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 13.134.22

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवं सर्वाः सरिच्छ्रेष्ठाः पृष्टाः पुण्यतमाः शिवाः ।
ततो देवनदी गङ्गा नियुक्ता प्रतिपूज्य ताम् ॥ २२ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
evaṃ sarvāḥ saricchreṣṭhāḥ pṛṣṭāḥ puṇyatamāḥ śivāḥ |
tato devanadī gaṅgā niyuktā pratipūjya tām || 22 ||

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

...destroyed Ravana, the foe of the gods, having assumed the form of Rama that was full of compassion and other amiable virtues); He that destroys the foes of the deities (or, He that slays those who obstruct or forbid the giving of presents unto...

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

Bhishma, Evam, Eva, Saru, Sarva, Sarit, Shreshtha, Prishta, Punyatama, Shiva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Devanadi, Ganga, Niyukta, Pratipujya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.134.22). 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: “evaṃ sarvāḥ saricchreṣṭhāḥ pṛṣṭāḥ puṇyatamāḥ śivāḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvāḥ -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saricch -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhāḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛṣṭāḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
  • puṇyatamāḥ -
  • puṇyatama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śivāḥ -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “tato devanadī gaṅgā niyuktā pratipūjya tām
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • devanadī -
  • devanadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • gaṅgā* -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niyuktā -
  • niyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratipūjya -
  • pratipūjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipūjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.134.22

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 13.134.22 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಂ ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಸರಿಚ್ಛ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಃ ಪೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ಪುಣ್ಯತಮಾಃ ಶಿವಾಃ ।
ತತೋ ದೇವನದೀ ಗಙ್ಗಾ ನಿಯುಕ್ತಾ ಪ್ರತಿಪೂಜ್ಯ ತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 13.134.22 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
এবং সর্বাঃ সরিচ্ছ্রেষ্ঠাঃ পৃষ্টাঃ পুণ্যতমাঃ শিবাঃ ।
ততো দেবনদী গঙ্গা নিযুক্তা প্রতিপূজ্য তাম্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 13.134.22 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
એવં સર્વાઃ સરિચ્છ્રેષ્ઠાઃ પૃષ્ટાઃ પુણ્યતમાઃ શિવાઃ ।
તતો દેવનદી ગઙ્ગા નિયુક્તા પ્રતિપૂજ્ય તામ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 13.134.22 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഏവം സര്വാഃ സരിച്ഛ്രേഷ്ഠാഃ പൃഷ്ടാഃ പുണ്യതമാഃ ശിവാഃ ।
തതോ ദേവനദീ ഗങ്ഗാ നിയുക്താ പ്രതിപൂജ്യ താമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.134.22 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
ఏవం సర్వాః సరిచ్ఛ్రేష్ఠాః పృష్టాః పుణ్యతమాః శివాః ।
తతో దేవనదీ గఙ్గా నియుక్తా ప్రతిపూజ్య తామ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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