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 13.72.29

योऽग्रं भक्तान्किंचिदप्राश्य दद्याद्गोभ्यो नित्यं गोव्रती सत्यवादी ।
शान्तो बुद्धो गोसहस्रस्य पुण्यं संवत्सरेणाप्नुयात्पुण्यशीलः ॥ २९ ॥

yo'graṃ bhaktānkiṃcidaprāśya dadyādgobhyo nityaṃ govratī satyavādī |
śānto buddho gosahasrasya puṇyaṃ saṃvatsareṇāpnuyātpuṇyaśīlaḥ || 29 ||

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

...in consequence of their full udders? The merit that attaches to the gift of superior oxen is greater than that which attaches to the gift of kine. One should not, by imparting a knowledge of this ritual, benefit a person that is not one’s disciple...

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

Yah, Agram, Agra, Bhakta, Kincid, Kincit, Gobhi, Nityam, Nitya, Govratin, Satyavadin, Satyavadi, Shanta, Buddha, Gosahasra, Punya, Samvatsara, Punyashila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.72.29). 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'graṃ bhaktānkiṃcidaprāśya dadyādgobhyo nityaṃ govratī satyavādī
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agram -
  • agram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaktān -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kiñcid -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rāśya -
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • gobhyo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    gobhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gobhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • govratī -
  • govratin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyavādī -
  • satyavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    satyavādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    satyavādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śānto buddho gosahasrasya puṇyaṃ saṃvatsareṇāpnuyātpuṇyaśīlaḥ
  • śānto* -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • buddho* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gosahasrasya -
  • gosahasra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    gosahasra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • saṃvatsareṇā -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • puṇyaśīlaḥ -
  • puṇyaśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.72.29

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 13.72.29 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋಽಗ್ರಂ ಭಕ್ತಾನ್ಕಿಂಚಿದಪ್ರಾಶ್ಯ ದದ್ಯಾದ್ಗೋಭ್ಯೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಗೋವ್ರತೀ ಸತ್ಯವಾದೀ ।
ಶಾನ್ತೋ ಬುದ್ಧೋ ಗೋಸಹಸ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಸಂವತ್ಸರೇಣಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಪುಣ್ಯಶೀಲಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 13.72.29 in Bengali sript:
যোঽগ্রং ভক্তান্কিংচিদপ্রাশ্য দদ্যাদ্গোভ্যো নিত্যং গোব্রতী সত্যবাদী ।
শান্তো বুদ্ধো গোসহস্রস্য পুণ্যং সংবত্সরেণাপ্নুযাত্পুণ্যশীলঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 13.72.29 in Gujarati sript:
યોઽગ્રં ભક્તાન્કિંચિદપ્રાશ્ય દદ્યાદ્ગોભ્યો નિત્યં ગોવ્રતી સત્યવાદી ।
શાન્તો બુદ્ધો ગોસહસ્રસ્ય પુણ્યં સંવત્સરેણાપ્નુયાત્પુણ્યશીલઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 13.72.29 in Malayalam sript:
യോഽഗ്രം ഭക്താന്കിംചിദപ്രാശ്യ ദദ്യാദ്ഗോഭ്യോ നിത്യം ഗോവ്രതീ സത്യവാദീ ।
ശാന്തോ ബുദ്ധോ ഗോസഹസ്രസ്യ പുണ്യം സംവത്സരേണാപ്നുയാത്പുണ്യശീലഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.72.29 in Telugu sript:
యోఽగ్రం భక్తాన్కించిదప్రాశ్య దద్యాద్గోభ్యో నిత్యం గోవ్రతీ సత్యవాదీ ।
శాన్తో బుద్ధో గోసహస్రస్య పుణ్యం సంవత్సరేణాప్నుయాత్పుణ్యశీలః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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