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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 1.56.9
कथं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठः सुतो धर्मस्य धर्मवित् ।
अनर्हः परमं क्लेशं सोढवान्स युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ९ ॥
kathaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ suto dharmasya dharmavit |
anarhaḥ paramaṃ kleśaṃ soḍhavānsa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...birth of the Bharata princes, can have no fear of maladies, let alone the fear of the other world. "For extending the fame of the high-souled Pandavas and of other Kshatriyas versed in...
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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 (1.56.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Dharmabhrit, Shreshtha, Sut, Suta, Dharma, Dharmavid, Anarha, Paramam, Parama, Klesha, Sodhavat, Yudhishthira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.56.9). 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: “kathaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ suto dharmasya dharmavit ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dharmabhṛtām -
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dharmabhṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- śreṣṭhaḥ -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suto* -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- dharmasya -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dharmavit -
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dharmavid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dharmavid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “anarhaḥ paramaṃ kleśaṃ soḍhavānsa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ”
- anarhaḥ -
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anarha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kleśam -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- soḍhavān -
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soḍhavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sah -> soḍhavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sah class 1 verb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.56.9
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 1.56.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಧರ್ಮಭೃತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸುತೋ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮವಿತ್ ।
ಅನರ್ಹಃ ಪರಮಂ ಕ್ಲೇಶಂ ಸೋಢವಾನ್ಸ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ॥ ೯ ॥
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 1.56.9 in Bengali sript:
কথং ধর্মভৃতাং শ্রেষ্ঠঃ সুতো ধর্মস্য ধর্মবিত্ ।
অনর্হঃ পরমং ক্লেশং সোঢবান্স যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ॥ ৯ ॥
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 1.56.9 in Gujarati sript:
કથં ધર્મભૃતાં શ્રેષ્ઠઃ સુતો ધર્મસ્ય ધર્મવિત્ ।
અનર્હઃ પરમં ક્લેશં સોઢવાન્સ યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.56.9 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ധര്മഭൃതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ സുതോ ധര്മസ്യ ധര്മവിത് ।
അനര്ഹഃ പരമം ക്ലേശം സോഢവാന്സ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.56.9 in Telugu sript:
కథం ధర్మభృతాం శ్రేష్ఠః సుతో ధర్మస్య ధర్మవిత్ ।
అనర్హః పరమం క్లేశం సోఢవాన్స యుధిష్ఠిరః ॥ ౯ ॥