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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 13.70.48
एतद्दानं न्यायलब्धं द्विजेभ्यः पात्रे दत्तं प्रापणीयं परीक्ष्य ।
काम्याष्टम्यां वर्तितव्यं दशाहं रसैर्गवां शकृता प्रस्नवैर्वा ॥ ४८ ॥
etaddānaṃ nyāyalabdhaṃ dvijebhyaḥ pātre dattaṃ prāpaṇīyaṃ parīkṣya |
kāmyāṣṭamyāṃ vartitavyaṃ daśāhaṃ rasairgavāṃ śakṛtā prasnavairvā || 48 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the great Rishis repair thither, aided only by their self-restraint, and as the end of their efforts to attain to a region of superior happiness. Hence, self-restraint is superior (in efficacy) to gift. The person, who becomes a preceptor (for...
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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 (13.70.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Etadda, Ana, Nyaya, Labdha, Dvija, Patri, Patra, Datta, Prapaniya, Parikshya, Kamyashtami, Vartitavya, Dashaha, Rasa, Gava, Shakrit, Prasnava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.70.48). 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: “etaddānaṃ nyāyalabdhaṃ dvijebhyaḥ pātre dattaṃ prāpaṇīyaṃ parīkṣya ”
- etaddā -
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etaddā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]etaddā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anam -
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ana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nyāya -
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nyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- labdham -
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labdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]labdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]labdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- dvijebhyaḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dvija (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- pātre -
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pātṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]pātra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pātra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- prāpaṇīyam -
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prāpaṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpaṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāpaṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parīkṣya -
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parīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kāmyāṣṭamyāṃ vartitavyaṃ daśāhaṃ rasairgavāṃ śakṛtā prasnavairvā ”
- kāmyāṣṭamyām -
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kāmyāṣṭamī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vartitavyam -
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vartitavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vartitavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vartitavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vartitavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartitavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- daśāham -
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daśāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- rasair -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- gavām -
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go (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gavā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śakṛtā -
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śakṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prasnavair -
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prasnava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
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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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.70.48 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದ್ದಾನಂ ನ್ಯಾಯಲಬ್ಧಂ ದ್ವಿಜೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪಾತ್ರೇ ದತ್ತಂ ಪ್ರಾಪಣೀಯಂ ಪರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ।
ಕಾಮ್ಯಾಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾಂ ವರ್ತಿತವ್ಯಂ ದಶಾಹಂ ರಸೈರ್ಗವಾಂ ಶಕೃತಾ ಪ್ರಸ್ನವೈರ್ವಾ ॥ ೪೮ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.70.48 in Bengali sript:
এতদ্দানং ন্যাযলব্ধং দ্বিজেভ্যঃ পাত্রে দত্তং প্রাপণীযং পরীক্ষ্য ।
কাম্যাষ্টম্যাং বর্তিতব্যং দশাহং রসৈর্গবাং শকৃতা প্রস্নবৈর্বা ॥ ৪৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.70.48 in Gujarati sript:
એતદ્દાનં ન્યાયલબ્ધં દ્વિજેભ્યઃ પાત્રે દત્તં પ્રાપણીયં પરીક્ષ્ય ।
કામ્યાષ્ટમ્યાં વર્તિતવ્યં દશાહં રસૈર્ગવાં શકૃતા પ્રસ્નવૈર્વા ॥ ૪૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.70.48 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതദ്ദാനം ന്യായലബ്ധം ദ്വിജേഭ്യഃ പാത്രേ ദത്തം പ്രാപണീയം പരീക്ഷ്യ ।
കാമ്യാഷ്ടമ്യാം വര്തിതവ്യം ദശാഹം രസൈര്ഗവാം ശകൃതാ പ്രസ്നവൈര്വാ ॥ ൪൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.70.48 in Telugu sript:
ఏతద్దానం న్యాయలబ్ధం ద్విజేభ్యః పాత్రే దత్తం ప్రాపణీయం పరీక్ష్య ।
కామ్యాష్టమ్యాం వర్తితవ్యం దశాహం రసైర్గవాం శకృతా ప్రస్నవైర్వా ॥ ౪౮ ॥