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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 18.5.31
पुण्योऽयमितिहासाख्यः पवित्रं चेदमुत्तमम् ।
कृष्णेन मुनिना विप्र नियतं सत्यवादिना ॥ ३१ ॥
puṇyo'yamitihāsākhyaḥ pavitraṃ cedamuttamam |
kṛṣṇena muninā vipra niyataṃ satyavādinā || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...be given, and then food pure and well-cooked, and possessed of every desirable quality, should be presented. "During the recitation of the Shanti-parva, the brahmanas should be fed with havisya. "When the Asvamedhika-parva is reached, food possessed of every...
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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 (18.5.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Punya, Aya, Idam, Itihasa, Pavitra, Mud, Tamam, Tama, Krishna, Muni, Vipra, Niyata, Satyavadin, Satyavadi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.31). 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: “puṇyo'yamitihāsākhyaḥ pavitraṃ cedamuttamam ”
- puṇyo' -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itihāsā -
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itihāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akhyaḥ -
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√khyā (verb class 2)[aorist active second single]
- pavitram -
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pavitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pavitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pavitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ceda -
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√cad (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- mut -
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mud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- tamam -
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tamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kṛṣṇena muninā vipra niyataṃ satyavādinā ”
- kṛṣṇena -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- muninā -
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muni (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]muni (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vipra -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niyatam -
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niyata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niyata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niyatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- satyavādinā -
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satyavādin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]satyavādin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]satyavādi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]satyavādi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.31
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.31 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಣ್ಯೋಽಯಮಿತಿಹಾಸಾಖ್ಯಃ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಚೇದಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣೇನ ಮುನಿನಾ ವಿಪ್ರ ನಿಯತಂ ಸತ್ಯವಾದಿನಾ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.31 in Bengali sript:
পুণ্যোঽযমিতিহাসাখ্যঃ পবিত্রং চেদমুত্তমম্ ।
কৃষ্ণেন মুনিনা বিপ্র নিযতং সত্যবাদিনা ॥ ৩১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.31 in Gujarati sript:
પુણ્યોઽયમિતિહાસાખ્યઃ પવિત્રં ચેદમુત્તમમ્ ।
કૃષ્ણેન મુનિના વિપ્ર નિયતં સત્યવાદિના ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.31 in Malayalam sript:
പുണ്യോഽയമിതിഹാസാഖ്യഃ പവിത്രം ചേദമുത്തമമ് ।
കൃഷ്ണേന മുനിനാ വിപ്ര നിയതം സത്യവാദിനാ ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.31 in Telugu sript:
పుణ్యోఽయమితిహాసాఖ్యః పవిత్రం చేదముత్తమమ్ ।
కృష్ణేన మునినా విప్ర నియతం సత్యవాదినా ॥ ౩౧ ॥