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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 13.80.16
ब्रह्मणा वरदत्तास्ता हव्यकव्यप्रदाः शुभाः ।
पुण्याः पवित्राः सुभगा दिव्यसंस्थानलक्षणाः ।
गावस्तेजो महद्दिव्यं गवां दानं प्रशस्यते ॥ १६ ॥
brahmaṇā varadattāstā havyakavyapradāḥ śubhāḥ |
puṇyāḥ pavitrāḥ subhagā divyasaṃsthānalakṣaṇāḥ |
gāvastejo mahaddivyaṃ gavāṃ dānaṃ praśasyate || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...scriptures, answered him, saying, 'O Rama, guided by the authority of the Vedas, do you honour all learned Brahmanas. Following this conduct for some time do you once more ask the regenerate Rishis as to what should be done by you for cleansing...
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 (13.80.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmana, Varadatta, Tas, Havyakavya, Prada, Shubha, Punya, Pavitra, Subhaga, Div, Divi, Divya, Asamsthana, Lakshana, Gava, Teja, Tejas, Mahat, Dana, Prashasyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.80.16). 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: “brahmaṇā varadattāstā havyakavyapradāḥ śubhāḥ ”
- brahmaṇā* -
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brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- varadattās -
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varadatta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varadattā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- havyakavya -
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havyakavya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradāḥ -
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prada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śubhāḥ -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “puṇyāḥ pavitrāḥ subhagā divyasaṃsthānalakṣaṇāḥ ”
- puṇyāḥ -
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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]
- pavitrāḥ -
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pavitra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pavitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- subhagā* -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]subhagā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- divya -
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divi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]divī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]divya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]divya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√div -> divya (absolutive)[absolutive from √div]div (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- asaṃsthāna -
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asaṃsthāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asaṃsthāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇāḥ -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “gāvastejo mahaddivyaṃ gavāṃ dānaṃ praśasyate ”
- gāvas -
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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]
- tejo* -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]teja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahad -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- divyam -
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divya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]divya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gavām -
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go (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gavā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (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 13.80.16
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 13.80.16 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ವರದತ್ತಾಸ್ತಾ ಹವ್ಯಕವ್ಯಪ್ರದಾಃ ಶುಭಾಃ ।
ಪುಣ್ಯಾಃ ಪವಿತ್ರಾಃ ಸುಭಗಾ ದಿವ್ಯಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಲಕ್ಷಣಾಃ ।
ಗಾವಸ್ತೇಜೋ ಮಹದ್ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಗವಾಂ ದಾನಂ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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 13.80.16 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মণা বরদত্তাস্তা হব্যকব্যপ্রদাঃ শুভাঃ ।
পুণ্যাঃ পবিত্রাঃ সুভগা দিব্যসংস্থানলক্ষণাঃ ।
গাবস্তেজো মহদ্দিব্যং গবাং দানং প্রশস্যতে ॥ ১৬ ॥
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 13.80.16 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મણા વરદત્તાસ્તા હવ્યકવ્યપ્રદાઃ શુભાઃ ।
પુણ્યાઃ પવિત્રાઃ સુભગા દિવ્યસંસ્થાનલક્ષણાઃ ।
ગાવસ્તેજો મહદ્દિવ્યં ગવાં દાનં પ્રશસ્યતે ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.80.16 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മണാ വരദത്താസ്താ ഹവ്യകവ്യപ്രദാഃ ശുഭാഃ ।
പുണ്യാഃ പവിത്രാഃ സുഭഗാ ദിവ്യസംസ്ഥാനലക്ഷണാഃ ।
ഗാവസ്തേജോ മഹദ്ദിവ്യം ഗവാം ദാനം പ്രശസ്യതേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.80.16 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మణా వరదత్తాస్తా హవ్యకవ్యప్రదాః శుభాః ।
పుణ్యాః పవిత్రాః సుభగా దివ్యసంస్థానలక్షణాః ।
గావస్తేజో మహద్దివ్యం గవాం దానం ప్రశస్యతే ॥ ౧౬ ॥