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 13.96.37

< Previous

Next >

गालव उवाच ।
पापिष्ठेभ्यस्त्वनर्घार्हः स नरोऽस्तु स्वपापकृत् ।
दत्त्वा दानं कीर्तयतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम् ॥ ३७ ॥

gālava uvāca |
pāpiṣṭhebhyastvanarghārhaḥ sa naro'stu svapāpakṛt |
dattvā dānaṃ kīrtayatu yaste harati puṣkaram || 37 ||

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

...they who are sinful attain to regions that are fraught with misery. In this connection is cited the old narrative of the discourse, O son, between the ascetic Gautama and Vasava. A certain Brahmana of the name of Gautama, mild and self-restrained...
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 (13.96.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Galava, Papishtha, Tva, Anargha, Arha, Nara, Nri, Astu, Svapapa, Krit, Dattva, Dana, Yasta, Harat, Pushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.96.37). 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: “gālava uvāca ”
gālava* -
gālava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “pāpiṣṭhebhyastvanarghārhaḥ sa naro'stu svapāpakṛt ”
pāpiṣṭhebhyas -
pāpiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

pāpiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
anarghā -
anargha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anargha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

anarghā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√argh (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
arhaḥ -
arha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naro' -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
astu -
astu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
svapāpa -
svapāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svapāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛt -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “dattvā dānaṃ kīrtayatu yaste harati puṣkaram ”
dattvā -
dattvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dad]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kīrtayatu -
√kīrt (verb class 10)

[imperative active third single]
yaste -
yasta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yasta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

yastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yas class 4 verb]

√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]

√yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
harati -
√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
puṣkaram -
puṣkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṣkara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.96.37

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

Buy now!

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

Buy now!

Preview of verse 13.96.37 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಲವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪಾಪಿಷ್ಠೇಭ್ಯಸ್ತ್ವನರ್ಘಾರ್ಹಃ ಸ ನರೋಽಸ್ತು ಸ್ವಪಾಪಕೃತ್ ।
ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ದಾನಂ ಕೀರ್ತಯತು ಯಸ್ತೇ ಹರತಿ ಪುಷ್ಕರಮ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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.]

Buy now!

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.

Buy now!

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 13.96.37 in Bengali sript:
গালব উবাচ ।
পাপিষ্ঠেভ্যস্ত্বনর্ঘার্হঃ স নরোঽস্তু স্বপাপকৃত্ ।
দত্ত্বা দানং কীর্তযতু যস্তে হরতি পুষ্করম্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 13.96.37 in Gujarati sript:
ગાલવ ઉવાચ ।
પાપિષ્ઠેભ્યસ્ત્વનર્ઘાર્હઃ સ નરોઽસ્તુ સ્વપાપકૃત્ ।
દત્ત્વા દાનં કીર્તયતુ યસ્તે હરતિ પુષ્કરમ્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 13.96.37 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാലവ ഉവാച ।
പാപിഷ്ഠേഭ്യസ്ത്വനര്ഘാര്ഹഃ സ നരോഽസ്തു സ്വപാപകൃത് ।
ദത്ത്വാ ദാനം കീര്തയതു യസ്തേ ഹരതി പുഷ്കരമ് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

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

7248pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 13.96.37 in Telugu sript:
గాలవ ఉవాచ ।
పాపిష్ఠేభ్యస్త్వనర్ఘార్హః స నరోఽస్తు స్వపాపకృత్ ।
దత్త్వా దానం కీర్తయతు యస్తే హరతి పుష్కరమ్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021