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 13.101.20

देवताभ्यः सुमनसो यो ददाति नरः शुचिः ।
तस्मात्सुमनसः प्रोक्ता यस्मात्तुष्यन्ति देवताः ॥ २० ॥

devatābhyaḥ sumanaso yo dadāti naraḥ śuciḥ |
tasmātsumanasaḥ proktā yasmāttuṣyanti devatāḥ || 20 ||

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

...Without also worshipping the deities first, one should never repair to any person save one’s preceptor or one that is old in years or one that is righteous or one that is possessed of wisdom. They that are wise should never see themselves in...

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

Devata, Sumanas, Sumanasa, Yah, Nara, Nri, Shuci, Tasmat, Tad, Prokta, Yasmat, Yat, Tushyat, Tushyanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.101.20). 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: “devatābhyaḥ sumanaso yo dadāti naraḥ śuciḥ
  • devatābhyaḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • sumanaso* -
  • sumanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sumanas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sumanasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmātsumanasaḥ proktā yasmāttuṣyanti devatāḥ
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • sumanasaḥ -
  • sumanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sumanas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sumanasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktā* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yasmāt -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • tuṣyanti -
  • tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tuṣ -> tuṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tuṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.101.20

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 13.101.20 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವತಾಭ್ಯಃ ಸುಮನಸೋ ಯೋ ದದಾತಿ ನರಃ ಶುಚಿಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸುಮನಸಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಾ ಯಸ್ಮಾತ್ತುಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ದೇವತಾಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 13.101.20 in Bengali sript:
দেবতাভ্যঃ সুমনসো যো দদাতি নরঃ শুচিঃ ।
তস্মাত্সুমনসঃ প্রোক্তা যস্মাত্তুষ্যন্তি দেবতাঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 13.101.20 in Gujarati sript:
દેવતાભ્યઃ સુમનસો યો દદાતિ નરઃ શુચિઃ ।
તસ્માત્સુમનસઃ પ્રોક્તા યસ્માત્તુષ્યન્તિ દેવતાઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 13.101.20 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവതാഭ്യഃ സുമനസോ യോ ദദാതി നരഃ ശുചിഃ ।
തസ്മാത്സുമനസഃ പ്രോക്താ യസ്മാത്തുഷ്യന്തി ദേവതാഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.101.20 in Telugu sript:
దేవతాభ్యః సుమనసో యో దదాతి నరః శుచిః ।
తస్మాత్సుమనసః ప్రోక్తా యస్మాత్తుష్యన్తి దేవతాః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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