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 13.83.23

त्वया हि कुर्वता शास्त्रं प्रमाणमिह पार्थिव ।
आत्मा धर्मः श्रुतं वेदाः पितरश्च महर्षिभिः ॥ २३ ॥

tvayā hi kurvatā śāstraṃ pramāṇamiha pārthiva |
ātmā dharmaḥ śrutaṃ vedāḥ pitaraśca maharṣibhiḥ || 23 ||

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

...the Rudras. From his blood sprang also the gold-complexioned deities called the Maitradevatas. From his smoke sprang the Vasus. From his flames sprang the Rudras as also the (twelve) Adityas of great effulgence. The Planets and Constellations...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Kurvat, Kurvata, Shastra, Pramana, Iha, Parthiva, Atma, Dharma, Shrut, Shruta, Veda, Pitri, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.83.23). 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: “tvayā hi kurvatā śāstraṃ pramāṇamiha pārthiva
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kurvatā -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kurvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pārthiva -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ātmā dharmaḥ śrutaṃ vedāḥ pitaraśca maharṣibhiḥ
  • ātmā* -
  • ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • vedāḥ -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pitaraś -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maharṣibhiḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.83.23

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 13.83.23 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಯಾ ಹಿ ಕುರ್ವತಾ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮಿಹ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವ ।
ಆತ್ಮಾ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಶ್ರುತಂ ವೇದಾಃ ಪಿತರಶ್ಚ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 13.83.23 in Bengali sript:
ত্বযা হি কুর্বতা শাস্ত্রং প্রমাণমিহ পার্থিব ।
আত্মা ধর্মঃ শ্রুতং বেদাঃ পিতরশ্চ মহর্ষিভিঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 13.83.23 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વયા હિ કુર્વતા શાસ્ત્રં પ્રમાણમિહ પાર્થિવ ।
આત્મા ધર્મઃ શ્રુતં વેદાઃ પિતરશ્ચ મહર્ષિભિઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 13.83.23 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വയാ ഹി കുര്വതാ ശാസ്ത്രം പ്രമാണമിഹ പാര്ഥിവ ।
ആത്മാ ധര്മഃ ശ്രുതം വേദാഃ പിതരശ്ച മഹര്ഷിഭിഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.83.23 in Telugu sript:
త్వయా హి కుర్వతా శాస్త్రం ప్రమాణమిహ పార్థివ ।
ఆత్మా ధర్మః శ్రుతం వేదాః పితరశ్చ మహర్షిభిః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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