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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 13.87.18
कृष्णपक्षे दशम्यादौ वर्जयित्वा चतुर्दशीम् ।
श्राद्धकर्मणि तिथ्यः स्युः प्रशस्ता न तथेतराः ॥ १८ ॥
kṛṣṇapakṣe daśamyādau varjayitvā caturdaśīm |
śrāddhakarmaṇi tithyaḥ syuḥ praśastā na tathetarāḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...whose sacrifice they had officiated, O Bharata, thus dead of starvation, began to cook the body in a vessel, impelled by the pangs of hunger. All food having disappeared from the world of men, those ascetics, desirous of saving their lives, had...
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 (13.87.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Krishnapaksha, Dashami, Dashamin, Adau, Ada, Adi, Varjayitva, Caturdashi, Shraddhakarman, Tithi, Prashasta, Tatha, Itara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.87.18). 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: “kṛṣṇapakṣe daśamyādau varjayitvā caturdaśīm ”
- kṛṣṇapakṣe -
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kṛṣṇapakṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- daśamyā -
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daśamī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]daśamin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]daśamin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- varjayitvā -
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varjayitvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- caturdaśīm -
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caturdaśī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śrāddhakarmaṇi tithyaḥ syuḥ praśastā na tathetarāḥ ”
- śrāddhakarmaṇi -
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śrāddhakarman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tithyaḥ -
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tithī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- syuḥ -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- praśastā* -
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praśasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]praśastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathe -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- itarāḥ -
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itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.87.18
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.87.18 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಕ್ಷೇ ದಶಮ್ಯಾದೌ ವರ್ಜಯಿತ್ವಾ ಚತುರ್ದಶೀಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಕರ್ಮಣಿ ತಿಥ್ಯಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾ ನ ತಥೇತರಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.87.18 in Bengali sript:
কৃষ্ণপক্ষে দশম্যাদৌ বর্জযিত্বা চতুর্দশীম্ ।
শ্রাদ্ধকর্মণি তিথ্যঃ স্যুঃ প্রশস্তা ন তথেতরাঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.87.18 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણપક્ષે દશમ્યાદૌ વર્જયિત્વા ચતુર્દશીમ્ ।
શ્રાદ્ધકર્મણિ તિથ્યઃ સ્યુઃ પ્રશસ્તા ન તથેતરાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.87.18 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷേ ദശമ്യാദൌ വര്ജയിത്വാ ചതുര്ദശീമ് ।
ശ്രാദ്ധകര്മണി തിഥ്യഃ സ്യുഃ പ്രശസ്താ ന തഥേതരാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.87.18 in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణపక్షే దశమ్యాదౌ వర్జయిత్వా చతుర్దశీమ్ ।
శ్రాద్ధకర్మణి తిథ్యః స్యుః ప్రశస్తా న తథేతరాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥