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 13.90.26

ये चेतिहासं प्रयताः श्रावयन्ति द्विजोत्तमान् ।
ये च भाष्यविदः केचिद्ये च व्याकरणे रताः ॥ २६ ॥

ye cetihāsaṃ prayatāḥ śrāvayanti dvijottamān |
ye ca bhāṣyavidaḥ kecidye ca vyākaraṇe ratāḥ || 26 ||

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

...effulgence of my body dispelled the surrounding darkness. For these reasons I am called Gotama!' "Yatudhani said, 'The explanation you have given me of your name, O great ascetic, is incapable of being understood by me. Go and plunge into this...

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

Yah, Yat, Ceti, Hasa, Prayata, Shravayat, Shravayanti, Dvijottama, Bhashin, Bhashya, Bhashi, Kah, Kim, Vyakarana, Rata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.90.26). 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: “ye cetihāsaṃ prayatāḥ śrāvayanti dvijottamān
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hāsam -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prayatāḥ -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prayatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śrāvayanti -
  • śru -> śrāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śru], [vocative plural from √śru], [accusative plural from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śru]
    śru (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • dvijottamān -
  • dvijottama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ye ca bhāṣyavidaḥ kecidye ca vyākaraṇe ratāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣya -
  • bhāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāṣ -> bhāṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhāṣ]
    bhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avidaḥ -
  • vid (verb class 6)
    [aorist active second single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cidye -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyākaraṇe -
  • vyākaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ratāḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.90.26

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 13.90.26 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ಚೇತಿಹಾಸಂ ಪ್ರಯತಾಃ ಶ್ರಾವಯನ್ತಿ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮಾನ್ ।
ಯೇ ಚ ಭಾಷ್ಯವಿದಃ ಕೇಚಿದ್ಯೇ ಚ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣೇ ರತಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 13.90.26 in Bengali sript:
যে চেতিহাসং প্রযতাঃ শ্রাবযন্তি দ্বিজোত্তমান্ ।
যে চ ভাষ্যবিদঃ কেচিদ্যে চ ব্যাকরণে রতাঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 13.90.26 in Gujarati sript:
યે ચેતિહાસં પ્રયતાઃ શ્રાવયન્તિ દ્વિજોત્તમાન્ ।
યે ચ ભાષ્યવિદઃ કેચિદ્યે ચ વ્યાકરણે રતાઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 13.90.26 in Malayalam sript:
യേ ചേതിഹാസം പ്രയതാഃ ശ്രാവയന്തി ദ്വിജോത്തമാന് ।
യേ ച ഭാഷ്യവിദഃ കേചിദ്യേ ച വ്യാകരണേ രതാഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.90.26 in Telugu sript:
యే చేతిహాసం ప్రయతాః శ్రావయన్తి ద్విజోత్తమాన్ ।
యే చ భాష్యవిదః కేచిద్యే చ వ్యాకరణే రతాః ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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