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 3.245.29

कृषिगोरक्ष्यमित्येके प्रतिपद्यन्ति मानवाः ।
पुरुषाः प्रेष्यतामेके निर्गच्छन्ति धनार्थिनः ॥ २९ ॥

kṛṣigorakṣyamityeke pratipadyanti mānavāḥ |
puruṣāḥ preṣyatāmeke nirgacchanti dhanārthinaḥ || 29 ||

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

...them that had been slaughtered. We shall be exterminated totally. Therefore, do you change your residence. O mighty king, all your brothers are heroes, conversant with weapons; they...

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

Krish, Krishi, Gorakshya, Iti, Itya, Eka, Pratipad, Pratipadi, Pratipadya, Anti, Manava, Purusha, Preshyata, Preshyat, Nih, Gacchat, Dhanarthin, Dhanarthi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.245.29). 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: “kṛṣigorakṣyamityeke pratipadyanti mānavāḥ
  • kṛṣi -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kṛṣ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛṣ (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle first single]
  • gorakṣyam -
  • gorakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • eke -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pratipadya -
  • pratipadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratipadya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipadya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [locative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “puruṣāḥ preṣyatāmeke nirgacchanti dhanārthinaḥ
  • puruṣāḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • preṣyatām -
  • preṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pre -> preṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> preṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> preṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √prī class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √prī class 9 verb]
    prī -> preṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √prī class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √prī class 9 verb]
    preṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • eke -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • dhanārthinaḥ -
  • dhanārthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanārthin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanārthī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.245.29

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 3.245.29 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷಿಗೋರಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಿತ್ಯೇಕೇ ಪ್ರತಿಪದ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮಾನವಾಃ ।
ಪುರುಷಾಃ ಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯತಾಮೇಕೇ ನಿರ್ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಧನಾರ್ಥಿನಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 3.245.29 in Bengali sript:
কৃষিগোরক্ষ্যমিত্যেকে প্রতিপদ্যন্তি মানবাঃ ।
পুরুষাঃ প্রেষ্যতামেকে নির্গচ্ছন্তি ধনার্থিনঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 3.245.29 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષિગોરક્ષ્યમિત્યેકે પ્રતિપદ્યન્તિ માનવાઃ ।
પુરુષાઃ પ્રેષ્યતામેકે નિર્ગચ્છન્તિ ધનાર્થિનઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 3.245.29 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷിഗോരക്ഷ്യമിത്യേകേ പ്രതിപദ്യന്തി മാനവാഃ ।
പുരുഷാഃ പ്രേഷ്യതാമേകേ നിര്ഗച്ഛന്തി ധനാര്ഥിനഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.245.29 in Telugu sript:
కృషిగోరక్ష్యమిత్యేకే ప్రతిపద్యన్తి మానవాః ।
పురుషాః ప్రేష్యతామేకే నిర్గచ్ఛన్తి ధనార్థినః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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