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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 13.24.44
दैवं वाप्यथ वा पित्र्यं योऽश्नीयाद्ब्राह्मणादिषु ।
अस्नातो ब्राह्मणो राजंस्तस्याधर्मो गवानृतम् ॥ ४४ ॥
daivaṃ vāpyatha vā pitryaṃ yo'śnīyādbrāhmaṇādiṣu |
asnāto brāhmaṇo rājaṃstasyādharmo gavānṛtam || 44 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...the performance of sacrifices, regarded as proper persons?'{GL_NOTE:176302:} "Bhishma said, 'The first three, viz., strangers, relatives, and ascetics, when possessed of these attributes, viz., purity of birth, devotion to religious acts, learning...
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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 (13.24.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Daiva, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Atha, Pitrya, Yah, Ashan, Ashni, Brahmanadi, Asnatri, Asnata, Brahmana, Rajan, Rajat, Tad, Adharma, Gavanrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.24.44). 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: “daivaṃ vāpyatha vā pitryaṃ yo'śnīyādbrāhmaṇādiṣu”
- daivam -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pitryam -
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pitrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pitrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pitryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśnī -
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aśni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aśni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iyād -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- brāhmaṇādiṣu -
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brāhmaṇādī (noun, neuter)[locative plural]brāhmaṇādi (noun, masculine)[locative plural]brāhmaṇādi (noun, feminine)[locative plural]brāhmaṇādi (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “asnāto brāhmaṇo rājaṃstasyādharmo gavānṛtam”
- asnāto* -
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asnātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]asnāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brāhmaṇo* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājaṃs -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- tasyā -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- adharmo* -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gavānṛtam -
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gavānṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.24.44
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.24.44 in Kannada sript:
ದೈವಂ ವಾಪ್ಯಥ ವಾ ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಂ ಯೋಽಶ್ನೀಯಾದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾದಿಷು ।
ಅಸ್ನಾತೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ರಾಜಂಸ್ತಸ್ಯಾಧರ್ಮೋ ಗವಾನೃತಮ್ ॥ ೪೪ ॥
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 13.24.44 in Bengali sript:
দৈবং বাপ্যথ বা পিত্র্যং যোঽশ্নীযাদ্ব্রাহ্মণাদিষু ।
অস্নাতো ব্রাহ্মণো রাজংস্তস্যাধর্মো গবানৃতম্ ॥ ৪৪ ॥
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 13.24.44 in Gujarati sript:
દૈવં વાપ્યથ વા પિત્ર્યં યોઽશ્નીયાદ્બ્રાહ્મણાદિષુ ।
અસ્નાતો બ્રાહ્મણો રાજંસ્તસ્યાધર્મો ગવાનૃતમ્ ॥ ૪૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.24.44 in Malayalam sript:
ദൈവം വാപ്യഥ വാ പിത്ര്യം യോഽശ്നീയാദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണാദിഷു ।
അസ്നാതോ ബ്രാഹ്മണോ രാജംസ്തസ്യാധര്മോ ഗവാനൃതമ് ॥ ൪൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.24.44 in Telugu sript:
దైవం వాప్యథ వా పిత్ర్యం యోఽశ్నీయాద్బ్రాహ్మణాదిషు ।
అస్నాతో బ్రాహ్మణో రాజంస్తస్యాధర్మో గవానృతమ్ ॥ ౪౪ ॥