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 3.34.45

दानं यज्ञः सतां पूजा वेदधारणमार्जवम् ।
एष धर्मः परो राजन्फलवान्प्रेत्य चेह च ॥ ४५ ॥

dānaṃ yajñaḥ satāṃ pūjā vedadhāraṇamārjavam |
eṣa dharmaḥ paro rājanphalavānpretya ceha ca || 45 ||

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

...kings and princes will all follow the bad son of Dhritarashtra, for robbed and exiled by us, they have not still become friendly. Desiring to do good unto Dhritarashtra, they will certainly...

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

Dana, Yajna, Sat, Puja, Vedadharana, Arjava, Esha, Dharma, Parah, Para, Rajan, Rajat, Phalavat, Pretya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.34.45). 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: “dānaṃ yajñaḥ satāṃ pūjā vedadhāraṇamārjavam
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yajñaḥ -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • pūjā* -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vedadhāraṇam -
  • vedadhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārjavam -
  • ārjava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārjava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārjavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “eṣa dharmaḥ paro rājanphalavānpretya ceha ca
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paro* -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • phalavān -
  • phalavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pretya -
  • pretya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ceha -
  • cah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • 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 3.34.45

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 3.34.45 in Kannada sript:
ದಾನಂ ಯಜ್ಞಃ ಸತಾಂ ಪೂಜಾ ವೇದಧಾರಣಮಾರ್ಜವಮ್ ।
ಏಷ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಪರೋ ರಾಜನ್ಫಲವಾನ್ಪ್ರೇತ್ಯ ಚೇಹ ಚ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 3.34.45 in Bengali sript:
দানং যজ্ঞঃ সতাং পূজা বেদধারণমার্জবম্ ।
এষ ধর্মঃ পরো রাজন্ফলবান্প্রেত্য চেহ চ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 3.34.45 in Gujarati sript:
દાનં યજ્ઞઃ સતાં પૂજા વેદધારણમાર્જવમ્ ।
એષ ધર્મઃ પરો રાજન્ફલવાન્પ્રેત્ય ચેહ ચ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 3.34.45 in Malayalam sript:
ദാനം യജ്ഞഃ സതാം പൂജാ വേദധാരണമാര്ജവമ് ।
ഏഷ ധര്മഃ പരോ രാജന്ഫലവാന്പ്രേത്യ ചേഹ ച ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.34.45 in Telugu sript:
దానం యజ్ఞః సతాం పూజా వేదధారణమార్జవమ్ ।
ఏష ధర్మః పరో రాజన్ఫలవాన్ప్రేత్య చేహ చ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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