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 13.24.59

महाफलविधिर्दाने श्रुतस्ते भरतर्षभ ।
निरयं येन गच्छन्ति स्वर्गं चैव हि तच्छृणु ॥ ५९ ॥

mahāphalavidhirdāne śrutaste bharatarṣabha |
nirayaṃ yena gacchanti svargaṃ caiva hi tacchṛṇu || 59 ||

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

...unto one’s deceased ancestors), have to go, O monarch into regions of great misery.' "Yudhishthira said, 'Tell me, O grandsire, what is superior to Brahmacarya? What is the highest indication of virtue? What is the highest kind of purity?'...

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

Mahaphala, Vidhi, Dana, Shrut, Shruta, Tad, Yushmad, Bharatarshabha, Niraya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Gacchat, Svarga, Tat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.24.59). 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: “mahāphalavidhirdāne śrutaste bharatarṣabha
  • mahāphala -
  • mahāphala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhir -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dāne -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śrutas -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nirayaṃ yena gacchanti svargaṃ caiva hi tacchṛṇu
  • nirayam -
  • niraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.24.59

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 13.24.59 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಫಲವಿಧಿರ್ದಾನೇ ಶ್ರುತಸ್ತೇ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ನಿರಯಂ ಯೇನ ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಂ ಚೈವ ಹಿ ತಚ್ಛೃಣು ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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 13.24.59 in Bengali sript:
মহাফলবিধির্দানে শ্রুতস্তে ভরতর্ষভ ।
নিরযং যেন গচ্ছন্তি স্বর্গং চৈব হি তচ্ছৃণু ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 13.24.59 in Gujarati sript:
મહાફલવિધિર્દાને શ્રુતસ્તે ભરતર્ષભ ।
નિરયં યેન ગચ્છન્તિ સ્વર્ગં ચૈવ હિ તચ્છૃણુ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 13.24.59 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാഫലവിധിര്ദാനേ ശ്രുതസ്തേ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
നിരയം യേന ഗച്ഛന്തി സ്വര്ഗം ചൈവ ഹി തച്ഛൃണു ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.24.59 in Telugu sript:
మహాఫలవిధిర్దానే శ్రుతస్తే భరతర్షభ ।
నిరయం యేన గచ్ఛన్తి స్వర్గం చైవ హి తచ్ఛృణు ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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