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 13.85.29

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अहं वक्ता च मन्त्रस्य होता शुक्रस्य चैव ह ।
यस्य बीजं फलं तस्य शुक्रं चेत्कारणं मतम् ॥ २९ ॥

ahaṃ vaktā ca mantrasya hotā śukrasya caiva ha |
yasya bījaṃ phalaṃ tasya śukraṃ cetkāraṇaṃ matam || 29 ||

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

...their knowledge of) all the Vedas and the scriptural and philosophical aphorisms,—these sanctify the line as far they look at it. And because they sanctify all who sit in the line, therefore are they called sanctifiers of lines. Utterers of Brahma...
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 (13.85.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Vaktri, Vakta, Mantra, Hotri, Hota, Shukra, Han, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Bija, Phala, Tad, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.85.29). 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: “ahaṃ vaktā ca mantrasya hotā śukrasya caiva ha ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
vaktā -
vaktṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vaj -> vaktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vaj class 1 verb]

√vak -> vaktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mantrasya -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
hotā -
hotṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

hotā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√hu (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
śukrasya -
śukra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śukra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “yasya bījaṃ phalaṃ tasya śukraṃ cetkāraṇaṃ matam ”
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
śukram -
śukra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śukra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śukrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse cetkāraṇam*ma
matam -
mata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

matā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.85.29

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;

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Preview of verse 13.85.29 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಂ ವಕ್ತಾ ಚ ಮನ್ತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಹೋತಾ ಶುಕ್ರಸ್ಯ ಚೈವ ಹ ।
ಯಸ್ಯ ಬೀಜಂ ಫಲಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಶುಕ್ರಂ ಚೇತ್ಕಾರಣಂ ಮತಮ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.85.29 in Bengali sript:
অহং বক্তা চ মন্ত্রস্য হোতা শুক্রস্য চৈব হ ।
যস্য বীজং ফলং তস্য শুক্রং চেত্কারণং মতম্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 13.85.29 in Gujarati sript:
અહં વક્તા ચ મન્ત્રસ્ય હોતા શુક્રસ્ય ચૈવ હ ।
યસ્ય બીજં ફલં તસ્ય શુક્રં ચેત્કારણં મતમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.85.29 in Malayalam sript:
അഹം വക്താ ച മന്ത്രസ്യ ഹോതാ ശുക്രസ്യ ചൈവ ഹ ।
യസ്യ ബീജം ഫലം തസ്യ ശുക്രം ചേത്കാരണം മതമ് ॥ ൨൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.85.29 in Telugu sript:
అహం వక్తా చ మన్త్రస్య హోతా శుక్రస్య చైవ హ ।
యస్య బీజం ఫలం తస్య శుక్రం చేత్కారణం మతమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021