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 13.105.11

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
गवां सहस्रं भवते ददामि दासीशतं निष्कशतानि पञ्च ।
अन्यच्च वित्तं विविधं महर्षे किं ब्राह्मणस्येह गजेन कृत्यम् ॥ ११ ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
gavāṃ sahasraṃ bhavate dadāmi dāsīśataṃ niṣkaśatāni pañca |
anyacca vittaṃ vividhaṃ maharṣe kiṃ brāhmaṇasyeha gajena kṛtyam || 11 ||

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

...No fast for more than a month, O chief of men, has been ordained. Even this, O son of Pritha, is the ordinance in respect of fasts that has been declared by sages conversant with duties. That man who, unafflicted by disease and free from every...

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

Dhritarashtra, Gava, Sahasram, Sahasra, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dasi, Ishat, Nishka, Shata, Panca, Pancan, Ani, Anya, Vitta, Vividham, Vividha, Maharshi, Kim, Brahmana, Iha, Gaja, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.105.11). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra* -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “gavāṃ sahasraṃ bhavate dadāmi dāsīśataṃ niṣkaśatāni pañca
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sahasram -
  • sahasram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavate -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dadāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active first single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • dāsī -
  • dāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • īśatam -
  • īśat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    īśat (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • niṣka -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 3: “anyacca vittaṃ vividhaṃ maharṣe kiṃ brāhmaṇasyeha gajena kṛtyam
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • ac -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • vividham -
  • vividham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maharṣe -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇasye -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gajena -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtyam -
  • kṛtyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.105.11

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 13.105.11 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಗವಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಂ ಭವತೇ ದದಾಮಿ ದಾಸೀಶತಂ ನಿಷ್ಕಶತಾನಿ ಪಞ್ಚ ।
ಅನ್ಯಚ್ಚ ವಿತ್ತಂ ವಿವಿಧಂ ಮಹರ್ಷೇ ಕಿಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯೇಹ ಗಜೇನ ಕೃತ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 13.105.11 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
গবাং সহস্রং ভবতে দদামি দাসীশতং নিষ্কশতানি পঞ্চ ।
অন্যচ্চ বিত্তং বিবিধং মহর্ষে কিং ব্রাহ্মণস্যেহ গজেন কৃত্যম্ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 13.105.11 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
ગવાં સહસ્રં ભવતે દદામિ દાસીશતં નિષ્કશતાનિ પઞ્ચ ।
અન્યચ્ચ વિત્તં વિવિધં મહર્ષે કિં બ્રાહ્મણસ્યેહ ગજેન કૃત્યમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 13.105.11 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
ഗവാം സഹസ്രം ഭവതേ ദദാമി ദാസീശതം നിഷ്കശതാനി പഞ്ച ।
അന്യച്ച വിത്തം വിവിധം മഹര്ഷേ കിം ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യേഹ ഗജേന കൃത്യമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.105.11 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
గవాం సహస్రం భవతే దదామి దాసీశతం నిష్కశతాని పఞ్చ ।
అన్యచ్చ విత్తం వివిధం మహర్షే కిం బ్రాహ్మణస్యేహ గజేన కృత్యమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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