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 5.132.13

पतिपुत्रवधादेतत्परमं दुःखमब्रवीत् ।
दारिद्र्यमिति यत्प्रोक्तं पर्यायमरणं हि तत् ॥ १३ ॥

patiputravadhādetatparamaṃ duḥkhamabravīt |
dāridryamiti yatproktaṃ paryāyamaraṇaṃ hi tat || 13 ||

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

...three. Mendicancy, therefore, is forbidden to you. Nor is agriculture suited to you. You are a Kshatriya and therefore, the protector of all in distress. You are to live by the prowess...

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

Pat, Pati, Patin, Putrava, Dha, Etatpara, Duhkham, Duhkha, Daridrya, Iti, Yat, Yad, Prokta, Paryaya, Arana, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.132.13). 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: “patiputravadhādetatparamaṃ duḥkhamabravīt
  • pati -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    patī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    patī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    patī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    patin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    patin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • putrava -
  • putrava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putrava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhād -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • etatparam -
  • etatpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etatpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etatparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “dāridryamiti yatproktaṃ paryāyamaraṇaṃ hi tat
  • dāridryam -
  • dāridrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paryāyam -
  • paryāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • araṇam -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.132.13

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 5.132.13 in Kannada sript:
ಪತಿಪುತ್ರವಧಾದೇತತ್ಪರಮಂ ದುಃಖಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ದಾರಿದ್ರ್ಯಮಿತಿ ಯತ್ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಪರ್ಯಾಯಮರಣಂ ಹಿ ತತ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 5.132.13 in Bengali sript:
পতিপুত্রবধাদেতত্পরমং দুঃখমব্রবীত্ ।
দারিদ্র্যমিতি যত্প্রোক্তং পর্যাযমরণং হি তত্ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 5.132.13 in Gujarati sript:
પતિપુત્રવધાદેતત્પરમં દુઃખમબ્રવીત્ ।
દારિદ્ર્યમિતિ યત્પ્રોક્તં પર્યાયમરણં હિ તત્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 5.132.13 in Malayalam sript:
പതിപുത്രവധാദേതത്പരമം ദുഃഖമബ്രവീത് ।
ദാരിദ്ര്യമിതി യത്പ്രോക്തം പര്യായമരണം ഹി തത് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.132.13 in Telugu sript:
పతిపుత్రవధాదేతత్పరమం దుఃఖమబ్రవీత్ ।
దారిద్ర్యమితి యత్ప్రోక్తం పర్యాయమరణం హి తత్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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