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 9.50.38

इत्युक्तस्तर्पयामास स पितॄन्देवतास्तथा ।
आहारमकरोन्नित्यं प्राणान्वेदांश्च धारयन् ॥ ३८ ॥

ityuktastarpayāmāsa sa pitṝndevatāstathā |
āhāramakaronnityaṃ prāṇānvedāṃśca dhārayan || 38 ||

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

...foremost of rishis and solicit him, saying, "Grant us, O Dadhica, your bones! With them we will slay our foes!" Besought by them for his bones, that foremost of rishis...

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

Iti, Ukta, Pitri, Devata, Tatha, Ahara, Nityam, Nitya, Prana, Veda, Dharayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.50.38). 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: “ityuktastarpayāmāsa sa pitṝndevatāstathā
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktas -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • tarpayāmā -
  • tṛp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitṝn -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • devatās -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āhāramakaronnityaṃ prāṇānvedāṃśca dhārayan
  • āhāram -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akaron -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vedāṃś -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhārayan -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dhṛ], [vocative single from √dhṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.50.38

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 9.50.38 in Kannada sript:
ಇತ್ಯುಕ್ತಸ್ತರ್ಪಯಾಮಾಸ ಸ ಪಿತೄನ್ದೇವತಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಆಹಾರಮಕರೋನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ವೇದಾಂಶ್ಚ ಧಾರಯನ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 9.50.38 in Bengali sript:
ইত্যুক্তস্তর্পযামাস স পিতৄন্দেবতাস্তথা ।
আহারমকরোন্নিত্যং প্রাণান্বেদাংশ্চ ধারযন্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 9.50.38 in Gujarati sript:
ઇત્યુક્તસ્તર્પયામાસ સ પિતૄન્દેવતાસ્તથા ।
આહારમકરોન્નિત્યં પ્રાણાન્વેદાંશ્ચ ધારયન્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 9.50.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഇത്യുക്തസ്തര്പയാമാസ സ പിതൄന്ദേവതാസ്തഥാ ।
ആഹാരമകരോന്നിത്യം പ്രാണാന്വേദാംശ്ച ധാരയന് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.50.38 in Telugu sript:
ఇత్యుక్తస్తర్పయామాస స పితౄన్దేవతాస్తథా ।
ఆహారమకరోన్నిత్యం ప్రాణాన్వేదాంశ్చ ధారయన్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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