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 13.95.41

गण्डोवाच ।
गण्डं गण्डं गतवती गण्डगण्डेति संज्ञिता ।
गण्डगण्डेव गण्डेति विद्धि मानलसंभवे ॥ ४१ ॥

gaṇḍovāca |
gaṇḍaṃ gaṇḍaṃ gatavatī gaṇḍagaṇḍeti saṃjñitā |
gaṇḍagaṇḍeva gaṇḍeti viddhi mānalasaṃbhave || 41 ||

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

...boiled in raw sugar, should be offered to the spirits and other unearthly Beings. He who never takes any food without first serving therefrom the Brahmanas and deities and guests, becomes entitled to first portions of food. Such a man becomes...

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

Ganda, Gandu, Gatavat, Gandi, Iti, Sanjnita, Mana, Las, Lasa, Bhava, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.95.41). 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: “gaṇḍovāca
  • gaṇḍo -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gaṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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: “gaṇḍaṃ gaṇḍaṃ gatavatī gaṇḍagaṇḍeti saṃjñitā
  • gaṇḍam -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gaṇḍam -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatavatī -
  • gatavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gaṇḍa -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gaṇḍe -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gaṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gaṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sañjñitā -
  • sañjñitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “gaṇḍagaṇḍeva gaṇḍeti viddhi mānalasaṃbhave
  • gaṇḍa -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gaṇḍeva -
  • gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • gaṇḍe -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gaṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gaṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • māna -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lasam -
  • lasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    las (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.95.41

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 13.95.41 in Kannada sript:
ಗಣ್ಡೋವಾಚ ।
ಗಣ್ಡಂ ಗಣ್ಡಂ ಗತವತೀ ಗಣ್ಡಗಣ್ಡೇತಿ ಸಂಜ್ಞಿತಾ ।
ಗಣ್ಡಗಣ್ಡೇವ ಗಣ್ಡೇತಿ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಮಾನಲಸಂಭವೇ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 13.95.41 in Bengali sript:
গণ্ডোবাচ ।
গণ্ডং গণ্ডং গতবতী গণ্ডগণ্ডেতি সংজ্ঞিতা ।
গণ্ডগণ্ডেব গণ্ডেতি বিদ্ধি মানলসংভবে ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 13.95.41 in Gujarati sript:
ગણ્ડોવાચ ।
ગણ્ડં ગણ્ડં ગતવતી ગણ્ડગણ્ડેતિ સંજ્ઞિતા ।
ગણ્ડગણ્ડેવ ગણ્ડેતિ વિદ્ધિ માનલસંભવે ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 13.95.41 in Malayalam sript:
ഗണ്ഡോവാച ।
ഗണ്ഡം ഗണ്ഡം ഗതവതീ ഗണ്ഡഗണ്ഡേതി സംജ്ഞിതാ ।
ഗണ്ഡഗണ്ഡേവ ഗണ്ഡേതി വിദ്ധി മാനലസംഭവേ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.95.41 in Telugu sript:
గణ్డోవాచ ।
గణ్డం గణ్డం గతవతీ గణ్డగణ్డేతి సంజ్ఞితా ।
గణ్డగణ్డేవ గణ్డేతి విద్ధి మానలసంభవే ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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