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 12.20.9

अनर्हते यद्ददाति न ददाति यदर्हते ।
अनर्हार्हापरिज्ञानाद्दानधर्मोऽपि दुष्करः ॥ ९ ॥

anarhate yaddadāti na dadāti yadarhate |
anarhārhāparijñānāddānadharmo'pi duṣkaraḥ || 9 ||

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

...kingdom with policy and intelligence, the high-souled Hayagriva of resigned self and great strength of mind and accustomed to the performance of sacrifices filled all the worlds with his fame and is now sporting...

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

Anarhat, Anarhata, Yat, Yad, Yada, Rihat, Rihata, Anarha, Arha, Parijnana, Danadharma, Api, Dushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.20.9). 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: “anarhate yaddadāti na dadāti yadarhate
  • anarhate -
  • anarhat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    anarhat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    anarhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • yadar -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛhate -
  • ṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    ṛhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “anarhārhāparijñānāddānadharmo'pi duṣkaraḥ
  • anarhā -
  • anarha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anarha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anarhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arhā -
  • arhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parijñānād -
  • parijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dānadharmo' -
  • dānadharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • duṣkaraḥ -
  • duṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.20.9

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 12.20.9 in Kannada sript:
ಅನರ್ಹತೇ ಯದ್ದದಾತಿ ನ ದದಾತಿ ಯದರ್ಹತೇ ।
ಅನರ್ಹಾರ್ಹಾಪರಿಜ್ಞಾನಾದ್ದಾನಧರ್ಮೋಽಪಿ ದುಷ್ಕರಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 12.20.9 in Bengali sript:
অনর্হতে যদ্দদাতি ন দদাতি যদর্হতে ।
অনর্হার্হাপরিজ্ঞানাদ্দানধর্মোঽপি দুষ্করঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 12.20.9 in Gujarati sript:
અનર્હતે યદ્દદાતિ ન દદાતિ યદર્હતે ।
અનર્હાર્હાપરિજ્ઞાનાદ્દાનધર્મોઽપિ દુષ્કરઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 12.20.9 in Malayalam sript:
അനര്ഹതേ യദ്ദദാതി ന ദദാതി യദര്ഹതേ ।
അനര്ഹാര്ഹാപരിജ്ഞാനാദ്ദാനധര്മോഽപി ദുഷ്കരഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.20.9 in Telugu sript:
అనర్హతే యద్దదాతి న దదాతి యదర్హతే ।
అనర్హార్హాపరిజ్ఞానాద్దానధర్మోఽపి దుష్కరః ॥ ౯ ॥

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