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 13.85.46

ब्रह्मा पितामहः पूर्वं देवताभिः प्रसादितः ।
इमे नः संतरिष्यन्ति प्रजाभिर्जगदीश्वराः ॥ ४६ ॥

brahmā pitāmahaḥ pūrvaṃ devatābhiḥ prasāditaḥ |
ime naḥ saṃtariṣyanti prajābhirjagadīśvarāḥ || 46 ||

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

...Rishis. The offerings made at Sraddhas should be given unto those that are devoted to knowledge. Verily, they are to be regarded as men who never speak ill of the Brahmanas. Those men should never be fed on occasions of Sraddhas who speak ill...

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

Brahma, Pitamaha, Purvam, Purva, Devata, Prasadita, Iyam, Idam, Asmad, Santa, Rishyat, Rishyanti, Praja, Jagadishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.85.46). 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: “brahmā pitāmahaḥ pūrvaṃ devatābhiḥ prasāditaḥ
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • devatābhiḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prasāditaḥ -
  • prasādita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ime naḥ saṃtariṣyanti prajābhirjagadīśvarāḥ
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • santa -
  • santa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • riṣyanti -
  • riṣ -> riṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √riṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √riṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √riṣ class 4 verb]
    riṣ -> riṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]
    riṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • prajābhir -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jagadīśvarāḥ -
  • jagadīśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.85.46

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 13.85.46 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ದೇವತಾಭಿಃ ಪ್ರಸಾದಿತಃ ।
ಇಮೇ ನಃ ಸಂತರಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಭಿರ್ಜಗದೀಶ್ವರಾಃ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 13.85.46 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মা পিতামহঃ পূর্বং দেবতাভিঃ প্রসাদিতঃ ।
ইমে নঃ সংতরিষ্যন্তি প্রজাভির্জগদীশ্বরাঃ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 13.85.46 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મા પિતામહઃ પૂર્વં દેવતાભિઃ પ્રસાદિતઃ ।
ઇમે નઃ સંતરિષ્યન્તિ પ્રજાભિર્જગદીશ્વરાઃ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 13.85.46 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മാ പിതാമഹഃ പൂര്വം ദേവതാഭിഃ പ്രസാദിതഃ ।
ഇമേ നഃ സംതരിഷ്യന്തി പ്രജാഭിര്ജഗദീശ്വരാഃ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.85.46 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మా పితామహః పూర్వం దేవతాభిః ప్రసాదితః ।
ఇమే నః సంతరిష్యన్తి ప్రజాభిర్జగదీశ్వరాః ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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