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 13.84.51

शप्तानां नो महादेव्या नान्यदस्ति परायणम् ।
अन्यत्र भवतो वीर्यं तस्मात्त्रायस्व नस्ततः ॥ ५१ ॥

śaptānāṃ no mahādevyā nānyadasti parāyaṇam |
anyatra bhavato vīryaṃ tasmāttrāyasva nastataḥ || 51 ||

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

...What Havi, again, (if offered) lasts for all time? What, indeed, is that which (if presented) becomes eternal?'" "Bhishma said, 'Listen to me, O Yudhishthira, what those Havis are which persons conversant with the ritual of the Sraddha regard...

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

Shapta, Asmad, Mahadevi, Ada, Parayana, Anyatra, Bhavat, Bhavant, Virya, Tasmat, Tad, Nastatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.84.51). 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: “śaptānāṃ no mahādevyā nānyadasti parāyaṇam
  • śaptānām -
  • śapta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śapta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śaptā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śap class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śap class 4 verb]
    śap -> śapta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śap class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śap class 4 verb]
    śap -> śaptā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śap class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śap class 4 verb]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • mahādevyā* -
  • mahādevī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ada -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sti -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • parāyaṇam -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “anyatra bhavato vīryaṃ tasmāttrāyasva nastataḥ
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavato* -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • trāyasva -
  • trai (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • nastataḥ -
  • nastataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.84.51

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 13.84.51 in Kannada sript:
ಶಪ್ತಾನಾಂ ನೋ ಮಹಾದೇವ್ಯಾ ನಾನ್ಯದಸ್ತಿ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ।
ಅನ್ಯತ್ರ ಭವತೋ ವೀರ್ಯಂ ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ತ್ರಾಯಸ್ವ ನಸ್ತತಃ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 13.84.51 in Bengali sript:
শপ্তানাং নো মহাদেব্যা নান্যদস্তি পরাযণম্ ।
অন্যত্র ভবতো বীর্যং তস্মাত্ত্রাযস্ব নস্ততঃ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 13.84.51 in Gujarati sript:
શપ્તાનાં નો મહાદેવ્યા નાન્યદસ્તિ પરાયણમ્ ।
અન્યત્ર ભવતો વીર્યં તસ્માત્ત્રાયસ્વ નસ્તતઃ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 13.84.51 in Malayalam sript:
ശപ്താനാം നോ മഹാദേവ്യാ നാന്യദസ്തി പരായണമ് ।
അന്യത്ര ഭവതോ വീര്യം തസ്മാത്ത്രായസ്വ നസ്തതഃ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.84.51 in Telugu sript:
శప్తానాం నో మహాదేవ్యా నాన్యదస్తి పరాయణమ్ ।
అన్యత్ర భవతో వీర్యం తస్మాత్త్రాయస్వ నస్తతః ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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