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 13.87.17

युद्धभागी भवेन्मर्त्यः श्राद्धं कुर्वंश्चतुर्दशीम् ।
अमावास्यां तु निवपन्सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥ १७ ॥

yuddhabhāgī bhavenmartyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurvaṃścaturdaśīm |
amāvāsyāṃ tu nivapansarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt || 17 ||

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

...About this time, unendued with longevity as the prince was, he died of starvation. The Rishis named, afflicted with hunger, approached the dead prince and sat surrounding him. Indeed, those foremost of Rishis, beholding the son of him at whose...

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

Yuddha, Bhagin, Bhagi, Martya, Shraddha, Kurvat, Caturdashi, Amavasi, Amavasya, Vapat, Sarva, Kama, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.87.17). 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: “yuddhabhāgī bhavenmartyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurvaṃścaturdaśīm
  • yuddha -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • 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]
  • śrāddham -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kurvaṃś -
  • 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]
  • caturdaśīm -
  • caturdaśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “amāvāsyāṃ tu nivapansarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
  • amāvāsyām -
  • amāvāsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    amāvāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vapan -
  • vap -> vapat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> vapat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vap class 1 verb]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.87.17

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 13.87.17 in Kannada sript:
ಯುದ್ಧಭಾಗೀ ಭವೇನ್ಮರ್ತ್ಯಃ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಂ ಕುರ್ವಂಶ್ಚತುರ್ದಶೀಮ್ ।
ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯಾಂ ತು ನಿವಪನ್ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಕಾಮಾನವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 13.87.17 in Bengali sript:
যুদ্ধভাগী ভবেন্মর্ত্যঃ শ্রাদ্ধং কুর্বংশ্চতুর্দশীম্ ।
অমাবাস্যাং তু নিবপন্সর্বান্কামানবাপ্নুযাত্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 13.87.17 in Gujarati sript:
યુદ્ધભાગી ભવેન્મર્ત્યઃ શ્રાદ્ધં કુર્વંશ્ચતુર્દશીમ્ ।
અમાવાસ્યાં તુ નિવપન્સર્વાન્કામાનવાપ્નુયાત્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 13.87.17 in Malayalam sript:
യുദ്ധഭാഗീ ഭവേന്മര്ത്യഃ ശ്രാദ്ധം കുര്വംശ്ചതുര്ദശീമ് ।
അമാവാസ്യാം തു നിവപന്സര്വാന്കാമാനവാപ്നുയാത് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.87.17 in Telugu sript:
యుద్ధభాగీ భవేన్మర్త్యః శ్రాద్ధం కుర్వంశ్చతుర్దశీమ్ ।
అమావాస్యాం తు నివపన్సర్వాన్కామానవాప్నుయాత్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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