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 12.65.17

इन्द्र उवाच ।
मातापित्रोर्हि कर्तव्या शुश्रूषा सर्वदस्युभिः ।
आचार्यगुरुशुश्रूषा तथैवाश्रमवासिनाम् ॥ १७ ॥

indra uvāca |
mātāpitrorhi kartavyā śuśrūṣā sarvadasyubhiḥ |
ācāryaguruśuśrūṣā tathaivāśramavāsinām || 17 ||

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

...and the Pitris subsist on the offerings made in sacrifices. Sacrifice, however, depends upon the king. In the season of summer, men desire comfort from the shade of trees, cool water, and cool breezes. In the...

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

Indra, Matapitri, Kartavya, Shushrusha, Shushruvas, Sarvada, Syu, Acarya, Gurushushrusha, Tatha, Ashramavasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.65.17). 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: “indra uvāca
  • indra* -
  • indra (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: “mātāpitrorhi kartavyā śuśrūṣā sarvadasyubhiḥ
  • mātāpitror -
  • mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kartavyā -
  • kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • śuśrūṣā -
  • śuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śuśruvas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śuśruvas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śru -> śuśruvas (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śuśruvas (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • sarvada -
  • sarvada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syu -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    syū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ubhiḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “ācāryaguruśuśrūṣā tathaivāśramavāsinām
  • ācārya -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guruśuśrūṣā -
  • guruśuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • āśramavāsinām -
  • āśramavāsin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.65.17

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 12.65.17 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮಾತಾಪಿತ್ರೋರ್ಹಿ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಾ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಾ ಸರ್ವದಸ್ಯುಭಿಃ ।
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಗುರುಶುಶ್ರೂಷಾ ತಥೈವಾಶ್ರಮವಾಸಿನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 12.65.17 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্র উবাচ ।
মাতাপিত্রোর্হি কর্তব্যা শুশ্রূষা সর্বদস্যুভিঃ ।
আচার্যগুরুশুশ্রূষা তথৈবাশ্রমবাসিনাম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 12.65.17 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્ર ઉવાચ ।
માતાપિત્રોર્હિ કર્તવ્યા શુશ્રૂષા સર્વદસ્યુભિઃ ।
આચાર્યગુરુશુશ્રૂષા તથૈવાશ્રમવાસિનામ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 12.65.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്ര ഉവാച ।
മാതാപിത്രോര്ഹി കര്തവ്യാ ശുശ്രൂഷാ സര്വദസ്യുഭിഃ ।
ആചാര്യഗുരുശുശ്രൂഷാ തഥൈവാശ്രമവാസിനാമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.65.17 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్ర ఉవాచ ।
మాతాపిత్రోర్హి కర్తవ్యా శుశ్రూషా సర్వదస్యుభిః ।
ఆచార్యగురుశుశ్రూషా తథైవాశ్రమవాసినామ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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