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 13.116.29

यदि चेत्खादको न स्यान्न तदा घातको भवेत् ।
घातकः खादकार्थाय तं घातयति वै नरः ॥ २९ ॥

yadi cetkhādako na syānna tadā ghātako bhavet |
ghātakaḥ khādakārthāya taṃ ghātayati vai naraḥ || 29 ||

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

...white robes and with the concentrated attention makes gifts unto Brahmanas of vessels full of sesame seeds, who makes offerings unto the Pitris of water with sesame seeds and honey, and who gives lamps as also the food called Krisara acquires...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.116.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Syat, Sya, Tada, Ghataka, Khadaka, Artha, Ghatayat, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.116.29). 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: “yadi cetkhādako na syānna tadā ghātako bhavet
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse cetkhādako*na
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syān -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ghātako* -
  • ghātaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ghātakaḥ khādakārthāya taṃ ghātayati vai naraḥ
  • ghātakaḥ -
  • ghātaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khādakā -
  • khādaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ghātayati -
  • han -> ghātayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √han]
    han -> ghātayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √han]
    han (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.116.29

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 13.116.29 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಿ ಚೇತ್ಖಾದಕೋ ನ ಸ್ಯಾನ್ನ ತದಾ ಘಾತಕೋ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಘಾತಕಃ ಖಾದಕಾರ್ಥಾಯ ತಂ ಘಾತಯತಿ ವೈ ನರಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 13.116.29 in Bengali sript:
যদি চেত্খাদকো ন স্যান্ন তদা ঘাতকো ভবেত্ ।
ঘাতকঃ খাদকার্থায তং ঘাতযতি বৈ নরঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 13.116.29 in Gujarati sript:
યદિ ચેત્ખાદકો ન સ્યાન્ન તદા ઘાતકો ભવેત્ ।
ઘાતકઃ ખાદકાર્થાય તં ઘાતયતિ વૈ નરઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 13.116.29 in Malayalam sript:
യദി ചേത്ഖാദകോ ന സ്യാന്ന തദാ ഘാതകോ ഭവേത് ।
ഘാതകഃ ഖാദകാര്ഥായ തം ഘാതയതി വൈ നരഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.116.29 in Telugu sript:
యది చేత్ఖాదకో న స్యాన్న తదా ఘాతకో భవేత్ ।
ఘాతకః ఖాదకార్థాయ తం ఘాతయతి వై నరః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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