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 12.65.4

बहुश्रुत्या गुरुशुश्रूषया वा परस्य वा संहननाद्वदन्ति ।
नित्यं धर्मं क्षत्रियो ब्रह्मचारी चरेदेको ह्याश्रमं धर्मकामः ॥ ४ ॥

bahuśrutyā guruśuśrūṣayā vā parasya vā saṃhananādvadanti |
nityaṃ dharmaṃ kṣatriyo brahmacārī caredeko hyāśramaṃ dharmakāmaḥ || 4 ||

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

...Originally created thus, the Brahmana takes birth on earth as the lord of all creatures, his duty being the keep of the Vedas and the other scriptures.{GL_NOTE:174385:} Then, for ruling the earth and wielding...

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

Bahushruti, Gurushushrusha, Para, Samhanana, Vadat, Vadanti, Nityam, Nitya, Dharma, Kshatriya, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Eka, Ashrama, Dharmakama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.65.4). 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: “bahuśrutyā guruśuśrūṣayā parasya saṃhananādvadanti
  • bahuśrutyā* -
  • bahuśruti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • guruśuśrūṣayā -
  • guruśuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃhananād -
  • saṃhanana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saṃhanana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • Line 2: “nityaṃ dharmaṃ kṣatriyo brahmacārī caredeko hyāśramaṃ dharmakāmaḥ
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣatriyo* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cared -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āśramam -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmakāmaḥ -
  • dharmakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.65.4

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 12.65.4 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹುಶ್ರುತ್ಯಾ ಗುರುಶುಶ್ರೂಷಯಾ ವಾ ಪರಸ್ಯ ವಾ ಸಂಹನನಾದ್ವದನ್ತಿ ।
ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರೀ ಚರೇದೇಕೋ ಹ್ಯಾಶ್ರಮಂ ಧರ್ಮಕಾಮಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.65.4 in Bengali sript:
বহুশ্রুত্যা গুরুশুশ্রূষযা বা পরস্য বা সংহননাদ্বদন্তি ।
নিত্যং ধর্মং ক্ষত্রিযো ব্রহ্মচারী চরেদেকো হ্যাশ্রমং ধর্মকামঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.65.4 in Gujarati sript:
બહુશ્રુત્યા ગુરુશુશ્રૂષયા વા પરસ્ય વા સંહનનાદ્વદન્તિ ।
નિત્યં ધર્મં ક્ષત્રિયો બ્રહ્મચારી ચરેદેકો હ્યાશ્રમં ધર્મકામઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.65.4 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹുശ്രുത്യാ ഗുരുശുശ്രൂഷയാ വാ പരസ്യ വാ സംഹനനാദ്വദന്തി ।
നിത്യം ധര്മം ക്ഷത്രിയോ ബ്രഹ്മചാരീ ചരേദേകോ ഹ്യാശ്രമം ധര്മകാമഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.65.4 in Telugu sript:
బహుశ్రుత్యా గురుశుశ్రూషయా వా పరస్య వా సంహననాద్వదన్తి ।
నిత్యం ధర్మం క్షత్రియో బ్రహ్మచారీ చరేదేకో హ్యాశ్రమం ధర్మకామః ॥ ౪ ॥

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