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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 12.257.8
यदि यज्ञांश्च वृक्षांश्च यूपांश्चोद्दिश्य मानवाः ।
वृथा मांसानि खादन्ति नैष धर्मः प्रशस्यते ॥ ८ ॥
yadi yajñāṃśca vṛkṣāṃśca yūpāṃścoddiśya mānavāḥ |
vṛthā māṃsāni khādanti naiṣa dharmaḥ praśasyate || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...that apprehends them through the senses. That which is called Citta is superior to the multitude of senses. Superior to Citta is Manas. Superior to Manas is Buddhi, and superior to Buddhi is Kshetrajna.{GL_NOTE...
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 (12.257.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yadi, Yad, Yajna, Vriksha, Yupa, Uddishya, Manava, Vritha, Mamsa, Khadat, Khadanti, Naisha, Dharma, Prashasyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.257.8). 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: “yadi yajñāṃśca vṛkṣāṃśca yūpāṃścoddiśya mānavāḥ ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yajñāṃś -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛkṣāṃś -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yūpāṃś -
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yūpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uddiśya -
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uddiśya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mānavāḥ -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “vṛthā māṃsāni khādanti naiṣa dharmaḥ praśasyate ”
- vṛthā* -
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vṛthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māṃsāni -
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māṃsa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- khādanti -
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√khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √khād class 1 verb]√khād -> khādantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- naiṣa -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.257.8
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 12.257.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಿ ಯಜ್ಞಾಂಶ್ಚ ವೃಕ್ಷಾಂಶ್ಚ ಯೂಪಾಂಶ್ಚೋದ್ದಿಶ್ಯ ಮಾನವಾಃ ।
ವೃಥಾ ಮಾಂಸಾನಿ ಖಾದನ್ತಿ ನೈಷ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 12.257.8 in Bengali sript:
যদি যজ্ঞাংশ্চ বৃক্ষাংশ্চ যূপাংশ্চোদ্দিশ্য মানবাঃ ।
বৃথা মাংসানি খাদন্তি নৈষ ধর্মঃ প্রশস্যতে ॥ ৮ ॥
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 12.257.8 in Gujarati sript:
યદિ યજ્ઞાંશ્ચ વૃક્ષાંશ્ચ યૂપાંશ્ચોદ્દિશ્ય માનવાઃ ।
વૃથા માંસાનિ ખાદન્તિ નૈષ ધર્મઃ પ્રશસ્યતે ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.257.8 in Malayalam sript:
യദി യജ്ഞാംശ്ച വൃക്ഷാംശ്ച യൂപാംശ്ചോദ്ദിശ്യ മാനവാഃ ।
വൃഥാ മാംസാനി ഖാദന്തി നൈഷ ധര്മഃ പ്രശസ്യതേ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.257.8 in Telugu sript:
యది యజ్ఞాంశ్చ వృక్షాంశ్చ యూపాంశ్చోద్దిశ్య మానవాః ।
వృథా మాంసాని ఖాదన్తి నైష ధర్మః ప్రశస్యతే ॥ ౮ ॥