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 3.80.37

यो दरिद्रैरपि विधिः शक्यः प्राप्तुं नरेश्वर ।
तुल्यो यज्ञफलैः पुण्यैस्तं निबोध युधां वर ॥ ३७ ॥

yo daridrairapi vidhiḥ śakyaḥ prāptuṃ nareśvara |
tulyo yajñaphalaiḥ puṇyaistaṃ nibodha yudhāṃ vara || 37 ||

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

...if one Brahmana is fed there, it becomes equivalent to feeding ten millions of Brahmanas. Having bathed in that tirtha and worshipped the gods and the Pitris and resided there for one...

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

Yah, Daridra, Api, Vidhi, Shakya, Pra, Aptu, Nareshvara, Tulya, Yajna, Phala, Punya, Tap, Bodha, Yudh, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.80.37). 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: “yo daridrairapi vidhiḥ śakyaḥ prāptuṃ nareśvara
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daridrair -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daridra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakyaḥ -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aptum -
  • aptu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    aptu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nareśvara -
  • nareśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tulyo yajñaphalaiḥ puṇyaistaṃ nibodha yudhāṃ vara
  • tulyo* -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • yajña -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalaiḥ -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • puṇyais -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bodha -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yudhām -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.80.37

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 3.80.37 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ದರಿದ್ರೈರಪಿ ವಿಧಿಃ ಶಕ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತುಂ ನರೇಶ್ವರ ।
ತುಲ್ಯೋ ಯಜ್ಞಫಲೈಃ ಪುಣ್ಯೈಸ್ತಂ ನಿಬೋಧ ಯುಧಾಂ ವರ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 3.80.37 in Bengali sript:
যো দরিদ্রৈরপি বিধিঃ শক্যঃ প্রাপ্তুং নরেশ্বর ।
তুল্যো যজ্ঞফলৈঃ পুণ্যৈস্তং নিবোধ যুধাং বর ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 3.80.37 in Gujarati sript:
યો દરિદ્રૈરપિ વિધિઃ શક્યઃ પ્રાપ્તું નરેશ્વર ।
તુલ્યો યજ્ઞફલૈઃ પુણ્યૈસ્તં નિબોધ યુધાં વર ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 3.80.37 in Malayalam sript:
യോ ദരിദ്രൈരപി വിധിഃ ശക്യഃ പ്രാപ്തും നരേശ്വര ।
തുല്യോ യജ്ഞഫലൈഃ പുണ്യൈസ്തം നിബോധ യുധാം വര ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.80.37 in Telugu sript:
యో దరిద్రైరపి విధిః శక్యః ప్రాప్తుం నరేశ్వర ।
తుల్యో యజ్ఞఫలైః పుణ్యైస్తం నిబోధ యుధాం వర ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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