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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 5.43.29
विद्याद्बहु पठन्तं तु बहुपाठीति ब्राह्मणम् ।
तस्मात्क्षत्रिय मा मंस्था जल्पितेनैव ब्राह्मणम् ।
य एव सत्यान्नापैति स ज्ञेयो ब्राह्मणस्त्वया ॥ २९ ॥
vidyādbahu paṭhantaṃ tu bahupāṭhīti brāhmaṇam |
tasmātkṣatriya mā maṃsthā jalpitenaiva brāhmaṇam |
ya eva satyānnāpaiti sa jñeyo brāhmaṇastvayā || 29 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...forgiveness, the strength of the virtuous. These eight, viz., water, roots, fruits, milk, clarified butter (what is done at) the desire of a Brahmana, (or at) the command of a preceptor...
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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 (5.43.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vidya, Bahu, Pathat, Pathin, Iti, Brahmana, Tasmat, Tad, Kshatriya, Mas, Stha, Jalpita, Yah, Eva, Satya, Apa, Jneya, Tva, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.43.29). 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: “vidyādbahu paṭhantaṃ tu bahupāṭhīti brāhmaṇam ”
- vidyād -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paṭhantam -
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√paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pāṭhī -
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pāṭhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]pāṭhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- brāhmaṇam -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tasmātkṣatriya mā maṃsthā jalpitenaiva brāhmaṇam ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- kṣatriya -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- maṃ -
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ma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthā* -
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stha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]sthā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jalpitenai -
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jalpita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jalpita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√jalp -> jalpita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √jalp class 1 verb]√jalp -> jalpita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √jalp class 1 verb]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- brāhmaṇam -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “ya eva satyānnāpaiti sa jñeyo brāhmaṇastvayā ”
- ya* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- satyānn -
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satya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āpai -
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āpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√āp (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]āpa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jñeyo* -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- brāhmaṇas -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.43.29
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 5.43.29 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಯಾದ್ಬಹು ಪಠನ್ತಂ ತು ಬಹುಪಾಠೀತಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ ಮಾ ಮಂಸ್ಥಾ ಜಲ್ಪಿತೇನೈವ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಮ್ ।
ಯ ಏವ ಸತ್ಯಾನ್ನಾಪೈತಿ ಸ ಜ್ಞೇಯೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ತ್ವಯಾ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
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 5.43.29 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্যাদ্বহু পঠন্তং তু বহুপাঠীতি ব্রাহ্মণম্ ।
তস্মাত্ক্ষত্রিয মা মংস্থা জল্পিতেনৈব ব্রাহ্মণম্ ।
য এব সত্যান্নাপৈতি স জ্ঞেযো ব্রাহ্মণস্ত্বযা ॥ ২৯ ॥
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 5.43.29 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્યાદ્બહુ પઠન્તં તુ બહુપાઠીતિ બ્રાહ્મણમ્ ।
તસ્માત્ક્ષત્રિય મા મંસ્થા જલ્પિતેનૈવ બ્રાહ્મણમ્ ।
ય એવ સત્યાન્નાપૈતિ સ જ્ઞેયો બ્રાહ્મણસ્ત્વયા ॥ ૨૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.43.29 in Malayalam sript:
വിദ്യാദ്ബഹു പഠന്തം തു ബഹുപാഠീതി ബ്രാഹ്മണമ് ।
തസ്മാത്ക്ഷത്രിയ മാ മംസ്ഥാ ജല്പിതേനൈവ ബ്രാഹ്മണമ് ।
യ ഏവ സത്യാന്നാപൈതി സ ജ്ഞേയോ ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്ത്വയാ ॥ ൨൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.43.29 in Telugu sript:
విద్యాద్బహు పఠన్తం తు బహుపాఠీతి బ్రాహ్మణమ్ ।
తస్మాత్క్షత్రియ మా మంస్థా జల్పితేనైవ బ్రాహ్మణమ్ ।
య ఏవ సత్యాన్నాపైతి స జ్ఞేయో బ్రాహ్మణస్త్వయా ॥ ౨౯ ॥