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 13.58.5

हिरण्यदानं गोदानं पृथिवीदानमेव च ।
एतानि वै पवित्राणि तारयन्त्यपि दुष्कृतम् ॥ ५ ॥

hiraṇyadānaṃ godānaṃ pṛthivīdānameva ca |
etāni vai pavitrāṇi tārayantyapi duṣkṛtam || 5 ||

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

...Yudhishthira, serve and attend upon them with obedience and reverence. The Brahmanas are superior to even those that are higher than the high and the low. The energy and penances of even those Kshatriyas who blaze forth with energy and might...

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

Hiranyadana, Godana, Prithivi, Dana, Eva, Eta, Etad, Pavitra, Tarayanti, Tarayat, Api, Dushkrit, Dushkrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.58.5). 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: “hiraṇyadānaṃ godānaṃ pṛthivīdānameva ca
  • hiraṇyadānam -
  • hiraṇyadāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • godānam -
  • godāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “etāni vai pavitrāṇi tārayantyapi duṣkṛtam
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • pavitrāṇi -
  • pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tārayantya -
  • tārayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tṝ -> tārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √tṝ], [adverb from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tārayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tṝ], [nominative plural from √tṝ], [vocative dual from √tṝ], [vocative plural from √tṝ], [accusative dual from √tṝ], [accusative plural from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tṝ], [vocative single from √tṝ]
    tṝ (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • duṣkṛtam -
  • duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.58.5

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 13.58.5 in Kannada sript:
ಹಿರಣ್ಯದಾನಂ ಗೋದಾನಂ ಪೃಥಿವೀದಾನಮೇವ ಚ ।
ಏತಾನಿ ವೈ ಪವಿತ್ರಾಣಿ ತಾರಯನ್ತ್ಯಪಿ ದುಷ್ಕೃತಮ್ ॥ 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 13.58.5 in Bengali sript:
হিরণ্যদানং গোদানং পৃথিবীদানমেব চ ।
এতানি বৈ পবিত্রাণি তারযন্ত্যপি দুষ্কৃতম্ ॥ 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 13.58.5 in Gujarati sript:
હિરણ્યદાનં ગોદાનં પૃથિવીદાનમેવ ચ ।
એતાનિ વૈ પવિત્રાણિ તારયન્ત્યપિ દુષ્કૃતમ્ ॥ 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 13.58.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഹിരണ്യദാനം ഗോദാനം പൃഥിവീദാനമേവ ച ।
ഏതാനി വൈ പവിത്രാണി താരയന്ത്യപി ദുഷ്കൃതമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.58.5 in Telugu sript:
హిరణ్యదానం గోదానం పృథివీదానమేవ చ ।
ఏతాని వై పవిత్రాణి తారయన్త్యపి దుష్కృతమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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