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 13.88.14

एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोऽपि गयां व्रजेत् ।
यत्रासौ प्रथितो लोकेष्वक्षय्यकरणो वटः ॥ १४ ॥

eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet |
yatrāsau prathito lokeṣvakṣayyakaraṇo vaṭaḥ || 14 ||

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

...incapable of gratifying the desire of a single person. Hence, one possessed of wisdom should dispelling cupidity, adopt tranquillity!'" "Bharadvaja said, 'The horns of a Ruru, after their first appearance, begin to grow with the growth of the...

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

Eshtavya, Bahu, Bahava, Putra, Yadi, Yad, Eka, Api, Gaya, Yatra, Asi, Asu, Adah, Prathita, Loka, Akshayin, Akshayya, Vata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.88.14). 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: “eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet
  • eṣṭavyā* -
  • eṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    eṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    iṣ -> eṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> eṣṭavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • bahavaḥ -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadye -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • eko' -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gayām -
  • gayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “yatrāsau prathito lokeṣvakṣayyakaraṇo vaṭaḥ
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prathito* -
  • prathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]
  • lokeṣva -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • akṣayya -
  • akṣayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    akṣayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣayya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akaraṇo -
  • vaṭaḥ -
  • vaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.88.14

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 13.88.14 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ್ಟವ್ಯಾ ಬಹವಃ ಪುತ್ರಾ ಯದ್ಯೇಕೋಽಪಿ ಗಯಾಂ ವ್ರಜೇತ್ ।
ಯತ್ರಾಸೌ ಪ್ರಥಿತೋ ಲೋಕೇಷ್ವಕ್ಷಯ್ಯಕರಣೋ ವಟಃ ॥ 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 13.88.14 in Bengali sript:
এষ্টব্যা বহবঃ পুত্রা যদ্যেকোঽপি গযাং ব্রজেত্ ।
যত্রাসৌ প্রথিতো লোকেষ্বক্ষয্যকরণো বটঃ ॥ 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 13.88.14 in Gujarati sript:
એષ્ટવ્યા બહવઃ પુત્રા યદ્યેકોઽપિ ગયાં વ્રજેત્ ।
યત્રાસૌ પ્રથિતો લોકેષ્વક્ષય્યકરણો વટઃ ॥ 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 13.88.14 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷ്ടവ്യാ ബഹവഃ പുത്രാ യദ്യേകോഽപി ഗയാം വ്രജേത് ।
യത്രാസൌ പ്രഥിതോ ലോകേഷ്വക്ഷയ്യകരണോ വടഃ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.88.14 in Telugu sript:
ఏష్టవ్యా బహవః పుత్రా యద్యేకోఽపి గయాం వ్రజేత్ ।
యత్రాసౌ ప్రథితో లోకేష్వక్షయ్యకరణో వటః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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