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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 13.105.21
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
ये ब्राह्मणा मृदवः सत्यशीला बहुश्रुताः सर्वभूताभिरामाः ।
येऽधीयन्ते सेतिहासं पुराणं मध्वाहुत्या जुह्वति च द्विजेभ्यः ॥ २१ ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
ye brāhmaṇā mṛdavaḥ satyaśīlā bahuśrutāḥ sarvabhūtābhirāmāḥ |
ye'dhīyante setihāsaṃ purāṇaṃ madhvāhutyā juhvati ca dvijebhyaḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...superior to the observance of fasts. It was by fasts that the deities have succeeded in becoming denizens of heaven. It is by fasts that the Rishis have attained to high success. Visvamitra passed a thousand celestial years, confining himself...
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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 (13.105.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhritarashtra, Yah, Yat, Brahmana, Mridu, Satyashila, Bahushruta, Sarvabhuta, Ama, Itihasa, Purana, Madhvahuti, Juhvat, Juhvati, Dvija,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.105.21). 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* -
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dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “ye brāhmaṇā mṛdavaḥ satyaśīlā bahuśrutāḥ sarvabhūtābhirāmāḥ ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- brāhmaṇā* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛdavaḥ -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- satyaśīlā* -
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satyaśīla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satyaśīlā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahuśrutāḥ -
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bahuśruta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahuśrutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvabhūtābhir -
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sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- āmāḥ -
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āma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “ye'dhīyante setihāsaṃ purāṇaṃ madhvāhutyā juhvati ca dvijebhyaḥ ”
- ye' -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- adhīyante -
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- se -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- itihāsam -
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itihāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- purāṇam -
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purāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]purāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- madhvāhutyā* -
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madhvāhuti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- juhvati -
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juhvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]juhvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]√hu -> juhvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hu class 3 verb]√hu -> juhvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [locative single from √hu class 3 verb]√hu -> juhvatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √hu class 3 verb]√hu (verb class 3)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvijebhyaḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dvija (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.105.21
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.105.21 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಮೃದವಃ ಸತ್ಯಶೀಲಾ ಬಹುಶ್ರುತಾಃ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾಭಿರಾಮಾಃ ।
ಯೇಽಧೀಯನ್ತೇ ಸೇತಿಹಾಸಂ ಪುರಾಣಂ ಮಧ್ವಾಹುತ್ಯಾ ಜುಹ್ವತಿ ಚ ದ್ವಿಜೇಭ್ಯಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.105.21 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
যে ব্রাহ্মণা মৃদবঃ সত্যশীলা বহুশ্রুতাঃ সর্বভূতাভিরামাঃ ।
যেঽধীযন্তে সেতিহাসং পুরাণং মধ্বাহুত্যা জুহ্বতি চ দ্বিজেভ্যঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.105.21 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
યે બ્રાહ્મણા મૃદવઃ સત્યશીલા બહુશ્રુતાઃ સર્વભૂતાભિરામાઃ ।
યેઽધીયન્તે સેતિહાસં પુરાણં મધ્વાહુત્યા જુહ્વતિ ચ દ્વિજેભ્યઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.105.21 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
യേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ മൃദവഃ സത്യശീലാ ബഹുശ്രുതാഃ സര്വഭൂതാഭിരാമാഃ ।
യേഽധീയന്തേ സേതിഹാസം പുരാണം മധ്വാഹുത്യാ ജുഹ്വതി ച ദ്വിജേഭ്യഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.105.21 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
యే బ్రాహ్మణా మృదవః సత్యశీలా బహుశ్రుతాః సర్వభూతాభిరామాః ।
యేఽధీయన్తే సేతిహాసం పురాణం మధ్వాహుత్యా జుహ్వతి చ ద్విజేభ్యః ॥ ౨౧ ॥