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 3.206.32

पतिव्रताया माहात्म्यं ब्राह्मणस्य च सत्तम ।
मातापित्रोश्च शुश्रूषा व्याधे धर्मश्च कीर्तितः ॥ ३२ ॥

pativratāyā māhātmyaṃ brāhmaṇasya ca sattama |
mātāpitrośca śuśrūṣā vyādhe dharmaśca kīrtitaḥ || 32 ||

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

...'These my parents, worshipful sir, are the idols that I worship; whatever is due to the gods, I do unto them. As the thirty-three gods with Indra at their head are worshipped by men...

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

Pativrata, Mahatmya, Brahmana, Sattama, Matapitri, Shushrusha, Vyadha, Vyadhi, Dharma, Kirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.206.32). 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: “pativratāyā māhātmyaṃ brāhmaṇasya ca sattama
  • pativratāyā* -
  • pativratā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • māhātmyam -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattama -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mātāpitrośca śuśrūṣā vyādhe dharmaśca kīrtitaḥ
  • mātāpitroś -
  • mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuśrūṣā* -
  • śuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śuśrūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vyādhe -
  • vyādha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vyādhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharmaś -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtitaḥ -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.206.32

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 3.206.32 in Kannada sript:
ಪತಿವ್ರತಾಯಾ ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ಚ ಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಮಾತಾಪಿತ್ರೋಶ್ಚ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಾ ವ್ಯಾಧೇ ಧರ್ಮಶ್ಚ ಕೀರ್ತಿತಃ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 3.206.32 in Bengali sript:
পতিব্রতাযা মাহাত্ম্যং ব্রাহ্মণস্য চ সত্তম ।
মাতাপিত্রোশ্চ শুশ্রূষা ব্যাধে ধর্মশ্চ কীর্তিতঃ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 3.206.32 in Gujarati sript:
પતિવ્રતાયા માહાત્મ્યં બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય ચ સત્તમ ।
માતાપિત્રોશ્ચ શુશ્રૂષા વ્યાધે ધર્મશ્ચ કીર્તિતઃ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 3.206.32 in Malayalam sript:
പതിവ്രതായാ മാഹാത്മ്യം ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ ച സത്തമ ।
മാതാപിത്രോശ്ച ശുശ്രൂഷാ വ്യാധേ ധര്മശ്ച കീര്തിതഃ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.206.32 in Telugu sript:
పతివ్రతాయా మాహాత్మ్యం బ్రాహ్మణస్య చ సత్తమ ।
మాతాపిత్రోశ్చ శుశ్రూషా వ్యాధే ధర్మశ్చ కీర్తితః ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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