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 13.100.16

पितॄन्संतर्पयित्वा तु बलिं कुर्याद्विधानतः ।
वैश्वदेवं ततः कुर्यात्पश्चाद्ब्राह्मणवाचनम् ॥ १६ ॥

pitṝnsaṃtarpayitvā tu baliṃ kuryādvidhānataḥ |
vaiśvadevaṃ tataḥ kuryātpaścādbrāhmaṇavācanam || 16 ||

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

...afforded by the acts of those that are good or righteous. People esteem that man who acts righteously and who does good acts even if they only hear of him without actually seeing him. They that are atheists, they that are destitute of all acts...

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

Pitri, Sat, Bali, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas, Vaishvadeva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pashcat, Pashca, Brahmanavacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.100.16). 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: “pitṝnsaṃtarpayitvā tu baliṃ kuryādvidhānataḥ
  • pitṝn -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • san -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tarpayitvā -
  • tṛp -> tarpayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṛp]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • vidhānataḥ -
  • vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vidhānatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vaiśvadevaṃ tataḥ kuryātpaścādbrāhmaṇavācanam
  • vaiśvadevam -
  • vaiśvadeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiśvadeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • paścād -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • brāhmaṇavācanam -
  • brāhmaṇavācana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.100.16

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 13.100.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತೄನ್ಸಂತರ್ಪಯಿತ್ವಾ ತು ಬಲಿಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾದ್ವಿಧಾನತಃ ।
ವೈಶ್ವದೇವಂ ತತಃ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಪಶ್ಚಾದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣವಾಚನಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 13.100.16 in Bengali sript:
পিতৄন্সংতর্পযিত্বা তু বলিং কুর্যাদ্বিধানতঃ ।
বৈশ্বদেবং ততঃ কুর্যাত্পশ্চাদ্ব্রাহ্মণবাচনম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 13.100.16 in Gujarati sript:
પિતૄન્સંતર્પયિત્વા તુ બલિં કુર્યાદ્વિધાનતઃ ।
વૈશ્વદેવં તતઃ કુર્યાત્પશ્ચાદ્બ્રાહ્મણવાચનમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 13.100.16 in Malayalam sript:
പിതൄന്സംതര്പയിത്വാ തു ബലിം കുര്യാദ്വിധാനതഃ ।
വൈശ്വദേവം തതഃ കുര്യാത്പശ്ചാദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണവാചനമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.100.16 in Telugu sript:
పితౄన్సంతర్పయిత్వా తు బలిం కుర్యాద్విధానతః ।
వైశ్వదేవం తతః కుర్యాత్పశ్చాద్బ్రాహ్మణవాచనమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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