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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 13.98.18
छत्रं हि भरतश्रेष्ठ यः प्रदद्याद्द्विजातये ।
शुभ्रं शतशलाकं वै स प्रेत्य सुखमेधते ॥ १८ ॥
chatraṃ hi bharataśreṣṭha yaḥ pradadyāddvijātaye |
śubhraṃ śataśalākaṃ vai sa pretya sukhamedhate || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...accept this elephant!' "The deity of a hundred sacrifices said, 'Amongst all those high-souled and foremost of Rishis that firmly adhere to truth and that have the Vedas planted in their heart, you alone hast been able to recognise me. For 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 (13.98.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Chatra, Bharatashreshtha, Yah, Prada, Dvijati, Shubhra, Shatashalaka, Pretya, Sukham, Sukha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.98.18). 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: “chatraṃ hi bharataśreṣṭha yaḥ pradadyāddvijātaye ”
- chatram -
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chatra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chatra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chatrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bharataśreṣṭha -
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bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prada -
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prada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dyā -
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dī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ād -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- dvijātaye -
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dvijāti (noun, masculine)[dative single]dvijāti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “śubhraṃ śataśalākaṃ vai sa pretya sukhamedhate ”
- śubhram -
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śubhra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubhra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śataśalākam -
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śataśalāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śataśalāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śataśalākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pretya -
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pretya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- edhate -
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√edh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.98.18
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.98.18 in Kannada sript:
ಛತ್ರಂ ಹಿ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಯಃ ಪ್ರದದ್ಯಾದ್ದ್ವಿಜಾತಯೇ ।
ಶುಭ್ರಂ ಶತಶಲಾಕಂ ವೈ ಸ ಪ್ರೇತ್ಯ ಸುಖಮೇಧತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.98.18 in Bengali sript:
ছত্রং হি ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ যঃ প্রদদ্যাদ্দ্বিজাতযে ।
শুভ্রং শতশলাকং বৈ স প্রেত্য সুখমেধতে ॥ ১৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.98.18 in Gujarati sript:
છત્રં હિ ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ યઃ પ્રદદ્યાદ્દ્વિજાતયે ।
શુભ્રં શતશલાકં વૈ સ પ્રેત્ય સુખમેધતે ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.98.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഛത്രം ഹി ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠ യഃ പ്രദദ്യാദ്ദ്വിജാതയേ ।
ശുഭ്രം ശതശലാകം വൈ സ പ്രേത്യ സുഖമേധതേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.98.18 in Telugu sript:
ఛత్రం హి భరతశ్రేష్ఠ యః ప్రదద్యాద్ద్విజాతయే ।
శుభ్రం శతశలాకం వై స ప్రేత్య సుఖమేధతే ॥ ౧౮ ॥