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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 12.20.10
यज्ञाय सृष्टानि धनानि धात्रा यष्टादिष्टः पुरुषो रक्षिता च ।
तस्मात्सर्वं यज्ञ एवोपयोज्यं धनं ततोऽनन्तर एव कामः ॥ १० ॥
yajñāya sṛṣṭāni dhanāni dhātrā yaṣṭādiṣṭaḥ puruṣo rakṣitā ca |
tasmātsarvaṃ yajña evopayojyaṃ dhanaṃ tato'nantara eva kāmaḥ || 10 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...sporting in the region of the gods.{GL_NOTE:174227:} Having obtained the merit dependent on the performance of sacrifices as also every kind of merit that is connected with human affairs, he wielded the rod...
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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 (12.20.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yajna, Srishta, Dhana, Dhatra, Yashtri, Adishta, Purusha, Rakshitri, Rakshita, Tasmat, Tad, Sarvam, Sarva, Eva, Upayojya, Tatah, Tata, Anantara, Kama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.20.10). 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: “yajñāya sṛṣṭāni dhanāni dhātrā yaṣṭādiṣṭaḥ puruṣo rakṣitā ca ”
- yajñāya -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- sṛṣṭāni -
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sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- dhanāni -
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dhana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- dhātrā* -
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dhātra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yaṣṭā -
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yaṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yaj (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ādiṣṭaḥ -
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ādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣo* -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rakṣitā -
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rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rakṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tasmātsarvaṃ yajña evopayojyaṃ dhanaṃ tato'nantara eva kāmaḥ ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yajña* -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evo -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upayojyam -
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upayojya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upayojya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upayojyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- anantara* -
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anantara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmaḥ -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.20.10
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 12.20.10 in Kannada sript:
ಯಜ್ಞಾಯ ಸೃಷ್ಟಾನಿ ಧನಾನಿ ಧಾತ್ರಾ ಯಷ್ಟಾದಿಷ್ಟಃ ಪುರುಷೋ ರಕ್ಷಿತಾ ಚ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಯಜ್ಞ ಏವೋಪಯೋಜ್ಯಂ ಧನಂ ತತೋಽನನ್ತರ ಏವ ಕಾಮಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥
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 12.20.10 in Bengali sript:
যজ্ঞায সৃষ্টানি ধনানি ধাত্রা যষ্টাদিষ্টঃ পুরুষো রক্ষিতা চ ।
তস্মাত্সর্বং যজ্ঞ এবোপযোজ্যং ধনং ততোঽনন্তর এব কামঃ ॥ ১০ ॥
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 12.20.10 in Gujarati sript:
યજ્ઞાય સૃષ્ટાનિ ધનાનિ ધાત્રા યષ્ટાદિષ્ટઃ પુરુષો રક્ષિતા ચ ।
તસ્માત્સર્વં યજ્ઞ એવોપયોજ્યં ધનં તતોઽનન્તર એવ કામઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.20.10 in Malayalam sript:
യജ്ഞായ സൃഷ്ടാനി ധനാനി ധാത്രാ യഷ്ടാദിഷ്ടഃ പുരുഷോ രക്ഷിതാ ച ।
തസ്മാത്സര്വം യജ്ഞ ഏവോപയോജ്യം ധനം തതോഽനന്തര ഏവ കാമഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.20.10 in Telugu sript:
యజ్ఞాయ సృష్టాని ధనాని ధాత్రా యష్టాదిష్టః పురుషో రక్షితా చ ।
తస్మాత్సర్వం యజ్ఞ ఏవోపయోజ్యం ధనం తతోఽనన్తర ఏవ కామః ॥ ౧౦ ॥