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 13.47.5

तत्र जातेषु पुत्रेषु सर्वासां कुरुसत्तम ।
आनुपूर्व्येण कस्तेषां पित्र्यं दायाद्यमर्हति ॥ ५ ॥

tatra jāteṣu putreṣu sarvāsāṃ kurusattama |
ānupūrvyeṇa kasteṣāṃ pitryaṃ dāyādyamarhati || 5 ||

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

...be taken as the eternal usage. Other forms of marriage are seen, practised by men, such as marrying girls after abducting them by force from amidst their kinsmen. Those persons who have sexual intercourse with a maiden, after reducing her to...

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

Tatra, Jata, Putra, Sarva, Kurusattama, Anupurvya, Kasta, Ish, Isha, Pitrya, Dayadya, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tatra jāteṣu putreṣu sarvāsāṃ kurusattama
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāteṣu -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • putreṣu -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sarvāsām -
  • sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kurusattama -
  • kurusattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ānupūrvyeṇa kasteṣāṃ pitryaṃ dāyādyamarhati
  • ānupūrvyeṇa -
  • ānupūrvya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kaste -
  • kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kas class 1 verb], [locative single from √kas class 1 verb]
    kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [locative single from √kas class 1 verb]
    kas -> kastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kas class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pitryam -
  • pitrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pitrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pitryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dāyādyam -
  • dāyādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.47.5

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 13.47.5 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಜಾತೇಷು ಪುತ್ರೇಷು ಸರ್ವಾಸಾಂ ಕುರುಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಆನುಪೂರ್ವ್ಯೇಣ ಕಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಂ ದಾಯಾದ್ಯಮರ್ಹತಿ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 13.47.5 in Bengali sript:
তত্র জাতেষু পুত্রেষু সর্বাসাং কুরুসত্তম ।
আনুপূর্ব্যেণ কস্তেষাং পিত্র্যং দাযাদ্যমর্হতি ॥ ৫ ॥

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 13.47.5 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર જાતેષુ પુત્રેષુ સર્વાસાં કુરુસત્તમ ।
આનુપૂર્વ્યેણ કસ્તેષાં પિત્ર્યં દાયાદ્યમર્હતિ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 13.47.5 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര ജാതേഷു പുത്രേഷു സര്വാസാം കുരുസത്തമ ।
ആനുപൂര്വ്യേണ കസ്തേഷാം പിത്ര്യം ദായാദ്യമര്ഹതി ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.47.5 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర జాతేషు పుత్రేషు సర్వాసాం కురుసత్తమ ।
ఆనుపూర్వ్యేణ కస్తేషాం పిత్ర్యం దాయాద్యమర్హతి ॥ ౫ ॥

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