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 13.70.51

गावो लोकान्धारयन्ति क्षरन्त्यो गावश्चान्नं संजनयन्ति लोके ।
यस्तज्जानन्न गवां हार्दमेति स वै गन्ता निरयं पापचेताः ॥ ५१ ॥

gāvo lokāndhārayanti kṣarantyo gāvaścānnaṃ saṃjanayanti loke |
yastajjānanna gavāṃ hārdameti sa vai gantā nirayaṃ pāpacetāḥ || 51 ||

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

...lives of others in battle, similarly attains to great, honours in heaven. The Vaisya, who, observant of the duties of his order, makes gifts, reaps as the fruit of those gifts, a crowning reward. The Sudra, who duly observes the duties of his...

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

Gava, Loka, Dharayanti, Dharayat, Ksharanti, Sanjana, Yat, Yah, Tajja, Anna, Harda, Gantri, Niraya, Papacetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.70.51). 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: “gāvo lokāndhārayanti kṣarantyo gāvaścānnaṃ saṃjanayanti loke
  • gāvo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhārayanti -
  • dhārayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dhṛ]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ], [accusative plural from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • kṣarantyo* -
  • kṣar -> kṣarantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣar class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣar class 1 verb]
  • gāvaś -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • cānn -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sañjana -
  • sañjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “yastajjānanna gavāṃ hārdameti sa vai gantā nirayaṃ pāpacetāḥ
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tajjān -
  • tajja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anna -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hārdam -
  • hārda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hārda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hārdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • gantā -
  • gantṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • nirayam -
  • niraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pāpacetāḥ -
  • pāpacetas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.70.51

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 13.70.51 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾವೋ ಲೋಕಾನ್ಧಾರಯನ್ತಿ ಕ್ಷರನ್ತ್ಯೋ ಗಾವಶ್ಚಾನ್ನಂ ಸಂಜನಯನ್ತಿ ಲೋಕೇ ।
ಯಸ್ತಜ್ಜಾನನ್ನ ಗವಾಂ ಹಾರ್ದಮೇತಿ ಸ ವೈ ಗನ್ತಾ ನಿರಯಂ ಪಾಪಚೇತಾಃ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 13.70.51 in Bengali sript:
গাবো লোকান্ধারযন্তি ক্ষরন্ত্যো গাবশ্চান্নং সংজনযন্তি লোকে ।
যস্তজ্জানন্ন গবাং হার্দমেতি স বৈ গন্তা নিরযং পাপচেতাঃ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 13.70.51 in Gujarati sript:
ગાવો લોકાન્ધારયન્તિ ક્ષરન્ત્યો ગાવશ્ચાન્નં સંજનયન્તિ લોકે ।
યસ્તજ્જાનન્ન ગવાં હાર્દમેતિ સ વૈ ગન્તા નિરયં પાપચેતાઃ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 13.70.51 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാവോ ലോകാന്ധാരയന്തി ക്ഷരന്ത്യോ ഗാവശ്ചാന്നം സംജനയന്തി ലോകേ ।
യസ്തജ്ജാനന്ന ഗവാം ഹാര്ദമേതി സ വൈ ഗന്താ നിരയം പാപചേതാഃ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.70.51 in Telugu sript:
గావో లోకాన్ధారయన్తి క్షరన్త్యో గావశ్చాన్నం సంజనయన్తి లోకే ।
యస్తజ్జానన్న గవాం హార్దమేతి స వై గన్తా నిరయం పాపచేతాః ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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