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 13.99.8

देवा मनुष्या गन्धर्वाः पितरोरगराक्षसाः ।
स्थावराणि च भूतानि संश्रयन्ति जलाशयम् ॥ ८ ॥

devā manuṣyā gandharvāḥ pitaroragarākṣasāḥ |
sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni saṃśrayanti jalāśayam || 8 ||

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

...Brahmanas of thousands of male and female slaves. By the side of the Pushkara lakes I made gifts unto the Brahmanas, for a hundred thousand times, a hundred thousand steeds, and two hundred thousand kine. I also gave away a thousand damsels of...

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

Deva, Manushi, Manushya, Gandharva, Pitri, Rakshasa, Sthavara, Bhuta, Bhutani, Shrayat, Shrayanti, Jalashaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.99.8). 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: “devā manuṣyā gandharvāḥ pitaroragarākṣasāḥ
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manuṣyā* -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gandharvāḥ -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pitaro -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raga -
  • rag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rākṣasāḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni saṃśrayanti jalāśayam
  • sthāvarāṇi -
  • sthāvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrayanti -
  • śri -> śrayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śrayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • jalāśayam -
  • jalāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jalāśaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalāśayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.99.8

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 13.99.8 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಾ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಃ ಪಿತರೋರಗರಾಕ್ಷಸಾಃ ।
ಸ್ಥಾವರಾಣಿ ಚ ಭೂತಾನಿ ಸಂಶ್ರಯನ್ತಿ ಜಲಾಶಯಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 13.99.8 in Bengali sript:
দেবা মনুষ্যা গন্ধর্বাঃ পিতরোরগরাক্ষসাঃ ।
স্থাবরাণি চ ভূতানি সংশ্রযন্তি জলাশযম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 13.99.8 in Gujarati sript:
દેવા મનુષ્યા ગન્ધર્વાઃ પિતરોરગરાક્ષસાઃ ।
સ્થાવરાણિ ચ ભૂતાનિ સંશ્રયન્તિ જલાશયમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 13.99.8 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവാ മനുഷ്യാ ഗന്ധര്വാഃ പിതരോരഗരാക്ഷസാഃ ।
സ്ഥാവരാണി ച ഭൂതാനി സംശ്രയന്തി ജലാശയമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.99.8 in Telugu sript:
దేవా మనుష్యా గన్ధర్వాః పితరోరగరాక్షసాః ।
స్థావరాణి చ భూతాని సంశ్రయన్తి జలాశయమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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