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 14.93.89

सक्तुप्रस्थलवैस्तैर्हि तदाहं काञ्चनीकृतः ।
न हि यज्ञो महानेष सदृशस्तैर्मतो मम ॥ ८९ ॥

saktuprasthalavaistairhi tadāhaṃ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ |
na hi yajño mahāneṣa sadṛśastairmato mama || 89 ||

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

...great Horse-sacrifice. You should not, O king, think highly of sacrifice. Millions of Rishis have ascended to Heaven with the aid of only their penances. Abstention from injury...

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

Prasthala, Tad, Tada, Aha, Asmad, Kancani, Krit, Krita, Yajna, Mahana, Isha, Ishan, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.93.89). 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: “saktuprasthalavaistairhi tadāhaṃ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ
  • saktu -
  • saktu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prasthala -
  • prasthala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasthala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vais -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kāñcanī -
  • kāñcanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “na hi yajño mahāneṣa sadṛśastairmato mama
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yajño* -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāne -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sadṛśas -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.93.89

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 14.93.89 in Kannada sript:
ಸಕ್ತುಪ್ರಸ್ಥಲವೈಸ್ತೈರ್ಹಿ ತದಾಹಂ ಕಾಞ್ಚನೀಕೃತಃ ।
ನ ಹಿ ಯಜ್ಞೋ ಮಹಾನೇಷ ಸದೃಶಸ್ತೈರ್ಮತೋ ಮಮ ॥ ೮೯ ॥

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 14.93.89 in Bengali sript:
সক্তুপ্রস্থলবৈস্তৈর্হি তদাহং কাঞ্চনীকৃতঃ ।
ন হি যজ্ঞো মহানেষ সদৃশস্তৈর্মতো মম ॥ ৮৯ ॥

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 14.93.89 in Gujarati sript:
સક્તુપ્રસ્થલવૈસ્તૈર્હિ તદાહં કાઞ્ચનીકૃતઃ ।
ન હિ યજ્ઞો મહાનેષ સદૃશસ્તૈર્મતો મમ ॥ ૮૯ ॥

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 14.93.89 in Malayalam sript:
സക്തുപ്രസ്ഥലവൈസ്തൈര്ഹി തദാഹം കാഞ്ചനീകൃതഃ ।
ന ഹി യജ്ഞോ മഹാനേഷ സദൃശസ്തൈര്മതോ മമ ॥ ൮൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.93.89 in Telugu sript:
సక్తుప్రస్థలవైస్తైర్హి తదాహం కాఞ్చనీకృతః ।
న హి యజ్ఞో మహానేష సదృశస్తైర్మతో మమ ॥ ౮౯ ॥

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