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 13.87.14

कुप्यभागी भवेन्मर्त्यः कुर्वन्नेकादशीं नृप ।
ब्रह्मवर्चस्विनः पुत्रा जायन्ते तस्य वेश्मनि ॥ १४ ॥

kupyabhāgī bhavenmartyaḥ kurvannekādaśīṃ nṛpa |
brahmavarcasvinaḥ putrā jāyante tasya veśmani || 14 ||

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

...and Vasishtha and Bharadvaja and Gautama and Visvamitra and Jamadagni, and the chaste Arundhati (the wife of Vasishtha), all had a common maidservant whose name was Ganda. A Sudra of the name of Pasusakha married Ganda and became her husband...

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

Kupya, Bhagin, Bhagi, Martya, Kurvat, Ekadashi, Nripa, Brahmavarcasvin, Putra, Jayanta, Tad, Veshman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.87.14). 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: “kupyabhāgī bhavenmartyaḥ kurvannekādaśīṃ nṛpa
  • kupya -
  • kupya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kupya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kup -> kupya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kup]
    kup -> kupya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kup class 10 verb]
    kup -> kupya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kup class 10 verb]
    kup (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāgī -
  • bhāgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhāgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • martyaḥ -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurvann -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • ekādaśīm -
  • ekādaśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmavarcasvinaḥ putrā jāyante tasya veśmani
  • brahmavarcasvinaḥ -
  • brahmavarcasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmavarcasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jāyante -
  • jāyanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural]
  • 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]
  • veśmani -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.87.14

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 13.87.14 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಪ್ಯಭಾಗೀ ಭವೇನ್ಮರ್ತ್ಯಃ ಕುರ್ವನ್ನೇಕಾದಶೀಂ ನೃಪ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವರ್ಚಸ್ವಿನಃ ಪುತ್ರಾ ಜಾಯನ್ತೇ ತಸ್ಯ ವೇಶ್ಮನಿ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 13.87.14 in Bengali sript:
কুপ্যভাগী ভবেন্মর্ত্যঃ কুর্বন্নেকাদশীং নৃপ ।
ব্রহ্মবর্চস্বিনঃ পুত্রা জাযন্তে তস্য বেশ্মনি ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 13.87.14 in Gujarati sript:
કુપ્યભાગી ભવેન્મર્ત્યઃ કુર્વન્નેકાદશીં નૃપ ।
બ્રહ્મવર્ચસ્વિનઃ પુત્રા જાયન્તે તસ્ય વેશ્મનિ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 13.87.14 in Malayalam sript:
കുപ്യഭാഗീ ഭവേന്മര്ത്യഃ കുര്വന്നേകാദശീം നൃപ ।
ബ്രഹ്മവര്ചസ്വിനഃ പുത്രാ ജായന്തേ തസ്യ വേശ്മനി ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.87.14 in Telugu sript:
కుప్యభాగీ భవేన్మర్త్యః కుర్వన్నేకాదశీం నృప ।
బ్రహ్మవర్చస్వినః పుత్రా జాయన్తే తస్య వేశ్మని ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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