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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 13.109.4
उपवासः परं पुण्यमुपवासः परायणम् ।
उपोष्येह नरश्रेष्ठ किं फलं प्रतिपद्यते ॥ ४ ॥
upavāsaḥ paraṃ puṇyamupavāsaḥ parāyaṇam |
upoṣyeha naraśreṣṭha kiṃ phalaṃ pratipadyate || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...gifts of food. Food that is good and that has been acquired lawfully, should be given, with a cheerful heart, unto such Brahmanas as are possessed of Vedic lore. That man has never to take birth in an intermediate order, whose food, given with...
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 (13.109.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Upavasa, Param, Para, Punya, Parayana, Uposhya, Iha, Narashreshtha, Kim, Phala, Pratipadya, Tad, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.109.4). 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: “upavāsaḥ paraṃ puṇyamupavāsaḥ parāyaṇam ”
- upavāsaḥ -
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upavāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- puṇyam -
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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]
- upavāsaḥ -
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upavāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parāyaṇam -
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parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “upoṣyeha naraśreṣṭha kiṃ phalaṃ pratipadyate ”
- upoṣye -
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upoṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]upoṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]upoṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naraśreṣṭha -
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naraśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pratipadya -
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pratipadya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratipadya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.109.4
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 13.109.4 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪವಾಸಃ ಪರಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಮುಪವಾಸಃ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ।
ಉಪೋಷ್ಯೇಹ ನರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕಿಂ ಫಲಂ ಪ್ರತಿಪದ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥
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 13.109.4 in Bengali sript:
উপবাসঃ পরং পুণ্যমুপবাসঃ পরাযণম্ ।
উপোষ্যেহ নরশ্রেষ্ঠ কিং ফলং প্রতিপদ্যতে ॥ ৪ ॥
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 13.109.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપવાસઃ પરં પુણ્યમુપવાસઃ પરાયણમ્ ।
ઉપોષ્યેહ નરશ્રેષ્ઠ કિં ફલં પ્રતિપદ્યતે ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.109.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപവാസഃ പരം പുണ്യമുപവാസഃ പരായണമ് ।
ഉപോഷ്യേഹ നരശ്രേഷ്ഠ കിം ഫലം പ്രതിപദ്യതേ ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.109.4 in Telugu sript:
ఉపవాసః పరం పుణ్యముపవాసః పరాయణమ్ ।
ఉపోష్యేహ నరశ్రేష్ఠ కిం ఫలం ప్రతిపద్యతే ॥ ౪ ॥