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 13.72.43

तथानड्वाहं ब्राह्मणायाथ धुर्यं दत्त्वा युवानं बलिनं विनीतम् ।
हलस्य वोढारमनन्तवीर्यं प्राप्नोति लोकान्दशधेनुदस्य ॥ ४३ ॥

tathānaḍvāhaṃ brāhmaṇāyātha dhuryaṃ dattvā yuvānaṃ balinaṃ vinītam |
halasya voḍhāramanantavīryaṃ prāpnoti lokāndaśadhenudasya || 43 ||

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

...one becomes cleansed of all one’s sins. There are many regions (in Hell) which are sunless. One who makes the gift of a cow has not to go thither. That man, however, who gives unto a Brahmana a cow that is incapable of drinking or eating, that...

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

Tatha, Anadvan, Aha, Asmad, Brahmana, Atha, Dhurya, Dhuri, Dattva, Yuvan, Yuvana, Balin, Vinita, Hala, Vodhri, Anantavirya, Pra, Loka, Dashadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.72.43). 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: “tathānaḍvāhaṃ brāhmaṇāyātha dhuryaṃ dattvā yuvānaṃ balinaṃ vinītam
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anaḍvā -
  • anaḍvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    anaḍvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇāyā -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhuryam -
  • dhurya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhurya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhuryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhurī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • yuvānam -
  • yuvāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuvāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yu -> yuvāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb]
    yu -> yuvāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb]
  • balinam -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vinītam -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “halasya voḍhāramanantavīryaṃ prāpnoti lokāndaśadhenudasya
  • halasya -
  • hala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • voḍhāram -
  • voḍhṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    voḍhṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anantavīryam -
  • anantavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • daśadhe -
  • daśadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • inu -
  • inu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dasya -
  • das -> dasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √das]
    das -> dasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √das]
    da (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    das (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.72.43

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 13.72.43 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾನಡ್ವಾಹಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಯಾಥ ಧುರ್ಯಂ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಯುವಾನಂ ಬಲಿನಂ ವಿನೀತಮ್ ।
ಹಲಸ್ಯ ವೋಢಾರಮನನ್ತವೀರ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಲೋಕಾನ್ದಶಧೇನುದಸ್ಯ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 13.72.43 in Bengali sript:
তথানড্বাহং ব্রাহ্মণাযাথ ধুর্যং দত্ত্বা যুবানং বলিনং বিনীতম্ ।
হলস্য বোঢারমনন্তবীর্যং প্রাপ্নোতি লোকান্দশধেনুদস্য ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 13.72.43 in Gujarati sript:
તથાનડ્વાહં બ્રાહ્મણાયાથ ધુર્યં દત્ત્વા યુવાનં બલિનં વિનીતમ્ ।
હલસ્ય વોઢારમનન્તવીર્યં પ્રાપ્નોતિ લોકાન્દશધેનુદસ્ય ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 13.72.43 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാനഡ്വാഹം ബ്രാഹ്മണായാഥ ധുര്യം ദത്ത്വാ യുവാനം ബലിനം വിനീതമ് ।
ഹലസ്യ വോഢാരമനന്തവീര്യം പ്രാപ്നോതി ലോകാന്ദശധേനുദസ്യ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.72.43 in Telugu sript:
తథానడ్వాహం బ్రాహ్మణాయాథ ధుర్యం దత్త్వా యువానం బలినం వినీతమ్ ।
హలస్య వోఢారమనన్తవీర్యం ప్రాప్నోతి లోకాన్దశధేనుదస్య ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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