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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 3.190.68
इक्ष्वाकवो यदि ब्रह्मन्दलो वा विधेया मे यदि वान्ये विशोऽपि ।
नोत्स्रक्ष्येऽहं वामदेवस्य वाम्यौ नैवंविधा धर्मशीला भवन्ति ॥ ६८ ॥
ikṣvākavo yadi brahmandalo vā vidheyā me yadi vānye viśo'pi |
notsrakṣye'haṃ vāmadevasya vāmyau naivaṃvidhā dharmaśīlā bhavanti || 68 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...One cow must be given unto one Brahmana. A single cow must not be given unto many. For if the cow so given away (unto many) be sold, the giver’s family is lost for three generations...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.190.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ikshvaku, Yadi, Yad, Dala, Var, Vidheya, Asmad, Vanya, Visha, Vish, Api, Vamadeva, Vami, Vamya, Nri, Evamvidha, Dharmashila, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.190.68). 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: “ikṣvākavo yadi brahmandalo vā vidheyā me yadi vānye viśo'pi ”
- ikṣvākavo* -
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ikṣvāku (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ikṣvāku (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- brahman -
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brahmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dalo* -
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dala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidheyā* -
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vidheya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vidheyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vānye -
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vānya (noun, masculine)[locative single]vānya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vānyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√van -> vānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √van class 1 verb], [locative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √van class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √van class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √van class 1 verb], [locative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √van class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √van class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √van class 8 verb], [locative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √van class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √van class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √van class 8 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √van class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √van class 8 verb]
- viśo' -
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viśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]viś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “notsrakṣye'haṃ vāmadevasya vāmyau naivaṃvidhā dharmaśīlā bhavanti ”
- Cannot analyse notsrakṣye'ham*vā
- vāmadevasya -
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vāmadeva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vāmadeva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vāmyau -
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vāmī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāmya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evaṃvidhā* -
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evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]evaṃvidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmaśīlā* -
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dharmaśīla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dharmaśīlā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.190.68
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 3.190.68 in Kannada sript:
ಇಕ್ಷ್ವಾಕವೋ ಯದಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ದಲೋ ವಾ ವಿಧೇಯಾ ಮೇ ಯದಿ ವಾನ್ಯೇ ವಿಶೋಽಪಿ ।
ನೋತ್ಸ್ರಕ್ಷ್ಯೇಽಹಂ ವಾಮದೇವಸ್ಯ ವಾಮ್ಯೌ ನೈವಂವಿಧಾ ಧರ್ಮಶೀಲಾ ಭವನ್ತಿ ॥ ೬೮ ॥
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 3.190.68 in Bengali sript:
ইক্ষ্বাকবো যদি ব্রহ্মন্দলো বা বিধেযা মে যদি বান্যে বিশোঽপি ।
নোত্স্রক্ষ্যেঽহং বামদেবস্য বাম্যৌ নৈবংবিধা ধর্মশীলা ভবন্তি ॥ ৬৮ ॥
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 3.190.68 in Gujarati sript:
ઇક્ષ્વાકવો યદિ બ્રહ્મન્દલો વા વિધેયા મે યદિ વાન્યે વિશોઽપિ ।
નોત્સ્રક્ષ્યેઽહં વામદેવસ્ય વામ્યૌ નૈવંવિધા ધર્મશીલા ભવન્તિ ॥ ૬૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.190.68 in Malayalam sript:
ഇക്ഷ്വാകവോ യദി ബ്രഹ്മന്ദലോ വാ വിധേയാ മേ യദി വാന്യേ വിശോഽപി ।
നോത്സ്രക്ഷ്യേഽഹം വാമദേവസ്യ വാമ്യൌ നൈവംവിധാ ധര്മശീലാ ഭവന്തി ॥ ൬൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.190.68 in Telugu sript:
ఇక్ష్వాకవో యది బ్రహ్మన్దలో వా విధేయా మే యది వాన్యే విశోఽపి ।
నోత్స్రక్ష్యేఽహం వామదేవస్య వామ్యౌ నైవంవిధా ధర్మశీలా భవన్తి ॥ ౬౮ ॥