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 13.128.49

तत्र राज्ञः परो धर्मो दमः स्वाध्याय एव च ।
अग्निहोत्रपरिस्पन्दो दानाध्ययनमेव च ॥ ४९ ॥

tatra rājñaḥ paro dharmo damaḥ svādhyāya eva ca |
agnihotraparispando dānādhyayanameva ca || 49 ||

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

...fought for the benefit of kine and Brahmanas. Or he may enter the triple fires sanctified with Mantras and cast off his body. By pursuing this line of conduct he takes birth in his next life as a Brahmana. Endued with knowledge and science, purified...

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

Tatra, Rajan, Parah, Para, Dharma, Dama, Svadhyaya, Eva, Agnihotra, Parispanda, Daman, Dana, Adhyayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.128.49). 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: “tatra rājñaḥ paro dharmo damaḥ svādhyāya eva ca
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • paro* -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • damaḥ -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svādhyāya* -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “agnihotraparispando dānādhyayanameva ca
  • agnihotra -
  • agnihotra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agnihotra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parispando* -
  • parispanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dānā -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhyayanam -
  • adhyayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.128.49

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 13.128.49 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪರೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ದಮಃ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯ ಏವ ಚ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿಹೋತ್ರಪರಿಸ್ಪನ್ದೋ ದಾನಾಧ್ಯಯನಮೇವ ಚ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 13.128.49 in Bengali sript:
তত্র রাজ্ঞঃ পরো ধর্মো দমঃ স্বাধ্যায এব চ ।
অগ্নিহোত্রপরিস্পন্দো দানাধ্যযনমেব চ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 13.128.49 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર રાજ્ઞઃ પરો ધર્મો દમઃ સ્વાધ્યાય એવ ચ ।
અગ્નિહોત્રપરિસ્પન્દો દાનાધ્યયનમેવ ચ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 13.128.49 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര രാജ്ഞഃ പരോ ധര്മോ ദമഃ സ്വാധ്യായ ഏവ ച ।
അഗ്നിഹോത്രപരിസ്പന്ദോ ദാനാധ്യയനമേവ ച ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.128.49 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర రాజ్ఞః పరో ధర్మో దమః స్వాధ్యాయ ఏవ చ ।
అగ్నిహోత్రపరిస్పన్దో దానాధ్యయనమేవ చ ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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