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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 1.59.54
इमं तु वंशं नियमेन यः पठेन्महात्मनां ब्राह्मणदेवसंनिधौ ।
अपत्यलाभं लभते स पुष्कलं श्रियं यशः प्रेत्य च शोभनां गतिम् ॥ ५४ ॥
imaṃ tu vaṃśaṃ niyamena yaḥ paṭhenmahātmanāṃ brāhmaṇadevasaṃnidhau |
apatyalābhaṃ labhate sa puṣkalaṃ śriyaṃ yaśaḥ pretya ca śobhanāṃ gatim || 54 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of them all was Vishnu upon whom the worlds depend. "These are the thirty-three gods (the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, the twelve Adityas, Prajapati, and Vashatkara). I shall now recount...
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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 (1.59.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Idam, Vamsha, Niyama, Yah, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Brahmana, Devasamnidhi, Apati, Apatya, Alabha, Labhat, Pushkala, Shri, Shriya, Yasha, Yashas, Pretya, Shobhana, Gati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.59.54). 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: “imaṃ tu vaṃśaṃ niyamena yaḥ paṭhenmahātmanāṃ brāhmaṇadevasaṃnidhau ”
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vaṃśam -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaṃśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- niyamena -
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niyama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṭhen -
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√paṭh (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- mahātmanām -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- brāhmaṇa -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devasaṃnidhau -
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devasaṃnidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “apatyalābhaṃ labhate sa puṣkalaṃ śriyaṃ yaśaḥ pretya ca śobhanāṃ gatim ”
- apatya -
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apati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]apati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]apatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alābham -
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alābha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṣkalam -
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puṣkala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṣkala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṣkalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pretya -
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pretya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhanām -
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śobhanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.59.54
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 1.59.54 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮಂ ತು ವಂಶಂ ನಿಯಮೇನ ಯಃ ಪಠೇನ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣದೇವಸಂನಿಧೌ ।
ಅಪತ್ಯಲಾಭಂ ಲಭತೇ ಸ ಪುಷ್ಕಲಂ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ಯಶಃ ಪ್ರೇತ್ಯ ಚ ಶೋಭನಾಂ ಗತಿಮ್ ॥ ೫೪ ॥
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 1.59.54 in Bengali sript:
ইমং তু বংশং নিযমেন যঃ পঠেন্মহাত্মনাং ব্রাহ্মণদেবসংনিধৌ ।
অপত্যলাভং লভতে স পুষ্কলং শ্রিযং যশঃ প্রেত্য চ শোভনাং গতিম্ ॥ ৫৪ ॥
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 1.59.54 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમં તુ વંશં નિયમેન યઃ પઠેન્મહાત્મનાં બ્રાહ્મણદેવસંનિધૌ ।
અપત્યલાભં લભતે સ પુષ્કલં શ્રિયં યશઃ પ્રેત્ય ચ શોભનાં ગતિમ્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.59.54 in Malayalam sript:
ഇമം തു വംശം നിയമേന യഃ പഠേന്മഹാത്മനാം ബ്രാഹ്മണദേവസംനിധൌ ।
അപത്യലാഭം ലഭതേ സ പുഷ്കലം ശ്രിയം യശഃ പ്രേത്യ ച ശോഭനാം ഗതിമ് ॥ ൫൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.59.54 in Telugu sript:
ఇమం తు వంశం నియమేన యః పఠేన్మహాత్మనాం బ్రాహ్మణదేవసంనిధౌ ।
అపత్యలాభం లభతే స పుష్కలం శ్రియం యశః ప్రేత్య చ శోభనాం గతిమ్ ॥ ౫౪ ॥