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 1.72.9

देवयान्युवाच ।
गुरुपुत्रस्य पुत्रो वै न तु त्वमसि मे पितुः ।
तस्मान्मान्यश्च पूज्यश्च ममापि त्वं द्विजोत्तम ॥ ९ ॥

devayānyuvāca |
guruputrasya putro vai na tu tvamasi me pituḥ |
tasmānmānyaśca pūjyaśca mamāpi tvaṃ dvijottama || 9 ||

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

...woods, he clasped her with affection and spoke unto her with voice choked with grief, 'O daughter, the weal or woe that befalls people is always due to their own faults. You have therefore...

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

Devayani, Guruputra, Putra, Tva, Yushmad, Asi, Asmad, Pitri, Pitu, Tasmat, Tad, Mani, Manya, Pujya, Mama, Api, Dvijottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.72.9). 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: “devayānyuvāca
  • devayānyu -
  • devayānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    div (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first single]
    dīv (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first 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: “guruputrasya putro vai na tu tvamasi me pituḥ
  • guruputrasya -
  • guruputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tasmānmānyaśca pūjyaśca mamāpi tvaṃ dvijottama
  • tasmān -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • mānyaś -
  • mānī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mānya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjyaś -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dvijottama -
  • dvijottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.72.9

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 1.72.9 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಯಾನ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ಗುರುಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರೋ ವೈ ನ ತು ತ್ವಮಸಿ ಮೇ ಪಿತುಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾನ್ಮಾನ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಪೂಜ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಮಮಾಪಿ ತ್ವಂ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 1.72.9 in Bengali sript:
দেবযান্যুবাচ ।
গুরুপুত্রস্য পুত্রো বৈ ন তু ত্বমসি মে পিতুঃ ।
তস্মান্মান্যশ্চ পূজ্যশ্চ মমাপি ত্বং দ্বিজোত্তম ॥ ৯ ॥

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 1.72.9 in Gujarati sript:
દેવયાન્યુવાચ ।
ગુરુપુત્રસ્ય પુત્રો વૈ ન તુ ત્વમસિ મે પિતુઃ ।
તસ્માન્માન્યશ્ચ પૂજ્યશ્ચ મમાપિ ત્વં દ્વિજોત્તમ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 1.72.9 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവയാന്യുവാച ।
ഗുരുപുത്രസ്യ പുത്രോ വൈ ന തു ത്വമസി മേ പിതുഃ ।
തസ്മാന്മാന്യശ്ച പൂജ്യശ്ച മമാപി ത്വം ദ്വിജോത്തമ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.72.9 in Telugu sript:
దేవయాన్యువాచ ।
గురుపుత్రస్య పుత్రో వై న తు త్వమసి మే పితుః ।
తస్మాన్మాన్యశ్చ పూజ్యశ్చ మమాపి త్వం ద్విజోత్తమ ॥ ౯ ॥

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