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 1.78.41

वयो दास्यति ते पुत्रो यः स राजा भविष्यति ।
आयुष्मान्कीर्तिमांश्चैव बह्वपत्यस्तथैव च ॥ ४१ ॥

vayo dāsyati te putro yaḥ sa rājā bhaviṣyati |
āyuṣmānkīrtimāṃścaiva bahvapatyastathaiva ca || 41 ||

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

...why my kingdom should not be given to my eldest son. My commands have been disobeyed by my eldest son, Yadu. The wise say that he is no son who disobeys his father. That son, however, who...

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

Vaya, Vayas, Tad, Yushmad, Putra, Yah, Raja, Bhavishyat, Ayushmat, Kirtimat, Bahvapatya, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.78.41). 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: “vayo dāsyati te putro yaḥ sa rājā bhaviṣyati
  • vayo* -
  • vayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dāsyati -
  • (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [future active third single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “āyuṣmānkīrtimāṃścaiva bahvapatyastathaiva ca
  • āyuṣmān -
  • āyuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrtimāṃś -
  • kīrtimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bahvapatyas -
  • bahvapatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • 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 1.78.41

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 1.78.41 in Kannada sript:
ವಯೋ ದಾಸ್ಯತಿ ತೇ ಪುತ್ರೋ ಯಃ ಸ ರಾಜಾ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಆಯುಷ್ಮಾನ್ಕೀರ್ತಿಮಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ಬಹ್ವಪತ್ಯಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 1.78.41 in Bengali sript:
বযো দাস্যতি তে পুত্রো যঃ স রাজা ভবিষ্যতি ।
আযুষ্মান্কীর্তিমাংশ্চৈব বহ্বপত্যস্তথৈব চ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 1.78.41 in Gujarati sript:
વયો દાસ્યતિ તે પુત્રો યઃ સ રાજા ભવિષ્યતિ ।
આયુષ્માન્કીર્તિમાંશ્ચૈવ બહ્વપત્યસ્તથૈવ ચ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 1.78.41 in Malayalam sript:
വയോ ദാസ്യതി തേ പുത്രോ യഃ സ രാജാ ഭവിഷ്യതി ।
ആയുഷ്മാന്കീര്തിമാംശ്ചൈവ ബഹ്വപത്യസ്തഥൈവ ച ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.78.41 in Telugu sript:
వయో దాస్యతి తే పుత్రో యః స రాజా భవిష్యతి ।
ఆయుష్మాన్కీర్తిమాంశ్చైవ బహ్వపత్యస్తథైవ చ ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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