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 5.38.12

पितुरन्तःपुरं दद्यान्मातुर्दद्यान्महानसम् ।
गोषु चात्मसमं दद्यात्स्वयमेव कृषिं व्रजेत् ।
भृत्यैर्वणिज्याचारं च पुत्रैः सेवेत ब्राह्मणान् ॥ १२ ॥

piturantaḥpuraṃ dadyānmāturdadyānmahānasam |
goṣu cātmasamaṃ dadyātsvayameva kṛṣiṃ vrajet |
bhṛtyairvaṇijyācāraṃ ca putraiḥ seveta brāhmaṇān || 12 ||

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

...Brahmanas, women, relatives, and kine, soon fall off their stalks, like fruits that are ripe. And the tree that stands singly, though gigantic and strong and deep-rooted, has its trunk...

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

Pitri, Pitu, Antahpura, Matri, Matu, Mahanasa, Masa, Svayam, Eva, Krishi, Bhritya, Vanijya, Acara, Putra, Brahmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.38.12). 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: “piturantaḥpuraṃ dadyānmāturdadyānmahānasam
  • pitur -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • antaḥpuram -
  • antaḥpura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadyān -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • mātur -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dadyān -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • mahānasam -
  • mahānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “goṣu cātmasamaṃ dadyātsvayameva kṛṣiṃ vrajet
  • goṣu -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • masam -
  • masa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣim -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “bhṛtyairvaṇijyācāraṃ ca putraiḥ seveta brāhmaṇān
  • bhṛtyair -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vaṇijyā -
  • vaṇijya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṇijyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acāram -
  • acāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putraiḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • seveta -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.38.12

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 5.38.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತುರನ್ತಃಪುರಂ ದದ್ಯಾನ್ಮಾತುರ್ದದ್ಯಾನ್ಮಹಾನಸಮ್ ।
ಗೋಷು ಚಾತ್ಮಸಮಂ ದದ್ಯಾತ್ಸ್ವಯಮೇವ ಕೃಷಿಂ ವ್ರಜೇತ್ ।
ಭೃತ್ಯೈರ್ವಣಿಜ್ಯಾಚಾರಂ ಚ ಪುತ್ರೈಃ ಸೇವೇತ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 5.38.12 in Bengali sript:
পিতুরন্তঃপুরং দদ্যান্মাতুর্দদ্যান্মহানসম্ ।
গোষু চাত্মসমং দদ্যাত্স্বযমেব কৃষিং ব্রজেত্ ।
ভৃত্যৈর্বণিজ্যাচারং চ পুত্রৈঃ সেবেত ব্রাহ্মণান্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 5.38.12 in Gujarati sript:
પિતુરન્તઃપુરં દદ્યાન્માતુર્દદ્યાન્મહાનસમ્ ।
ગોષુ ચાત્મસમં દદ્યાત્સ્વયમેવ કૃષિં વ્રજેત્ ।
ભૃત્યૈર્વણિજ્યાચારં ચ પુત્રૈઃ સેવેત બ્રાહ્મણાન્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 5.38.12 in Malayalam sript:
പിതുരന്തഃപുരം ദദ്യാന്മാതുര്ദദ്യാന്മഹാനസമ് ।
ഗോഷു ചാത്മസമം ദദ്യാത്സ്വയമേവ കൃഷിം വ്രജേത് ।
ഭൃത്യൈര്വണിജ്യാചാരം ച പുത്രൈഃ സേവേത ബ്രാഹ്മണാന് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.38.12 in Telugu sript:
పితురన్తఃపురం దద్యాన్మాతుర్దద్యాన్మహానసమ్ ।
గోషు చాత్మసమం దద్యాత్స్వయమేవ కృషిం వ్రజేత్ ।
భృత్యైర్వణిజ్యాచారం చ పుత్రైః సేవేత బ్రాహ్మణాన్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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