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 12.35.29

अनर्हे ब्राह्मणे दत्तमज्ञानात्तन्न दूषकम् ।
सकारणं तथा तीर्थेऽतीर्थे वा प्रतिपादनम् ॥ २९ ॥

anarhe brāhmaṇe dattamajñānāttanna dūṣakam |
sakāraṇaṃ tathā tīrthe'tīrthe vā pratipādanam || 29 ||

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

...last the Rakshasa solicited the boon, O Bharata, of immunity from fear at the hand of every being in the universe. The Lord of the universe gave that high boon of immunity from fear at the hands of all creatures...

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

Anarha, Brahmana, Datta, Ajnanat, Ajnana, Tan, Dushaka, Sakarana, Tatha, Tirtha, Atirtha, Pratipadana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.35.29). 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: “anarhe brāhmaṇe dattamajñānāttanna dūṣakam
  • anarhe -
  • anarha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anarha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anarhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brāhmaṇe -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ajñānāt -
  • ajñānāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūṣakam -
  • dūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dūṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sakāraṇaṃ tathā tīrthe'tīrthe pratipādanam
  • sakāraṇam -
  • sakāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tīrthe' -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • atīrthe -
  • atīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratipādanam -
  • pratipādana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratipādanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.35.29

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 12.35.29 in Kannada sript:
ಅನರ್ಹೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇ ದತ್ತಮಜ್ಞಾನಾತ್ತನ್ನ ದೂಷಕಮ್ ।
ಸಕಾರಣಂ ತಥಾ ತೀರ್ಥೇಽತೀರ್ಥೇ ವಾ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದನಮ್ ॥ 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 12.35.29 in Bengali sript:
অনর্হে ব্রাহ্মণে দত্তমজ্ঞানাত্তন্ন দূষকম্ ।
সকারণং তথা তীর্থেঽতীর্থে বা প্রতিপাদনম্ ॥ 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 12.35.29 in Gujarati sript:
અનર્હે બ્રાહ્મણે દત્તમજ્ઞાનાત્તન્ન દૂષકમ્ ।
સકારણં તથા તીર્થેઽતીર્થે વા પ્રતિપાદનમ્ ॥ 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 12.35.29 in Malayalam sript:
അനര്ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണേ ദത്തമജ്ഞാനാത്തന്ന ദൂഷകമ് ।
സകാരണം തഥാ തീര്ഥേഽതീര്ഥേ വാ പ്രതിപാദനമ് ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.35.29 in Telugu sript:
అనర్హే బ్రాహ్మణే దత్తమజ్ఞానాత్తన్న దూషకమ్ ।
సకారణం తథా తీర్థేఽతీర్థే వా ప్రతిపాదనమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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