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 13.83.18

साक्षान्नेह मनुष्यस्य पितरोऽन्तर्हिताः क्वचित् ।
गृह्णन्ति विहितं त्वेवं पिण्डो देयः कुशेष्विति ॥ १८ ॥

sākṣānneha manuṣyasya pitaro'ntarhitāḥ kvacit |
gṛhṇanti vihitaṃ tvevaṃ piṇḍo deyaḥ kuśeṣviti || 18 ||

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

...sprang another called Marichi. From Marichi (afterwards) sprang Kasyapa. It has been already said that from the (burning) charcoals sprang Angiras. The (diminutive) Rishis called Valakhilyas sprang from the blades of Kusa grass spread out in...

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

Saksha, Eha, Manushya, Pitri, Antarhita, Kva, Acit, Grihnat, Vihita, Tva, Evam, Eva, Pinda, Deya, Kusha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.83.18). 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: “sākṣānneha manuṣyasya pitaro'ntarhitāḥ kvacit
  • sākṣānn -
  • sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • eha -
  • eha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manuṣyasya -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pitaro' -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • antarhitāḥ -
  • antarhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    antarhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhṇanti vihitaṃ tvevaṃ piṇḍo deyaḥ kuśeṣviti
  • gṛhṇanti -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • vihitam -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • piṇḍo* -
  • piṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • deyaḥ -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuśeṣvi -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kuśa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.83.18

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 13.83.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಕ್ಷಾನ್ನೇಹ ಮನುಷ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪಿತರೋಽನ್ತರ್ಹಿತಾಃ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ।
ಗೃಹ್ಣನ್ತಿ ವಿಹಿತಂ ತ್ವೇವಂ ಪಿಣ್ಡೋ ದೇಯಃ ಕುಶೇಷ್ವಿತಿ ॥ 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 13.83.18 in Bengali sript:
সাক্ষান্নেহ মনুষ্যস্য পিতরোঽন্তর্হিতাঃ ক্বচিত্ ।
গৃহ্ণন্তি বিহিতং ত্বেবং পিণ্ডো দেযঃ কুশেষ্বিতি ॥ 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 13.83.18 in Gujarati sript:
સાક્ષાન્નેહ મનુષ્યસ્ય પિતરોઽન્તર્હિતાઃ ક્વચિત્ ।
ગૃહ્ણન્તિ વિહિતં ત્વેવં પિણ્ડો દેયઃ કુશેષ્વિતિ ॥ 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 13.83.18 in Malayalam sript:
സാക്ഷാന്നേഹ മനുഷ്യസ്യ പിതരോഽന്തര്ഹിതാഃ ക്വചിത് ।
ഗൃഹ്ണന്തി വിഹിതം ത്വേവം പിണ്ഡോ ദേയഃ കുശേഷ്വിതി ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.83.18 in Telugu sript:
సాక్షాన్నేహ మనుష్యస్య పితరోఽన్తర్హితాః క్వచిత్ ।
గృహ్ణన్తి విహితం త్వేవం పిణ్డో దేయః కుశేష్వితి ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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