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 1.85.14

ययातिरुवाच ।
वायुः समुत्कर्षति गर्भयोनिमृतौ रेतः पुष्परसानुपृक्तम् ।
स तत्र तन्मात्रकृताधिकारः क्रमेण संवर्धयतीह गर्भम् ॥ १४ ॥

yayātiruvāca |
vāyuḥ samutkarṣati garbhayonimṛtau retaḥ puṣparasānupṛktam |
sa tatra tanmātrakṛtādhikāraḥ krameṇa saṃvardhayatīha garbham || 14 ||

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

...vow of silence, refraining from action and entertaining no desire, achieves success. Why should you not, indeed, reverence the man who lives on clean food, who refrains from ever injuring...

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

Yayati, Vayu, Samutka, Garbha, Mrita, Mriti, Retas, Pushparasa, Anuprikta, Tatra, Tanmatra, Kritadhikara, Kramena, Krama, Vardhayat, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.85.14). 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: “yayātiruvāca
  • yayātir -
  • yayāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “vāyuḥ samutkarṣati garbhayonimṛtau retaḥ puṣparasānupṛktam
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • samutkar -
  • samutka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samutka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samutkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣati -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • garbhayo -
  • garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uni -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mṛtau -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • retaḥ -
  • retas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puṣparasā -
  • puṣparasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anupṛktam -
  • anupṛkta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anupṛkta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anupṛktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “sa tatra tanmātrakṛtādhikāraḥ krameṇa saṃvardhayatīha garbham
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tanmātra -
  • tanmātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tanmātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtādhikāraḥ -
  • kṛtādhikāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vardhayatī -
  • vardh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vardh class 10 verb], [locative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛdh]
    vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛdh], [vocative dual from √vṛdh], [accusative dual from √vṛdh], [locative single from √vṛdh]
    vardh (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    vṛdh (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • garbham -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.85.14

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 1.85.14 in Kannada sript:
ಯಯಾತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ವಾಯುಃ ಸಮುತ್ಕರ್ಷತಿ ಗರ್ಭಯೋನಿಮೃತೌ ರೇತಃ ಪುಷ್ಪರಸಾನುಪೃಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ಸ ತತ್ರ ತನ್ಮಾತ್ರಕೃತಾಧಿಕಾರಃ ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಸಂವರ್ಧಯತೀಹ ಗರ್ಭಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 1.85.14 in Bengali sript:
যযাতিরুবাচ ।
বাযুঃ সমুত্কর্ষতি গর্ভযোনিমৃতৌ রেতঃ পুষ্পরসানুপৃক্তম্ ।
স তত্র তন্মাত্রকৃতাধিকারঃ ক্রমেণ সংবর্ধযতীহ গর্ভম্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 1.85.14 in Gujarati sript:
યયાતિરુવાચ ।
વાયુઃ સમુત્કર્ષતિ ગર્ભયોનિમૃતૌ રેતઃ પુષ્પરસાનુપૃક્તમ્ ।
સ તત્ર તન્માત્રકૃતાધિકારઃ ક્રમેણ સંવર્ધયતીહ ગર્ભમ્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 1.85.14 in Malayalam sript:
യയാതിരുവാച ।
വായുഃ സമുത്കര്ഷതി ഗര്ഭയോനിമൃതൌ രേതഃ പുഷ്പരസാനുപൃക്തമ് ।
സ തത്ര തന്മാത്രകൃതാധികാരഃ ക്രമേണ സംവര്ധയതീഹ ഗര്ഭമ് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.85.14 in Telugu sript:
యయాతిరువాచ ।
వాయుః సముత్కర్షతి గర్భయోనిమృతౌ రేతః పుష్పరసానుపృక్తమ్ ।
స తత్ర తన్మాత్రకృతాధికారః క్రమేణ సంవర్ధయతీహ గర్భమ్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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