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 13.72.16

दायाद्यलब्धैरर्थैर्यो गाः क्रीत्वा संप्रयच्छति ।
धर्मार्जितधनक्रीतान्स लोकानश्नुतेऽक्षयान् ॥ १६ ॥

dāyādyalabdhairarthairyo gāḥ krītvā saṃprayacchati |
dharmārjitadhanakrītānsa lokānaśnute'kṣayān || 16 ||

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

...become mine. Possessed of the nature of both Sutya and Soma, do you cause both the giver and the receiver to blaze forth with all kinds of prosperity!—(As already indicated), the giver should duly utter the words occurring in the first part 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 (13.72.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dayadya, Labdha, Artha, Yah, Prayat, Shati, Shatin, Dharma, Dharman, Arjita, Dhanakrita, Loka, Akshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.72.16). 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: “dāyādyalabdhairarthairyo gāḥ krītvā saṃprayacchati
  • dāyādya -
  • dāyādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdhair -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √labh class 1 verb]
  • arthair -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gāḥ -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • krītvā -
  • krī -> krītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √krī]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śati -
  • śatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmārjitadhanakrītānsa lokānaśnute'kṣayān
  • dharmā -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjita -
  • arjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ṛj]
    ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ṛj]
    ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ṛj]
    ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ṛj]
  • dhanakrītā -
  • dhanakrītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśnute' -
  • (verb class 5)
    [present middle third single]
  • akṣayān -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.72.16

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 13.72.16 in Kannada sript:
ದಾಯಾದ್ಯಲಬ್ಧೈರರ್ಥೈರ್ಯೋ ಗಾಃ ಕ್ರೀತ್ವಾ ಸಂಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಜಿತಧನಕ್ರೀತಾನ್ಸ ಲೋಕಾನಶ್ನುತೇಽಕ್ಷಯಾನ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 13.72.16 in Bengali sript:
দাযাদ্যলব্ধৈরর্থৈর্যো গাঃ ক্রীত্বা সংপ্রযচ্ছতি ।
ধর্মার্জিতধনক্রীতান্স লোকানশ্নুতেঽক্ষযান্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 13.72.16 in Gujarati sript:
દાયાદ્યલબ્ધૈરર્થૈર્યો ગાઃ ક્રીત્વા સંપ્રયચ્છતિ ।
ધર્માર્જિતધનક્રીતાન્સ લોકાનશ્નુતેઽક્ષયાન્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 13.72.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദായാദ്യലബ്ധൈരര്ഥൈര്യോ ഗാഃ ക്രീത്വാ സംപ്രയച്ഛതി ।
ധര്മാര്ജിതധനക്രീതാന്സ ലോകാനശ്നുതേഽക്ഷയാന് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.72.16 in Telugu sript:
దాయాద్యలబ్ధైరర్థైర్యో గాః క్రీత్వా సంప్రయచ్ఛతి ।
ధర్మార్జితధనక్రీతాన్స లోకానశ్నుతేఽక్షయాన్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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