.80.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഗാവോ മഹാര്ഥാഃ പുണ്യാശ്ച താരയന്തി ച മാനവാന് ।
ധാരയന്തി പ്രജാശ്ചേമാഃ പയസാ ഹവിഷാ തഥാ ॥ ൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.80.2 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
గావో మహార్థాః పుణ్యాశ్చ తారయన్తి చ మానవాన్ ।
ధారయన్తి ప్రజాశ్చేమాః పయసా హవిషా తథా ॥ ౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021