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 13.61.12

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नामास्याः प्रियदत्तेति गुह्यं देव्याः सनातनम् ।
दानं वाप्यथ वा ज्ञानं नाम्नोऽस्याः परमं प्रियम् ।
तस्मात्प्राप्यैव पृथिवीं दद्याद्विप्राय पार्थिवः ॥ १२ ॥

nāmāsyāḥ priyadatteti guhyaṃ devyāḥ sanātanam |
dānaṃ vāpyatha vā jñānaṃ nāmno'syāḥ paramaṃ priyam |
tasmātprāpyaiva pṛthivīṃ dadyādviprāya pārthivaḥ || 12 ||

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

...Through the blessed and righteous acts of such a king, his subjects become freed from anxiety. The subjects, restrained from wicked acts, grow in prosperity through their own conduct. Capable of retaining what they have, they go on making new...
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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 (13.61.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naman, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Priyadatta, Iti, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Devi, Devya, Sanatana, Dana, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Atha, Var, Jnana, Paramam, Parama, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Tasmat, Tad, Prapin, Prapya, Prithivi, Vipra, Parthiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.61.12). 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: “nāmāsyāḥ priyadatteti guhyaṃ devyāḥ sanātanam ”
nāmā -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
asyāḥ -
asi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
priyadatte -
priyadattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
guhyam -
guhyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

guhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

guhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

guhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]

√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]

guhī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
devyāḥ -
devī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv]

√dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]
sanātanam -
sanātana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sanātana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dānaṃ vāpyatha vā jñānaṃ nāmno'syāḥ paramaṃ priyam ”
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vāpya -
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 -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāmno' -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
asyāḥ -
asi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “tasmātprāpyaiva pṛthivīṃ dadyādviprāya pārthivaḥ ”
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
prāpyai -
prāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

prāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

prāpi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
pṛthivīm -
pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dadyād -
√dā (verb class 3)

[optative active third single]
viprāya -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
pārthivaḥ -
pārthiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.61.12

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 13.61.12 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಮಾಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯದತ್ತೇತಿ ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ದೇವ್ಯಾಃ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ದಾನಂ ವಾಪ್ಯಥ ವಾ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ನಾಮ್ನೋಽಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪರಮಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯೈವ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ದದ್ಯಾದ್ವಿಪ್ರಾಯ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.61.12 in Bengali sript:
নামাস্যাঃ প্রিযদত্তেতি গুহ্যং দেব্যাঃ সনাতনম্ ।
দানং বাপ্যথ বা জ্ঞানং নাম্নোঽস্যাঃ পরমং প্রিযম্ ।
তস্মাত্প্রাপ্যৈব পৃথিবীং দদ্যাদ্বিপ্রায পার্থিবঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 13.61.12 in Gujarati sript:
નામાસ્યાઃ પ્રિયદત્તેતિ ગુહ્યં દેવ્યાઃ સનાતનમ્ ।
દાનં વાપ્યથ વા જ્ઞાનં નામ્નોઽસ્યાઃ પરમં પ્રિયમ્ ।
તસ્માત્પ્રાપ્યૈવ પૃથિવીં દદ્યાદ્વિપ્રાય પાર્થિવઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.61.12 in Malayalam sript:
നാമാസ്യാഃ പ്രിയദത്തേതി ഗുഹ്യം ദേവ്യാഃ സനാതനമ് ।
ദാനം വാപ്യഥ വാ ജ്ഞാനം നാമ്നോഽസ്യാഃ പരമം പ്രിയമ് ।
തസ്മാത്പ്രാപ്യൈവ പൃഥിവീം ദദ്യാദ്വിപ്രായ പാര്ഥിവഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.61.12 in Telugu sript:
నామాస్యాః ప్రియదత్తేతి గుహ్యం దేవ్యాః సనాతనమ్ ।
దానం వాప్యథ వా జ్ఞానం నామ్నోఽస్యాః పరమం ప్రియమ్ ।
తస్మాత్ప్రాప్యైవ పృథివీం దద్యాద్విప్రాయ పార్థివః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021