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 13.72.37

स्वाध्यायाढ्यं शुद्धयोनिं प्रशान्तं वैतानस्थं पापभीरुं कृतज्ञम् ।
गोषु क्षान्तं नातितीक्ष्णं शरण्यं वृत्तिग्लानं तादृशं पात्रमाहुः ॥ ३७ ॥

svādhyāyāḍhyaṃ śuddhayoniṃ praśāntaṃ vaitānasthaṃ pāpabhīruṃ kṛtajñam |
goṣu kṣāntaṃ nātitīkṣṇaṃ śaraṇyaṃ vṛttiglānaṃ tādṛśaṃ pātramāhuḥ || 37 ||

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

...Bhishma wished. Verily, king Yudhishthira bore in mind the whole of that religion which the preceptor of the deities imparted unto the royal Mandhatri. Yudhishthira from that time began to make always gifts of kine and to support himself on grains...

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

Svadhyaya, Adhya, Shuddhi, Prashanta, Vaitanastha, Papa, Bhiru, Kritajna, Kshanta, Nati, Tikshna, Sharanya, Sharani, Glana, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Patra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.72.37). 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: “svādhyāyāḍhyaṃ śuddhayoniṃ praśāntaṃ vaitānasthaṃ pāpabhīruṃ kṛtajñam
  • svādhyāyā -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āḍhyam -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śuddhayo -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nim -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • praśāntam -
  • praśānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praśānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praśāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaitānastham -
  • vaitānastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaitānastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaitānasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīrum -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtajñam -
  • kṛtajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “goṣu kṣāntaṃ nātitīkṣṇaṃ śaraṇyaṃ vṛttiglānaṃ tādṛśaṃ pātramāhuḥ
  • goṣu -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kṣāntam -
  • kṣānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tīkṣṇam -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaraṇyam -
  • śaraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śaraṇī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛtti -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • glānam -
  • glāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    glāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    glānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    glai -> glāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √glai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √glai class 2 verb]
    glai -> glāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √glai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √glai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √glai class 2 verb], [accusative single from √glai class 2 verb]
  • tādṛśam -
  • tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.72.37

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 13.72.37 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಾಢ್ಯಂ ಶುದ್ಧಯೋನಿಂ ಪ್ರಶಾನ್ತಂ ವೈತಾನಸ್ಥಂ ಪಾಪಭೀರುಂ ಕೃತಜ್ಞಮ್ ।
ಗೋಷು ಕ್ಷಾನ್ತಂ ನಾತಿತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಂ ಶರಣ್ಯಂ ವೃತ್ತಿಗ್ಲಾನಂ ತಾದೃಶಂ ಪಾತ್ರಮಾಹುಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 13.72.37 in Bengali sript:
স্বাধ্যাযাঢ্যং শুদ্ধযোনিং প্রশান্তং বৈতানস্থং পাপভীরুং কৃতজ্ঞম্ ।
গোষু ক্ষান্তং নাতিতীক্ষ্ণং শরণ্যং বৃত্তিগ্লানং তাদৃশং পাত্রমাহুঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 13.72.37 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાધ્યાયાઢ્યં શુદ્ધયોનિં પ્રશાન્તં વૈતાનસ્થં પાપભીરું કૃતજ્ઞમ્ ।
ગોષુ ક્ષાન્તં નાતિતીક્ષ્ણં શરણ્યં વૃત્તિગ્લાનં તાદૃશં પાત્રમાહુઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 13.72.37 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വാധ്യായാഢ്യം ശുദ്ധയോനിം പ്രശാന്തം വൈതാനസ്ഥം പാപഭീരും കൃതജ്ഞമ് ।
ഗോഷു ക്ഷാന്തം നാതിതീക്ഷ്ണം ശരണ്യം വൃത്തിഗ്ലാനം താദൃശം പാത്രമാഹുഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.72.37 in Telugu sript:
స్వాధ్యాయాఢ్యం శుద్ధయోనిం ప్రశాన్తం వైతానస్థం పాపభీరుం కృతజ్ఞమ్ ।
గోషు క్షాన్తం నాతితీక్ష్ణం శరణ్యం వృత్తిగ్లానం తాదృశం పాత్రమాహుః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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