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 13.86.8

तास्तु षट्कृत्तिका गर्भं पुपुषुर्जातवेदसः ।
षट्सु वर्त्मसु तेजोऽग्नेः सकलं निहितं प्रभो ॥ ८ ॥

tāstu ṣaṭkṛttikā garbhaṃ pupuṣurjātavedasaḥ |
ṣaṭsu vartmasu tejo'gneḥ sakalaṃ nihitaṃ prabho || 8 ||

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

...all sprouts (like those of the bamboo), and also the Trapa bispinosa. All kinds of salt should be excluded from the offerings made at Sraddhas, and also the fruits of the Eugenia Jamblana. All articles, again, upon which any one has spat or upon...

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

Tas, Shat, Shash, Krittika, Garbha, Jatavedas, Jatavedasa, Vartman, Teja, Tejas, Agni, Sakala, Nihita, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.86.8). 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: “tāstu ṣaṭkṛttikā garbhaṃ pupuṣurjātavedasaḥ
  • tās -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛttikā* -
  • kṛttikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛttika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • garbham -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pupuṣur -
  • puṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    puṣ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • jātavedasaḥ -
  • jātavedas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jātavedas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jātavedasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaṭsu vartmasu tejo'gneḥ sakalaṃ nihitaṃ prabho
  • ṣaṭsu -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vartmasu -
  • vartman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • tejo' -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agneḥ -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sakalam -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nihitam -
  • nihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.86.8

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 13.86.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಸ್ತು ಷಟ್ಕೃತ್ತಿಕಾ ಗರ್ಭಂ ಪುಪುಷುರ್ಜಾತವೇದಸಃ ।
ಷಟ್ಸು ವರ್ತ್ಮಸು ತೇಜೋಽಗ್ನೇಃ ಸಕಲಂ ನಿಹಿತಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 13.86.8 in Bengali sript:
তাস্তু ষট্কৃত্তিকা গর্ভং পুপুষুর্জাতবেদসঃ ।
ষট্সু বর্ত্মসু তেজোঽগ্নেঃ সকলং নিহিতং প্রভো ॥ ৮ ॥

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 13.86.8 in Gujarati sript:
તાસ્તુ ષટ્કૃત્તિકા ગર્ભં પુપુષુર્જાતવેદસઃ ।
ષટ્સુ વર્ત્મસુ તેજોઽગ્નેઃ સકલં નિહિતં પ્રભો ॥ ૮ ॥

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 13.86.8 in Malayalam sript:
താസ്തു ഷട്കൃത്തികാ ഗര്ഭം പുപുഷുര്ജാതവേദസഃ ।
ഷട്സു വര്ത്മസു തേജോഽഗ്നേഃ സകലം നിഹിതം പ്രഭോ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.86.8 in Telugu sript:
తాస్తు షట్కృత్తికా గర్భం పుపుషుర్జాతవేదసః ।
షట్సు వర్త్మసు తేజోఽగ్నేః సకలం నిహితం ప్రభో ॥ ౮ ॥

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