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 13.95.24

भीष्म उवाच ।
विज्ञाय यातुधानीं तां कृत्यामृषिवधैषिणीम् ।
अत्रिः क्षुधापरीतात्मा ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ २४ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
vijñāya yātudhānīṃ tāṃ kṛtyāmṛṣivadhaiṣiṇīm |
atriḥ kṣudhāparītātmā tato vacanamabravīt || 24 ||

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

...king, ordained for human beings. Such Dhupas are said to immediately gratify the deities, the Danavas, and spirits. Besides these, there are many other kinds of Dhupas used by men of purposes of pleasure or enjoyment. All the merits that have...

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

Bhishma, Vijna, Vijnaya, Yatudhani, Kriti, Kritya, Vadhaishin, Vadhaishi, Atri, Kshudh, Kshudha, Aparita, Asmad, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.95.24). 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: “vijñāya yātudhānīṃ tāṃ kṛtyāmṛṣivadhaiṣiṇīm
  • vijñāya -
  • vijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • yātudhānīm -
  • yātudhānī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtyām -
  • kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ṛṣi -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vadhaiṣiṇī -
  • vadhaiṣin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vadhaiṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vadhaiṣī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “atriḥ kṣudhāparītātmā tato vacanamabravīt
  • atriḥ -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣudhā -
  • kṣudha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣudha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣudh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparītāt -
  • aparīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aparīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.95.24

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 13.95.24 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞಾಯ ಯಾತುಧಾನೀಂ ತಾಂ ಕೃತ್ಯಾಮೃಷಿವಧೈಷಿಣೀಮ್ ।
ಅತ್ರಿಃ ಕ್ಷುಧಾಪರೀತಾತ್ಮಾ ತತೋ ವಚನಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 13.95.24 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
বিজ্ঞায যাতুধানীং তাং কৃত্যামৃষিবধৈষিণীম্ ।
অত্রিঃ ক্ষুধাপরীতাত্মা ততো বচনমব্রবীত্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 13.95.24 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
વિજ્ઞાય યાતુધાનીં તાં કૃત્યામૃષિવધૈષિણીમ્ ।
અત્રિઃ ક્ષુધાપરીતાત્મા તતો વચનમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 13.95.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
വിജ്ഞായ യാതുധാനീം താം കൃത്യാമൃഷിവധൈഷിണീമ് ।
അത്രിഃ ക്ഷുധാപരീതാത്മാ തതോ വചനമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.95.24 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
విజ్ఞాయ యాతుధానీం తాం కృత్యామృషివధైషిణీమ్ ।
అత్రిః క్షుధాపరీతాత్మా తతో వచనమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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