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 13.89.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
यमस्तु यानि श्राद्धानि प्रोवाच शशबिन्दवे ।
तानि मे शृणु काम्यानि नक्षत्रेषु पृथक्पृथक् ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
yamastu yāni śrāddhāni provāca śaśabindave |
tāni me śṛṇu kāmyāni nakṣatreṣu pṛthakpṛthak || 1 ||

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

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

Bhishma, Yama, Yani, Yat, Shraddha, Pra, Shashabindu, Shashabindava, Tad, Tani, Asmad, Kamya, Nakshatra, Prithak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.89.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yamastu yāni śrāddhāni provāca śaśabindave
  • yamas -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • śrāddhāni -
  • śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śaśabindave -
  • śaśabindu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śaśabindava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaśabindava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 3: “tāni me śṛṇu kāmyāni nakṣatreṣu pṛthakpṛthak
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāmyāni -
  • kāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kam], [vocative plural from √kam], [accusative plural from √kam]
  • nakṣatreṣu -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.89.1

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 13.89.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯಮಸ್ತು ಯಾನಿ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಾನಿ ಪ್ರೋವಾಚ ಶಶಬಿನ್ದವೇ ।
ತಾನಿ ಮೇ ಶೃಣು ಕಾಮ್ಯಾನಿ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರೇಷು ಪೃಥಕ್ಪೃಥಕ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 13.89.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
যমস্তু যানি শ্রাদ্ধানি প্রোবাচ শশবিন্দবে ।
তানি মে শৃণু কাম্যানি নক্ষত্রেষু পৃথক্পৃথক্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 13.89.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
યમસ્તુ યાનિ શ્રાદ્ધાનિ પ્રોવાચ શશબિન્દવે ।
તાનિ મે શૃણુ કામ્યાનિ નક્ષત્રેષુ પૃથક્પૃથક્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 13.89.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
യമസ്തു യാനി ശ്രാദ്ധാനി പ്രോവാച ശശബിന്ദവേ ।
താനി മേ ശൃണു കാമ്യാനി നക്ഷത്രേഷു പൃഥക്പൃഥക് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.89.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
యమస్తు యాని శ్రాద్ధాని ప్రోవాచ శశబిన్దవే ।
తాని మే శృణు కామ్యాని నక్షత్రేషు పృథక్పృథక్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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