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 13.72.47

यस्त्वेतेनैव विधिना गां वनेष्वनुगच्छति ।
तृणगोमयपर्णाशी निःस्पृहो नियतः शुचिः ॥ ४७ ॥

yastvetenaiva vidhinā gāṃ vaneṣvanugacchati |
tṛṇagomayaparṇāśī niḥspṛho niyataḥ śuciḥ || 47 ||

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

...give him any happiness or impart to him any energy. Only such kine as are strong, endued with good behaviour, young in years, and possessed of fragrance, are applauded by all (in the matter of gift). Verily, as Ganga is the foremost of all rivers...

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

Ita, Vidhi, Vana, Vaneshu, Anu, Gacchat, Trina, Gomaya, Parnashin, Nihspriha, Niyata, Shuci,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.72.47). 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: “yastvetenaiva vidhinā gāṃ vaneṣvanugacchati
  • yastve -
  • yas -> yastvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
  • itenai -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • vaneṣva -
  • vaneṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaneṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaneṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tṛṇagomayaparṇāśī niḥspṛho niyataḥ śuciḥ
  • tṛṇa -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gomaya -
  • gomaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gomaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parṇāśī -
  • parṇāśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niḥspṛho* -
  • niḥspṛha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niyataḥ -
  • niyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.72.47

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 13.72.47 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ತ್ವೇತೇನೈವ ವಿಧಿನಾ ಗಾಂ ವನೇಷ್ವನುಗಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ತೃಣಗೋಮಯಪರ್ಣಾಶೀ ನಿಃಸ್ಪೃಹೋ ನಿಯತಃ ಶುಚಿಃ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 13.72.47 in Bengali sript:
যস্ত্বেতেনৈব বিধিনা গাং বনেষ্বনুগচ্ছতি ।
তৃণগোমযপর্ণাশী নিঃস্পৃহো নিযতঃ শুচিঃ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 13.72.47 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્ત્વેતેનૈવ વિધિના ગાં વનેષ્વનુગચ્છતિ ।
તૃણગોમયપર્ણાશી નિઃસ્પૃહો નિયતઃ શુચિઃ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 13.72.47 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്ത്വേതേനൈവ വിധിനാ ഗാം വനേഷ്വനുഗച്ഛതി ।
തൃണഗോമയപര്ണാശീ നിഃസ്പൃഹോ നിയതഃ ശുചിഃ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.72.47 in Telugu sript:
యస్త్వేతేనైవ విధినా గాం వనేష్వనుగచ్ఛతి ।
తృణగోమయపర్ణాశీ నిఃస్పృహో నియతః శుచిః ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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