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 13.82.18

जनयन्ति च धान्यानि बीजानि विविधानि च ।
ततो यज्ञाः प्रवर्तन्ते हव्यं कव्यं च सर्वशः ॥ १८ ॥

janayanti ca dhānyāni bījāni vividhāni ca |
tato yajñāḥ pravartante havyaṃ kavyaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || 18 ||

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

...your credit.' "Agni said, 'Tell me what your business is. I shall, you gods, accomplish it. I am always willing to be set by you to any task you wish. Do not scruple, therefore, to command me.'" "The Deities said, 'There is an Asura of the...

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

Janayat, Janayanti, Dhanya, Bija, Vividha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yajna, Prava, Ritam, Yushmad, Havya, Kavya, Sarvashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.82.18). 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: “janayanti ca dhānyāni bījāni vividhāni ca
  • janayanti -
  • jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    jan (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]
  • dhānyāni -
  • dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bījāni -
  • bīja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vividhāni -
  • vividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tato yajñāḥ pravartante havyaṃ kavyaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
  • tato* -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • yajñāḥ -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • havyam -
  • havya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    havya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    havyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hu -> havya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    hu -> havya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    -> havya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> havya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • kavyam -
  • kavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kav -> kavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kav class 10 verb]
    kav -> kavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kav class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kav class 10 verb]
    -> kavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> kavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.82.18

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 13.82.18 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ಧಾನ್ಯಾನಿ ಬೀಜಾನಿ ವಿವಿಧಾನಿ ಚ ।
ತತೋ ಯಜ್ಞಾಃ ಪ್ರವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ಹವ್ಯಂ ಕವ್ಯಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 13.82.18 in Bengali sript:
জনযন্তি চ ধান্যানি বীজানি বিবিধানি চ ।
ততো যজ্ঞাঃ প্রবর্তন্তে হব্যং কব্যং চ সর্বশঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 13.82.18 in Gujarati sript:
જનયન્તિ ચ ધાન્યાનિ બીજાનિ વિવિધાનિ ચ ।
તતો યજ્ઞાઃ પ્રવર્તન્તે હવ્યં કવ્યં ચ સર્વશઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 13.82.18 in Malayalam sript:
ജനയന്തി ച ധാന്യാനി ബീജാനി വിവിധാനി ച ।
തതോ യജ്ഞാഃ പ്രവര്തന്തേ ഹവ്യം കവ്യം ച സര്വശഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.82.18 in Telugu sript:
జనయన్తి చ ధాన్యాని బీజాని వివిధాని చ ।
తతో యజ్ఞాః ప్రవర్తన్తే హవ్యం కవ్యం చ సర్వశః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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