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 3.297.51

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
पुत्र आत्मा मनुष्यस्य भार्या दैवकृतः सखा ।
उपजीवनं च पर्जन्यो दानमस्य परायणम् ॥ ५१ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
putra ātmā manuṣyasya bhāryā daivakṛtaḥ sakhā |
upajīvanaṃ ca parjanyo dānamasya parāyaṇam || 51 ||

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

...sacrifice? What is that which is the refuge of a sacrifice? And what is that which sacrifice cannot do without?' Yudhishthira answered, 'Life is the Sama of the sacrifice; the...

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

Yudhishthira, Putra, Atma, Manushya, Bharya, Daivakrita, Sakhi, Sakha, Upajivana, Parjani, Parjanya, Dana, Idam, Parayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.297.51). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “putra ātmā manuṣyasya bhāryā daivakṛtaḥ sakhā
  • putra*ā -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmā* -
  • ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manuṣyasya -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • daivakṛtaḥ -
  • daivakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakhā -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “upajīvanaṃ ca parjanyo dānamasya parāyaṇam
  • upajīvanam -
  • upajīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parjanyo* -
  • parjanī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parjanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asya -
  • 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]
  • parāyaṇam -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.297.51

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 3.297.51 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪುತ್ರ ಆತ್ಮಾ ಮನುಷ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ದೈವಕೃತಃ ಸಖಾ ।
ಉಪಜೀವನಂ ಚ ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯೋ ದಾನಮಸ್ಯ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 3.297.51 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
পুত্র আত্মা মনুষ্যস্য ভার্যা দৈবকৃতঃ সখা ।
উপজীবনং চ পর্জন্যো দানমস্য পরাযণম্ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 3.297.51 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
પુત્ર આત્મા મનુષ્યસ્ય ભાર્યા દૈવકૃતઃ સખા ।
ઉપજીવનં ચ પર્જન્યો દાનમસ્ય પરાયણમ્ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 3.297.51 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
പുത്ര ആത്മാ മനുഷ്യസ്യ ഭാര്യാ ദൈവകൃതഃ സഖാ ।
ഉപജീവനം ച പര്ജന്യോ ദാനമസ്യ പരായണമ് ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.297.51 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
పుత్ర ఆత్మా మనుష్యస్య భార్యా దైవకృతః సఖా ।
ఉపజీవనం చ పర్జన్యో దానమస్య పరాయణమ్ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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