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 13.101.26

द्विविधो हि स्मृतो गन्ध इष्टोऽनिष्टश्च पुष्पजः ।
इष्टगन्धानि देवानां पुष्पाणीति विभावयेत् ॥ २६ ॥

dvividho hi smṛto gandha iṣṭo'niṣṭaśca puṣpajaḥ |
iṣṭagandhāni devānāṃ puṣpāṇīti vibhāvayet || 26 ||

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

...functional change. One should not answer a call of nature on a field (where crops are grown) or at a place too near an inhabited village. One should never answer a call of nature on a water. One should first wash one’s mouth thrice with water...

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

Dvividha, Smrita, Gandha, Ishta, Ishtu, Anishta, Pushpaja, Ishtagandha, Deva, Pushpa, Iti, Vibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.101.26). 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: “dvividho hi smṛto gandha iṣṭo'niṣṭaśca puṣpajaḥ
  • dvividho* -
  • dvividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • smṛto* -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • gandha* -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iṣṭo' -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣṭu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • aniṣṭaś -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣpajaḥ -
  • puṣpaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iṣṭagandhāni devānāṃ puṣpāṇīti vibhāvayet
  • iṣṭagandhāni -
  • iṣṭagandha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • puṣpāṇī -
  • puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vibhā -
  • vibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • āvayet -
  • av (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.101.26

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 13.101.26 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿವಿಧೋ ಹಿ ಸ್ಮೃತೋ ಗನ್ಧ ಇಷ್ಟೋಽನಿಷ್ಟಶ್ಚ ಪುಷ್ಪಜಃ ।
ಇಷ್ಟಗನ್ಧಾನಿ ದೇವಾನಾಂ ಪುಷ್ಪಾಣೀತಿ ವಿಭಾವಯೇತ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 13.101.26 in Bengali sript:
দ্বিবিধো হি স্মৃতো গন্ধ ইষ্টোঽনিষ্টশ্চ পুষ্পজঃ ।
ইষ্টগন্ধানি দেবানাং পুষ্পাণীতি বিভাবযেত্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 13.101.26 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વિવિધો હિ સ્મૃતો ગન્ધ ઇષ્ટોઽનિષ્ટશ્ચ પુષ્પજઃ ।
ઇષ્ટગન્ધાનિ દેવાનાં પુષ્પાણીતિ વિભાવયેત્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 13.101.26 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വിവിധോ ഹി സ്മൃതോ ഗന്ധ ഇഷ്ടോഽനിഷ്ടശ്ച പുഷ്പജഃ ।
ഇഷ്ടഗന്ധാനി ദേവാനാം പുഷ്പാണീതി വിഭാവയേത് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.101.26 in Telugu sript:
ద్వివిధో హి స్మృతో గన్ధ ఇష్టోఽనిష్టశ్చ పుష్పజః ।
ఇష్టగన్ధాని దేవానాం పుష్పాణీతి విభావయేత్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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