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 13.108.2

भीष्म उवाच ।
ज्येष्ठवत्तात वर्तस्व ज्येष्ठो हि सततं भवान् ।
गुरोर्गरीयसी वृत्तिर्या चेच्छिष्यस्य भारत ॥ २ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
jyeṣṭhavattāta vartasva jyeṣṭho hi satataṃ bhavān |
gurorgarīyasī vṛttiryā cecchiṣyasya bhārata || 2 ||

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

...on the expiration of the fourth month. He has next to take birth as a beast of prey. For ten years he has to live in that form, and then he takes birth as a pard in which form he has to live for a period of five years. Impelled by the change...

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

Bhishma, Jyeshtha, Atta, Satatam, Satata, Bhava, Bhavant, Guru, Gariyas, Vritti, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.108.2). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (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: “jyeṣṭhavattāta vartasva jyeṣṭho hi satataṃ bhavān
  • jyeṣṭha -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • attāt -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartasva -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • jyeṣṭho* -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “gurorgarīyasī vṛttiryā cecchiṣyasya bhārata
  • guror -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • garīyasī -
  • garīyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vṛttir -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse cecchiṣyasya*bh
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.108.2

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 13.108.2 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠವತ್ತಾತ ವರ್ತಸ್ವ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠೋ ಹಿ ಸತತಂ ಭವಾನ್ ।
ಗುರೋರ್ಗರೀಯಸೀ ವೃತ್ತಿರ್ಯಾ ಚೇಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 13.108.2 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
জ্যেষ্ঠবত্তাত বর্তস্ব জ্যেষ্ঠো হি সততং ভবান্ ।
গুরোর্গরীযসী বৃত্তির্যা চেচ্ছিষ্যস্য ভারত ॥ ২ ॥

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 13.108.2 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
જ્યેષ્ઠવત્તાત વર્તસ્વ જ્યેષ્ઠો હિ સતતં ભવાન્ ।
ગુરોર્ગરીયસી વૃત્તિર્યા ચેચ્છિષ્યસ્ય ભારત ॥ ૨ ॥

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 13.108.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ജ്യേഷ്ഠവത്താത വര്തസ്വ ജ്യേഷ്ഠോ ഹി സതതം ഭവാന് ।
ഗുരോര്ഗരീയസീ വൃത്തിര്യാ ചേച്ഛിഷ്യസ്യ ഭാരത ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.108.2 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
జ్యేష్ఠవత్తాత వర్తస్వ జ్యేష్ఠో హి సతతం భవాన్ ।
గురోర్గరీయసీ వృత్తిర్యా చేచ్ఛిష్యస్య భారత ॥ ౨ ॥

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