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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 3.198.20
धात्रा तु विहितं पूर्वं कर्म स्वं पालयाम्यहम् ।
प्रयत्नाच्च गुरू वृद्धौ शुश्रूषेऽहं द्विजोत्तम ॥ २० ॥
dhātrā tu vihitaṃ pūrvaṃ karma svaṃ pālayāmyaham |
prayatnācca gurū vṛddhau śuśrūṣe'haṃ dvijottama || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...superior and some the father. The mother, however, that brings forth and some the father. The mother, however, that brings forth and rears up offspring what is more difficult. Fathers...
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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 (3.198.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhatri, Vihita, Purvam, Purva, Karman, Sva, Aha, Asmad, Prayatna, Guru, Vriddha, Vriddhi, Shushrusha, Shushruvas, Dvijottama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.198.20). 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: “dhātrā tu vihitaṃ pūrvaṃ karma svaṃ pālayāmyaham ”
- dhātrā -
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dhātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vihitam -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vihita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vihitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pālayāmya -
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√pāl (verb class 10)[present active first single]√pā (verb class 0)[present active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prayatnācca gurū vṛddhau śuśrūṣe'haṃ dvijottama ”
- prayatnāc -
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prayatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gurū -
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gurū (noun, masculine)[compound]gurū (noun, feminine)[compound]guru (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vṛddhau -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- śuśrūṣe' -
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śuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śuśruvas (noun, masculine)[dative single]śuśruvas (noun, neuter)[dative single]√śru -> śuśruvas (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śuśruvas (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śru class 5 verb]śuśrūṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śuśrūṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√śru (verb class 0)[present middle first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- dvijottama -
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dvijottama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.198.20
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 3.198.20 in Kannada sript:
ಧಾತ್ರಾ ತು ವಿಹಿತಂ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಸ್ವಂ ಪಾಲಯಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಾಚ್ಚ ಗುರೂ ವೃದ್ಧೌ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷೇಽಹಂ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 3.198.20 in Bengali sript:
ধাত্রা তু বিহিতং পূর্বং কর্ম স্বং পালযাম্যহম্ ।
প্রযত্নাচ্চ গুরূ বৃদ্ধৌ শুশ্রূষেঽহং দ্বিজোত্তম ॥ ২০ ॥
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 3.198.20 in Gujarati sript:
ધાત્રા તુ વિહિતં પૂર્વં કર્મ સ્વં પાલયામ્યહમ્ ।
પ્રયત્નાચ્ચ ગુરૂ વૃદ્ધૌ શુશ્રૂષેઽહં દ્વિજોત્તમ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.198.20 in Malayalam sript:
ധാത്രാ തു വിഹിതം പൂര്വം കര്മ സ്വം പാലയാമ്യഹമ് ।
പ്രയത്നാച്ച ഗുരൂ വൃദ്ധൌ ശുശ്രൂഷേഽഹം ദ്വിജോത്തമ ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.198.20 in Telugu sript:
ధాత్రా తు విహితం పూర్వం కర్మ స్వం పాలయామ్యహమ్ ।
ప్రయత్నాచ్చ గురూ వృద్ధౌ శుశ్రూషేఽహం ద్విజోత్తమ ॥ ౨౦ ॥