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 15.20.17

दशाहमेवं दानानि दत्त्वा राजाम्बिकासुतः ।
बभूव पुत्रपौत्राणामनृणो भरतर्षभ ॥ १७ ॥

daśāhamevaṃ dānāni dattvā rājāmbikāsutaḥ |
babhūva putrapautrāṇāmanṛṇo bharatarṣabha || 17 ||

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

...rich with the villages and fields and other foremost of gifts constituting its verdant islands, heaps of diverse kinds of precious articles for its rich caves, elephants...

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

Dashaha, Evam, Eva, Dana, Dattva, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Ambikasuta, Putrapautra, Anrina, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.20.17). 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: “daśāhamevaṃ dānāni dattvā rājāmbikāsutaḥ
  • daśāham -
  • daśāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • dānāni -
  • dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ambikāsutaḥ -
  • ambikāsuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “babhūva putrapautrāṇāmanṛṇo bharatarṣabha
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • putrapautrāṇām -
  • putrapautra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    putrapautrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anṛṇo* -
  • anṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.20.17

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 15.20.17 in Kannada sript:
ದಶಾಹಮೇವಂ ದಾನಾನಿ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ರಾಜಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಸುತಃ ।
ಬಭೂವ ಪುತ್ರಪೌತ್ರಾಣಾಮನೃಣೋ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 15.20.17 in Bengali sript:
দশাহমেবং দানানি দত্ত্বা রাজাম্বিকাসুতঃ ।
বভূব পুত্রপৌত্রাণামনৃণো ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 15.20.17 in Gujarati sript:
દશાહમેવં દાનાનિ દત્ત્વા રાજામ્બિકાસુતઃ ।
બભૂવ પુત્રપૌત્રાણામનૃણો ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 15.20.17 in Malayalam sript:
ദശാഹമേവം ദാനാനി ദത്ത്വാ രാജാമ്ബികാസുതഃ ।
ബഭൂവ പുത്രപൌത്രാണാമനൃണോ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.20.17 in Telugu sript:
దశాహమేవం దానాని దత్త్వా రాజామ్బికాసుతః ।
బభూవ పుత్రపౌత్రాణామనృణో భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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