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 13.24.56

अव्युत्क्रान्ताश्च धर्मेषु पाषण्डसमयेषु च ।
कृशप्राणाः कृशधनास्तेषु दत्तं महाफलम् ॥ ५६ ॥

avyutkrāntāśca dharmeṣu pāṣaṇḍasamayeṣu ca |
kṛśaprāṇāḥ kṛśadhanāsteṣu dattaṃ mahāphalam || 56 ||

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

...candour, O monarch, are the indications of Righteousness. There are persons who wander over the earth, praising righteousness but without practising what they preach and engaged all the while in sin. O king, He who gives unto such persons gold...

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

Avi, Utkranta, Dharma, Dharmeshu, Pashanda, Samaya, Krisha, Prana, Krishadhana, Tad, Datta, Mahaphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.24.56). 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: “avyutkrāntāśca dharmeṣu pāṣaṇḍasamayeṣu ca
  • avyu -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • utkrāntāś -
  • utkrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utkrāntā (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]
  • dharmeṣu -
  • dharmeṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dharmeṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dharmeṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • pāṣaṇḍa -
  • pāṣaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṣaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samayeṣu -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛśaprāṇāḥ kṛśadhanāsteṣu dattaṃ mahāphalam
  • kṛśa -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāṇāḥ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛśadhanās -
  • kṛśadhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛśadhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • mahāphalam -
  • mahāphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.24.56

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 13.24.56 in Kannada sript:
ಅವ್ಯುತ್ಕ್ರಾನ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಧರ್ಮೇಷು ಪಾಷಣ್ಡಸಮಯೇಷು ಚ ।
ಕೃಶಪ್ರಾಣಾಃ ಕೃಶಧನಾಸ್ತೇಷು ದತ್ತಂ ಮಹಾಫಲಮ್ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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 13.24.56 in Bengali sript:
অব্যুত্ক্রান্তাশ্চ ধর্মেষু পাষণ্ডসমযেষু চ ।
কৃশপ্রাণাঃ কৃশধনাস্তেষু দত্তং মহাফলম্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 13.24.56 in Gujarati sript:
અવ્યુત્ક્રાન્તાશ્ચ ધર્મેષુ પાષણ્ડસમયેષુ ચ ।
કૃશપ્રાણાઃ કૃશધનાસ્તેષુ દત્તં મહાફલમ્ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 13.24.56 in Malayalam sript:
അവ്യുത്ക്രാന്താശ്ച ധര്മേഷു പാഷണ്ഡസമയേഷു ച ।
കൃശപ്രാണാഃ കൃശധനാസ്തേഷു ദത്തം മഹാഫലമ് ॥ ൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.24.56 in Telugu sript:
అవ్యుత్క్రాన్తాశ్చ ధర్మేషు పాషణ్డసమయేషు చ ।
కృశప్రాణాః కృశధనాస్తేషు దత్తం మహాఫలమ్ ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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