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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 3.195.38
इदं तु पुण्यमाख्यानं विष्णोः समनुकीर्तनम् ।
शृणुयाद्यः स धर्मात्मा पुत्रवांश्च भवेन्नरः ॥ ३८ ॥
idaṃ tu puṇyamākhyānaṃ viṣṇoḥ samanukīrtanam |
śṛṇuyādyaḥ sa dharmātmā putravāṃśca bhavennaraḥ || 38 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...foremost of the Kuru race, replied unto Utanka, saying, 'This visit of thine, O Brahmana, will not be in vain. This my son, O holy one, known by the name of Kuvalasva is endued...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.195.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Idam, Punya, Akhyana, Vishnu, Samanukirtana, Yah, Dharmatman, Putravat, Putrava, Nara, Nri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.195.38). 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: “idaṃ tu puṇyamākhyānaṃ viṣṇoḥ samanukīrtanam”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puṇyam -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- ākhyānam -
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ākhyāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viṣṇoḥ -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- samanukīrtanam -
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samanukīrtana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “śṛṇuyādyaḥ sa dharmātmā putravāṃśca bhavennaraḥ”
- śṛṇuyād -
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√śru (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmātmā -
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dharmātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- putravāṃś -
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putravat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]putrava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaven -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.195.38
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.195.38 in Kannada sript:
ಇದಂ ತು ಪುಣ್ಯಮಾಖ್ಯಾನಂ ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ ಸಮನುಕೀರ್ತನಮ್ ।
ಶೃಣುಯಾದ್ಯಃ ಸ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಪುತ್ರವಾಂಶ್ಚ ಭವೇನ್ನರಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 3.195.38 in Bengali sript:
ইদং তু পুণ্যমাখ্যানং বিষ্ণোঃ সমনুকীর্তনম্ ।
শৃণুযাদ্যঃ স ধর্মাত্মা পুত্রবাংশ্চ ভবেন্নরঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 3.195.38 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદં તુ પુણ્યમાખ્યાનં વિષ્ણોઃ સમનુકીર્તનમ્ ।
શૃણુયાદ્યઃ સ ધર્માત્મા પુત્રવાંશ્ચ ભવેન્નરઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.195.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഇദം തു പുണ്യമാഖ്യാനം വിഷ്ണോഃ സമനുകീര്തനമ് ।
ശൃണുയാദ്യഃ സ ധര്മാത്മാ പുത്രവാംശ്ച ഭവേന്നരഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.195.38 in Telugu sript:
ఇదం తు పుణ్యమాఖ్యానం విష్ణోః సమనుకీర్తనమ్ ।
శృణుయాద్యః స ధర్మాత్మా పుత్రవాంశ్చ భవేన్నరః ॥ ౩౮ ॥