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 18.5.36

यश्चेदं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे ब्राह्मणान्पादमन्ततः ।
अक्षय्यमन्नपानं वै पितॄंस्तस्योपतिष्ठते ॥ ३६ ॥

yaścedaṃ śrāvayecchrāddhe brāhmaṇānpādamantataḥ |
akṣayyamannapānaṃ vai pitṝṃstasyopatiṣṭhate || 36 ||

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

...purified, should place a copy of the Mahabharata on an auspicious spot and cover it with a piece of silken cloth and worship it, according to due rites, with scents and garlands, offering each at a time. Indeed, O king, the several volumes of this treatise should...

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

Yah, Ced, Shraddha, Brahmana, Pada, Antatah, Akshayyam, Akshayya, Annapana, Pitri, Tad, Upatishtha, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.36). 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: “yaścedaṃ śrāvayecchrāddhe brāhmaṇānpādamantataḥ
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrāvayecch -
  • śru (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • śrāddhe -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pādam -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • antataḥ -
  • antataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “akṣayyamannapānaṃ vai pitṝṃstasyopatiṣṭhate
  • akṣayyam -
  • akṣayyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akṣayya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣayya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • annapānam -
  • annapāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    annapāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • pitṝṃs -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tasyo -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upatiṣṭha -
  • upatiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upatiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.36

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 18.5.36 in Kannada sript:
ಯಶ್ಚೇದಂ ಶ್ರಾವಯೇಚ್ಛ್ರಾದ್ಧೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ಪಾದಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ಅಕ್ಷಯ್ಯಮನ್ನಪಾನಂ ವೈ ಪಿತೄಂಸ್ತಸ್ಯೋಪತಿಷ್ಠತೇ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 18.5.36 in Bengali sript:
যশ্চেদং শ্রাবযেচ্ছ্রাদ্ধে ব্রাহ্মণান্পাদমন্ততঃ ।
অক্ষয্যমন্নপানং বৈ পিতৄংস্তস্যোপতিষ্ঠতে ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 18.5.36 in Gujarati sript:
યશ્ચેદં શ્રાવયેચ્છ્રાદ્ધે બ્રાહ્મણાન્પાદમન્તતઃ ।
અક્ષય્યમન્નપાનં વૈ પિતૄંસ્તસ્યોપતિષ્ઠતે ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 18.5.36 in Malayalam sript:
യശ്ചേദം ശ്രാവയേച്ഛ്രാദ്ധേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാന്പാദമന്തതഃ ।
അക്ഷയ്യമന്നപാനം വൈ പിതൄംസ്തസ്യോപതിഷ്ഠതേ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.5.36 in Telugu sript:
యశ్చేదం శ్రావయేచ్ఛ్రాద్ధే బ్రాహ్మణాన్పాదమన్తతః ।
అక్షయ్యమన్నపానం వై పితౄంస్తస్యోపతిష్ఠతే ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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