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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 13.72.38
वृत्तिग्लाने सीदति चातिमात्रं कृष्यर्थं वा होमहेतोः प्रसूत्याम् ।
गुर्वर्थं वा बालसंवृद्धये वा धेनुं दद्याद्देशकाले विशिष्टे ॥ ३८ ॥
vṛttiglāne sīdati cātimātraṃ kṛṣyarthaṃ vā homahetoḥ prasūtyām |
gurvarthaṃ vā bālasaṃvṛddhaye vā dhenuṃ dadyāddeśakāle viśiṣṭe || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...grains of barley and on cowdung as both his food and drink. The king also began to sleep from that day on the bare earth, and possessed of restrained soul and resembling a bull in conduct, he became the foremost of monarchs.{GL_NOTE:176468:}...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.72.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Glana, Glani, Sidat, Atra, Krish, Krishi, Krishya, Artha, Var, Homa, Hetu, Prasuti, Gurvartha, Bala, Samvriddhi, Dhenu, Deshakala, Vishishta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.72.38). 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: “vṛttiglāne sīdati cātimātraṃ kṛṣyarthaṃ vā homahetoḥ prasūtyām ”
- vṛtti -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- glāne -
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glāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]glāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]glānā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]glāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√glai -> glāna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √glai class 1 verb], [locative single from √glai class 2 verb]√glai -> glāna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [locative single from √glai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [locative single from √glai class 2 verb]√glai -> glānā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √glai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √glai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √glai class 2 verb]
- sīdati -
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√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātram -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛṣya -
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kṛṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛṣ]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛṣ]kṛṣ (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛṣ (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle first single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- homa -
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homa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetoḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prasūtyām -
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prasūti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “gurvarthaṃ vā bālasaṃvṛddhaye vā dhenuṃ dadyāddeśakāle viśiṣṭe ”
- gurvartham -
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gurvartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gurvartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gurvarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bāla -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvṛddhaye -
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saṃvṛddhi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhenum -
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dhenu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dhenu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dadyād -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- deśakāle -
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deśakāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- viśiṣṭe -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.72.38
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 13.72.38 in Kannada sript:
ವೃತ್ತಿಗ್ಲಾನೇ ಸೀದತಿ ಚಾತಿಮಾತ್ರಂ ಕೃಷ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ವಾ ಹೋಮಹೇತೋಃ ಪ್ರಸೂತ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಗುರ್ವರ್ಥಂ ವಾ ಬಾಲಸಂವೃದ್ಧಯೇ ವಾ ಧೇನುಂ ದದ್ಯಾದ್ದೇಶಕಾಲೇ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟೇ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 13.72.38 in Bengali sript:
বৃত্তিগ্লানে সীদতি চাতিমাত্রং কৃষ্যর্থং বা হোমহেতোঃ প্রসূত্যাম্ ।
গুর্বর্থং বা বালসংবৃদ্ধযে বা ধেনুং দদ্যাদ্দেশকালে বিশিষ্টে ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 13.72.38 in Gujarati sript:
વૃત્તિગ્લાને સીદતિ ચાતિમાત્રં કૃષ્યર્થં વા હોમહેતોઃ પ્રસૂત્યામ્ ।
ગુર્વર્થં વા બાલસંવૃદ્ધયે વા ધેનું દદ્યાદ્દેશકાલે વિશિષ્ટે ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.72.38 in Malayalam sript:
വൃത്തിഗ്ലാനേ സീദതി ചാതിമാത്രം കൃഷ്യര്ഥം വാ ഹോമഹേതോഃ പ്രസൂത്യാമ് ।
ഗുര്വര്ഥം വാ ബാലസംവൃദ്ധയേ വാ ധേനും ദദ്യാദ്ദേശകാലേ വിശിഷ്ടേ ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.72.38 in Telugu sript:
వృత్తిగ్లానే సీదతి చాతిమాత్రం కృష్యర్థం వా హోమహేతోః ప్రసూత్యామ్ ।
గుర్వర్థం వా బాలసంవృద్ధయే వా ధేనుం దద్యాద్దేశకాలే విశిష్టే ॥ ౩౮ ॥