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 3.149.35

याजनाध्यापने चोभे ब्राह्मणानां प्रतिग्रहः ।
पालनं क्षत्रियाणां वै वैश्यधर्मश्च पोषणम् ॥ ३५ ॥

yājanādhyāpane cobhe brāhmaṇānāṃ pratigrahaḥ |
pālanaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ vai vaiśyadharmaśca poṣaṇam || 35 ||

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

...towards those, and then said, ’stay!' At this, they darted at him with vehemence, brandishing lances, and axes, and other weapons. And wishing to destroy Bhima, the dreadful and fierce...

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

Yajana, Adhyapana, Ubha, Brahmana, Pratigraha, Palana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Dharma, Poshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.149.35). 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: “yājanādhyāpane cobhe brāhmaṇānāṃ pratigrahaḥ
  • yājanā -
  • yājana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhyāpane -
  • adhyāpana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adhyāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brāhmaṇānām -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pratigrahaḥ -
  • pratigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pālanaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ vai vaiśyadharmaśca poṣaṇam
  • pālanam -
  • pālana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣatriyāṇām -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vaiśya -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmaś -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • poṣaṇam -
  • poṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    poṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    poṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.149.35

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 3.149.35 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾಜನಾಧ್ಯಾಪನೇ ಚೋಭೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರತಿಗ್ರಹಃ ।
ಪಾಲನಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ವೈ ವೈಶ್ಯಧರ್ಮಶ್ಚ ಪೋಷಣಮ್ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 3.149.35 in Bengali sript:
যাজনাধ্যাপনে চোভে ব্রাহ্মণানাং প্রতিগ্রহঃ ।
পালনং ক্ষত্রিযাণাং বৈ বৈশ্যধর্মশ্চ পোষণম্ ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 3.149.35 in Gujarati sript:
યાજનાધ્યાપને ચોભે બ્રાહ્મણાનાં પ્રતિગ્રહઃ ।
પાલનં ક્ષત્રિયાણાં વૈ વૈશ્યધર્મશ્ચ પોષણમ્ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 3.149.35 in Malayalam sript:
യാജനാധ്യാപനേ ചോഭേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാനാം പ്രതിഗ്രഹഃ ।
പാലനം ക്ഷത്രിയാണാം വൈ വൈശ്യധര്മശ്ച പോഷണമ് ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.149.35 in Telugu sript:
యాజనాధ్యాపనే చోభే బ్రాహ్మణానాం ప్రతిగ్రహః ।
పాలనం క్షత్రియాణాం వై వైశ్యధర్మశ్చ పోషణమ్ ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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