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 12.65.9

चातुराश्रम्यधर्माश्च वेदधर्माश्च पार्थिव ।
ब्राह्मणेनानुगन्तव्या नान्यो विद्यात्कथंचन ॥ ९ ॥

cāturāśramyadharmāśca vedadharmāśca pārthiva |
brāhmaṇenānugantavyā nānyo vidyātkathaṃcana || 9 ||

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

...the absence of her husband, accepts his younger brother for him, even so the earth, in consequence of the refusal of the Brahmana, has accepted his next-born, viz., the Kshatriya, for her lord. This is the first...

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

Caturashramya, Dharma, Vedadharma, Parthiva, Brahmana, Anugantavya, Vidya, Katham, Katha, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.65.9). 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: “cāturāśramyadharmāśca vedadharmāśca pārthiva
  • cāturāśramya -
  • cāturāśramya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmāś -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedadharmāś -
  • vedadharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārthiva -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇenānugantavyā nānyo vidyātkathaṃcana
  • brāhmaṇenā -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anugantavyā* -
  • anugantavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anugantavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nānyo -
  • vidyāt -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.65.9

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 12.65.9 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾತುರಾಶ್ರಮ್ಯಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ಚ ವೇದಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ಚ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇನಾನುಗನ್ತವ್ಯಾ ನಾನ್ಯೋ ವಿದ್ಯಾತ್ಕಥಂಚನ ॥ 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 12.65.9 in Bengali sript:
চাতুরাশ্রম্যধর্মাশ্চ বেদধর্মাশ্চ পার্থিব ।
ব্রাহ্মণেনানুগন্তব্যা নান্যো বিদ্যাত্কথংচন ॥ 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 12.65.9 in Gujarati sript:
ચાતુરાશ્રમ્યધર્માશ્ચ વેદધર્માશ્ચ પાર્થિવ ।
બ્રાહ્મણેનાનુગન્તવ્યા નાન્યો વિદ્યાત્કથંચન ॥ 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 12.65.9 in Malayalam sript:
ചാതുരാശ്രമ്യധര്മാശ്ച വേദധര്മാശ്ച പാര്ഥിവ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണേനാനുഗന്തവ്യാ നാന്യോ വിദ്യാത്കഥംചന ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.65.9 in Telugu sript:
చాతురాశ్రమ్యధర్మాశ్చ వేదధర్మాశ్చ పార్థివ ।
బ్రాహ్మణేనానుగన్తవ్యా నాన్యో విద్యాత్కథంచన ॥ ౯ ॥

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