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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 3.177.29
प्राङ्नाभिवर्धनात्पुंसो जातकर्म विधीयते ।
तत्रास्य माता सावित्री पिता त्वाचार्य उच्यते ॥ २९ ॥
prāṅnābhivardhanātpuṃso jātakarma vidhīyate |
tatrāsya mātā sāvitrī pitā tvācārya ucyate || 29 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...As fire assisted by the wind burns down forests, so a Brahmana’s energy in union with a Kshatriya’s or a Kshatriya’s joined with a Brahmana’s destroyes all enemies. The sovereign is...
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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 (3.177.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prak, Pran, Pranc, Nabhivardhana, Pums, Jatakarman, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Tatra, Idam, Matri, Mata, Savitri, Pitri, Tvaca, Arya, Aryas, Ucyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.177.29). 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: “prāṅnābhivardhanātpuṃso jātakarma vidhīyate ”
- prāṅ -
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prāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāṅ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāñc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]prāñc (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nābhivardhanāt -
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nābhivardhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- puṃso* -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- jātakarma -
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jātakarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vidhī -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]vidhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “tatrāsya mātā sāvitrī pitā tvācārya ucyate ”
- tatrā -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mātā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sāvitrī -
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sāvitrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sāvitri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tvācā -
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tvāca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tvāca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tvācā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārya* -
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āryas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ār (verb class 4)[imperfect active second single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.177.29
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.177.29 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಙ್ನಾಭಿವರ್ಧನಾತ್ಪುಂಸೋ ಜಾತಕರ್ಮ ವಿಧೀಯತೇ ।
ತತ್ರಾಸ್ಯ ಮಾತಾ ಸಾವಿತ್ರೀ ಪಿತಾ ತ್ವಾಚಾರ್ಯ ಉಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.177.29 in Bengali sript:
প্রাঙ্নাভিবর্ধনাত্পুংসো জাতকর্ম বিধীযতে ।
তত্রাস্য মাতা সাবিত্রী পিতা ত্বাচার্য উচ্যতে ॥ ২৯ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.177.29 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાઙ્નાભિવર્ધનાત્પુંસો જાતકર્મ વિધીયતે ।
તત્રાસ્ય માતા સાવિત્રી પિતા ત્વાચાર્ય ઉચ્યતે ॥ ૨૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.177.29 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാങ്നാഭിവര്ധനാത്പുംസോ ജാതകര്മ വിധീയതേ ।
തത്രാസ്യ മാതാ സാവിത്രീ പിതാ ത്വാചാര്യ ഉച്യതേ ॥ ൨൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.177.29 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాఙ్నాభివర్ధనాత్పుంసో జాతకర్మ విధీయతే ।
తత్రాస్య మాతా సావిత్రీ పితా త్వాచార్య ఉచ్యతే ॥ ౨౯ ॥