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 13.62.9

कुटुम्बं पीडयित्वापि ब्राह्मणाय महात्मने ।
दातव्यं भिक्षवे चान्नमात्मनो भूतिमिच्छता ॥ ९ ॥

kuṭumbaṃ pīḍayitvāpi brāhmaṇāya mahātmane |
dātavyaṃ bhikṣave cānnamātmano bhūtimicchatā || 9 ||

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

...conclusion of the scriptures. By making gifts, under the constellation Anuradha of embroidered cloth and other vestments and of food, observing a fast the while, one becomes honoured in heaven for a hundred Yugas. By making a gift under the constellation...

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

Kutumba, Api, Brahmana, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Datavya, Bhikshu, Ama, Amat, Mana, Manas, Bhuti, Icchata, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.62.9). 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: “kuṭumbaṃ pīḍayitvāpi brāhmaṇāya mahātmane
  • kuṭumbam -
  • kuṭumba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṭumba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pīḍayitvā -
  • pīḍ -> pīḍayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pīḍ]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • brāhmaṇāya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mahātmane -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “dātavyaṃ bhikṣave cānnamātmano bhūtimicchatā
  • dātavyam -
  • dātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhikṣave -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • cānn -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • amāt -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    amāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    amāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtim -
  • bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchatā -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.62.9

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 13.62.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಟುಮ್ಬಂ ಪೀಡಯಿತ್ವಾಪಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನೇ ।
ದಾತವ್ಯಂ ಭಿಕ್ಷವೇ ಚಾನ್ನಮಾತ್ಮನೋ ಭೂತಿಮಿಚ್ಛತಾ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 13.62.9 in Bengali sript:
কুটুম্বং পীডযিত্বাপি ব্রাহ্মণায মহাত্মনে ।
দাতব্যং ভিক্ষবে চান্নমাত্মনো ভূতিমিচ্ছতা ॥ ৯ ॥

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 13.62.9 in Gujarati sript:
કુટુમ્બં પીડયિત્વાપિ બ્રાહ્મણાય મહાત્મને ।
દાતવ્યં ભિક્ષવે ચાન્નમાત્મનો ભૂતિમિચ્છતા ॥ ૯ ॥

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 13.62.9 in Malayalam sript:
കുടുമ്ബം പീഡയിത്വാപി ബ്രാഹ്മണായ മഹാത്മനേ ।
ദാതവ്യം ഭിക്ഷവേ ചാന്നമാത്മനോ ഭൂതിമിച്ഛതാ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.62.9 in Telugu sript:
కుటుమ్బం పీడయిత్వాపి బ్రాహ్మణాయ మహాత్మనే ।
దాతవ్యం భిక్షవే చాన్నమాత్మనో భూతిమిచ్ఛతా ॥ ౯ ॥

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