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 13.101.28

जलजानि च माल्यानि पद्मादीनि च यानि च ।
गन्धर्वनागयक्षेभ्यस्तानि दद्याद्विचक्षणः ॥ २८ ॥

jalajāni ca mālyāni padmādīni ca yāni ca |
gandharvanāgayakṣebhyastāni dadyādvicakṣaṇaḥ || 28 ||

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

...should always leave a remnant of the food that is placed before one for eating. Having finished one’s meals, one should mentally touch fire. If one eats with face turned eastwards, one becomes endued with longevity. By eating with face turned...

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

Jalaja, Malya, Padmadi, Yani, Yat, Gandharva, Naga, Yaksha, Tad, Tani, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.101.28). 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: “jalajāni ca mālyāni padmādīni ca yāni ca
  • jalajāni -
  • jalaja (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]
  • mālyāni -
  • mālya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √mal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mal class 1 verb]
  • padmādī -
  • padmādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “gandharvanāgayakṣebhyastāni dadyādvicakṣaṇaḥ
  • gandharva -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yakṣebhyas -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    yakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • vicakṣaṇaḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.101.28

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 13.101.28 in Kannada sript:
ಜಲಜಾನಿ ಚ ಮಾಲ್ಯಾನಿ ಪದ್ಮಾದೀನಿ ಚ ಯಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವನಾಗಯಕ್ಷೇಭ್ಯಸ್ತಾನಿ ದದ್ಯಾದ್ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 13.101.28 in Bengali sript:
জলজানি চ মাল্যানি পদ্মাদীনি চ যানি চ ।
গন্ধর্বনাগযক্ষেভ্যস্তানি দদ্যাদ্বিচক্ষণঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 13.101.28 in Gujarati sript:
જલજાનિ ચ માલ્યાનિ પદ્માદીનિ ચ યાનિ ચ ।
ગન્ધર્વનાગયક્ષેભ્યસ્તાનિ દદ્યાદ્વિચક્ષણઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 13.101.28 in Malayalam sript:
ജലജാനി ച മാല്യാനി പദ്മാദീനി ച യാനി ച ।
ഗന്ധര്വനാഗയക്ഷേഭ്യസ്താനി ദദ്യാദ്വിചക്ഷണഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.101.28 in Telugu sript:
జలజాని చ మాల్యాని పద్మాదీని చ యాని చ ।
గన్ధర్వనాగయక్షేభ్యస్తాని దద్యాద్విచక్షణః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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