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 13.68.5

यो ब्रूयाच्चापि शिष्याय धर्म्यां ब्राह्मीं सरस्वतीम् ।
पृथिवीगोप्रदानाभ्यां स तुल्यं फलमश्नुते ॥ ५ ॥

yo brūyāccāpi śiṣyāya dharmyāṃ brāhmīṃ sarasvatīm |
pṛthivīgopradānābhyāṃ sa tulyaṃ phalamaśnute || 5 ||

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

...sacred water capable of granting the fruition of every wish. In respect of the prosperity and the growth that kine confer, in the matter also of the protection that kine grant unto all creatures of the earth, kine are equal to the very rays of...

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

Yah, Capin, Capi, Shishya, Dharmya, Dharmi, Brahmi, Sarasvati, Prithivi, Gopradana, Tulyam, Tulya, Phala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.68.5). 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: “yo brūyāccāpi śiṣyāya dharmyāṃ brāhmīṃ sarasvatīm
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brūyāc -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śiṣyāya -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • dharmyām -
  • dharmyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dharmī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • brāhmīm -
  • brāhmī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarasvatīm -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pṛthivīgopradānābhyāṃ sa tulyaṃ phalamaśnute
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gopradānābhyām -
  • gopradāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśnute -
  • (verb class 5)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.68.5

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 13.68.5 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಬ್ರೂಯಾಚ್ಚಾಪಿ ಶಿಷ್ಯಾಯ ಧರ್ಮ್ಯಾಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೀಂ ಸರಸ್ವತೀಮ್ ।
ಪೃಥಿವೀಗೋಪ್ರದಾನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸ ತುಲ್ಯಂ ಫಲಮಶ್ನುತೇ ॥ 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 13.68.5 in Bengali sript:
যো ব্রূযাচ্চাপি শিষ্যায ধর্ম্যাং ব্রাহ্মীং সরস্বতীম্ ।
পৃথিবীগোপ্রদানাভ্যাং স তুল্যং ফলমশ্নুতে ॥ 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 13.68.5 in Gujarati sript:
યો બ્રૂયાચ્ચાપિ શિષ્યાય ધર્મ્યાં બ્રાહ્મીં સરસ્વતીમ્ ।
પૃથિવીગોપ્રદાનાભ્યાં સ તુલ્યં ફલમશ્નુતે ॥ 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 13.68.5 in Malayalam sript:
യോ ബ്രൂയാച്ചാപി ശിഷ്യായ ധര്മ്യാം ബ്രാഹ്മീം സരസ്വതീമ് ।
പൃഥിവീഗോപ്രദാനാഭ്യാം സ തുല്യം ഫലമശ്നുതേ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.68.5 in Telugu sript:
యో బ్రూయాచ్చాపి శిష్యాయ ధర్మ్యాం బ్రాహ్మీం సరస్వతీమ్ ।
పృథివీగోప్రదానాభ్యాం స తుల్యం ఫలమశ్నుతే ॥ ౫ ॥

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