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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 5.39.56
अष्टौ तान्यव्रतघ्नानि आपो मूलं फलं पयः ।
हविर्ब्राह्मणकाम्या च गुरोर्वचनमौषधम् ॥ ५६ ॥
aṣṭau tānyavrataghnāni āpo mūlaṃ phalaṃ payaḥ |
havirbrāhmaṇakāmyā ca gurorvacanamauṣadham || 56 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...bringing water and causing his guest’s feet to be washed and making the usual enquiries of welcome, should then speak of his own affairs, and taking everything into consideration, offer...
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 (5.39.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashta, Ashti, Tad, Tanya, Tani, Avrata, Ghna, Apa, Apas, Mula, Phala, Payas, Paya, Havis, Brahmanakamya, Guru, Vacana, Aushadha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.39.56). 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: “aṣṭau tānyavrataghnāni āpo mūlaṃ phalaṃ payaḥ ”
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- tānya -
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tānī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]tānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tānī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
- avrata -
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avrata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avrata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghnāni -
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ghna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āpo* -
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āpas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active second single]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- payaḥ -
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payas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]paya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “havirbrāhmaṇakāmyā ca gurorvacanamauṣadham ”
- havir -
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havis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- brāhmaṇakāmyā -
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brāhmaṇakāmyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guror -
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guru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- auṣadham -
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auṣadha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]auṣadha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.39.56
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 5.39.56 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟೌ ತಾನ್ಯವ್ರತಘ್ನಾನಿ ಆಪೋ ಮೂಲಂ ಫಲಂ ಪಯಃ ।
ಹವಿರ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಕಾಮ್ಯಾ ಚ ಗುರೋರ್ವಚನಮೌಷಧಮ್ ॥ ೫೬ ॥
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 5.39.56 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টৌ তান্যব্রতঘ্নানি আপো মূলং ফলং পযঃ ।
হবির্ব্রাহ্মণকাম্যা চ গুরোর্বচনমৌষধম্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥
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 5.39.56 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટૌ તાન્યવ્રતઘ્નાનિ આપો મૂલં ફલં પયઃ ।
હવિર્બ્રાહ્મણકામ્યા ચ ગુરોર્વચનમૌષધમ્ ॥ ૫૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.39.56 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടൌ താന്യവ്രതഘ്നാനി ആപോ മൂലം ഫലം പയഃ ।
ഹവിര്ബ്രാഹ്മണകാമ്യാ ച ഗുരോര്വചനമൌഷധമ് ॥ ൫൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.39.56 in Telugu sript:
అష్టౌ తాన్యవ్రతఘ్నాని ఆపో మూలం ఫలం పయః ।
హవిర్బ్రాహ్మణకామ్యా చ గురోర్వచనమౌషధమ్ ॥ ౫౬ ॥