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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 13.83.8
कस्माद्दानं सुवर्णस्य पूजयन्ति मनीषिणः ।
कस्माच्च दक्षिणार्थं तद्यज्ञकर्मसु शस्यते ॥ ८ ॥
kasmāddānaṃ suvarṇasya pūjayanti manīṣiṇaḥ |
kasmācca dakṣiṇārthaṃ tadyajñakarmasu śasyate || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...beholding that sacrifice of the high-souled Mahadeva who had assumed the form of Varuna, all of them became highly pleased. Seeing the celestial damsels of great beauty, the seed of Brahman came out and fell upon the earth. In consequence of...
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 (13.83.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Dana, Suvarna, Pujayat, Pujayanti, Manishin, Manishi, Dakshina, Dakshi, Artha, Tad, Tat, Yajnakarman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.83.8). 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: “kasmāddānaṃ suvarṇasya pūjayanti manīṣiṇaḥ ”
- kasmād -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- suvarṇasya -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pūjayanti -
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√pūj -> pūjayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]pūjayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pūj (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- manīṣiṇaḥ -
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manīṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]manīṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]manīṣī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kasmācca dakṣiṇārthaṃ tadyajñakarmasu śasyate ”
- kasmāc -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dakṣiṇā -
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dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dakṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yajñakarmasu -
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yajñakarman (noun, masculine)[locative plural]yajñakarman (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- śasyate -
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√śaṃs (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√śas (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.83.8
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 13.83.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕಸ್ಮಾದ್ದಾನಂ ಸುವರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಪೂಜಯನ್ತಿ ಮನೀಷಿಣಃ ।
ಕಸ್ಮಾಚ್ಚ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾರ್ಥಂ ತದ್ಯಜ್ಞಕರ್ಮಸು ಶಸ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 13.83.8 in Bengali sript:
কস্মাদ্দানং সুবর্ণস্য পূজযন্তি মনীষিণঃ ।
কস্মাচ্চ দক্ষিণার্থং তদ্যজ্ঞকর্মসু শস্যতে ॥ ৮ ॥
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 13.83.8 in Gujarati sript:
કસ્માદ્દાનં સુવર્ણસ્ય પૂજયન્તિ મનીષિણઃ ।
કસ્માચ્ચ દક્ષિણાર્થં તદ્યજ્ઞકર્મસુ શસ્યતે ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.83.8 in Malayalam sript:
കസ്മാദ്ദാനം സുവര്ണസ്യ പൂജയന്തി മനീഷിണഃ ।
കസ്മാച്ച ദക്ഷിണാര്ഥം തദ്യജ്ഞകര്മസു ശസ്യതേ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.83.8 in Telugu sript:
కస్మాద్దానం సువర్ణస్య పూజయన్తి మనీషిణః ।
కస్మాచ్చ దక్షిణార్థం తద్యజ్ఞకర్మసు శస్యతే ॥ ౮ ॥