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 14.90.18

तत्र वेदविदो राजंश्चक्रुः कर्माणि याजकाः ।
परिक्रमन्तः शास्त्रज्ञा विधिवत्साधुशिक्षिताः ॥ १८ ॥

tatra vedavido rājaṃścakruḥ karmāṇi yājakāḥ |
parikramantaḥ śāstrajñā vidhivatsādhuśikṣitāḥ || 18 ||

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

...rites relating to the sacrificial fire had been performed. In that sacrifice of the high-souled son of Kunti, three hundred animals were tied to the stakes setup, including that...

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

Tatra, Vedavid, Rajan, Rajat, Cakru, Karman, Yajaka, Tas, Shastrajna, Vidhivat, Sadhu, Shikshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.90.18). 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: “tatra vedavido rājaṃścakruḥ karmāṇi yājakāḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vedavido* -
  • vedavid (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vedavid (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rājaṃś -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • cakruḥ -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yājakāḥ -
  • yājaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “parikramantaḥ śāstrajñā vidhivatsādhuśikṣitāḥ
  • parikraman -
  • parikramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstrajñā* -
  • śāstrajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāstrajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śikṣitāḥ -
  • śikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śikṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śikṣ -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śikṣ], [vocative plural from √śikṣ]
    śikṣ -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śikṣ], [vocative plural from √śikṣ], [accusative plural from √śikṣ]
    śak -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak], [vocative plural from √śak]
    śak -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak], [vocative plural from √śak], [accusative plural from √śak]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.90.18

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 14.90.18 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ವೇದವಿದೋ ರಾಜಂಶ್ಚಕ್ರುಃ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಯಾಜಕಾಃ ।
ಪರಿಕ್ರಮನ್ತಃ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞಾ ವಿಧಿವತ್ಸಾಧುಶಿಕ್ಷಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 14.90.18 in Bengali sript:
তত্র বেদবিদো রাজংশ্চক্রুঃ কর্মাণি যাজকাঃ ।
পরিক্রমন্তঃ শাস্ত্রজ্ঞা বিধিবত্সাধুশিক্ষিতাঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 14.90.18 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર વેદવિદો રાજંશ્ચક્રુઃ કર્માણિ યાજકાઃ ।
પરિક્રમન્તઃ શાસ્ત્રજ્ઞા વિધિવત્સાધુશિક્ષિતાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 14.90.18 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര വേദവിദോ രാജംശ്ചക്രുഃ കര്മാണി യാജകാഃ ।
പരിക്രമന്തഃ ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞാ വിധിവത്സാധുശിക്ഷിതാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.90.18 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర వేదవిదో రాజంశ్చక్రుః కర్మాణి యాజకాః ।
పరిక్రమన్తః శాస్త్రజ్ఞా విధివత్సాధుశిక్షితాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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