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 3.13.61

भार्यायां रक्ष्यमाणायां प्रजा भवति रक्षिता ।
प्रजायां रक्ष्यमाणायामात्मा भवति रक्षितः ॥ ६१ ॥

bhāryāyāṃ rakṣyamāṇāyāṃ prajā bhavati rakṣitā |
prajāyāṃ rakṣyamāṇāyāmātmā bhavati rakṣitaḥ || 61 ||

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

...Oh, fie on the might of Bhimasena, fie on the Gandiva of Arjuna, for they, O Janardana, both suffered me to be thus disgraced by little men! This eternal course of morality is ever...

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

Bharya, Rakshyamana, Praja, Prajas, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Rakshitri, Rakshita, Atma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.13.61). 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: “bhāryāyāṃ rakṣyamāṇāyāṃ prajā bhavati rakṣitā
  • bhāryāyām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √bhṛ]
  • rakṣyamāṇāyām -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √rakṣ]
  • prajā* -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • rakṣitā -
  • rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • Line 2: “prajāyāṃ rakṣyamāṇāyāmātmā bhavati rakṣitaḥ
  • prajāyām -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • rakṣyamāṇāyām -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √rakṣ]
  • ātmā* -
  • ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • rakṣitaḥ -
  • rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.13.61

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 3.13.61 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾರ್ಯಾಯಾಂ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಾಣಾಯಾಂ ಪ್ರಜಾ ಭವತಿ ರಕ್ಷಿತಾ ।
ಪ್ರಜಾಯಾಂ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಾಣಾಯಾಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಭವತಿ ರಕ್ಷಿತಃ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

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 3.13.61 in Bengali sript:
ভার্যাযাং রক্ষ্যমাণাযাং প্রজা ভবতি রক্ষিতা ।
প্রজাযাং রক্ষ্যমাণাযামাত্মা ভবতি রক্ষিতঃ ॥ ৬১ ॥

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 3.13.61 in Gujarati sript:
ભાર્યાયાં રક્ષ્યમાણાયાં પ્રજા ભવતિ રક્ષિતા ।
પ્રજાયાં રક્ષ્યમાણાયામાત્મા ભવતિ રક્ષિતઃ ॥ ૬૧ ॥

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 3.13.61 in Malayalam sript:
ഭാര്യായാം രക്ഷ്യമാണായാം പ്രജാ ഭവതി രക്ഷിതാ ।
പ്രജായാം രക്ഷ്യമാണായാമാത്മാ ഭവതി രക്ഷിതഃ ॥ ൬൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.13.61 in Telugu sript:
భార్యాయాం రక్ష్యమాణాయాం ప్రజా భవతి రక్షితా ।
ప్రజాయాం రక్ష్యమాణాయామాత్మా భవతి రక్షితః ॥ ౬౧ ॥

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