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 13.24.42

नान्यत्र ब्राह्मणोऽश्नीयात्पूर्वं विप्रेण केतितः ।
यवीयान्पशुहिंसायां तुल्यधर्मो भवेत्स हि ॥ ४२ ॥

nānyatra brāhmaṇo'śnīyātpūrvaṃ vipreṇa ketitaḥ |
yavīyānpaśuhiṃsāyāṃ tulyadharmo bhavetsa hi || 42 ||

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

...through the grace of the deities.{GL_NOTE:176301:} The Brahmanas, O chief of the Bharatas, are always devoted of Brahman. The Rishi Markandeya, one of the greatest Rishis endued with intelligence in all the worlds, said this in days of yore....

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

Nanyatra, Brahmana, Ashan, Ashni, Purvam, Purva, Vipra, Ketita, Yaviyas, Pashuhimsa, Tulya, Dharma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.24.42). 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: “nānyatra brāhmaṇo'śnīyātpūrvaṃ vipreṇa ketitaḥ
  • nānyatra -
  • nānyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brāhmaṇo' -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśnī -
  • aśni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aśni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iyāt -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vipreṇa -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ketitaḥ -
  • ketita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yavīyānpaśuhiṃsāyāṃ tulyadharmo bhavetsa hi
  • yavīyān -
  • yavīyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśuhiṃsāyām -
  • paśuhiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tulya -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.24.42

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 13.24.42 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನ್ಯತ್ರ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋಽಶ್ನೀಯಾತ್ಪೂರ್ವಂ ವಿಪ್ರೇಣ ಕೇತಿತಃ ।
ಯವೀಯಾನ್ಪಶುಹಿಂಸಾಯಾಂ ತುಲ್ಯಧರ್ಮೋ ಭವೇತ್ಸ ಹಿ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 13.24.42 in Bengali sript:
নান্যত্র ব্রাহ্মণোঽশ্নীযাত্পূর্বং বিপ্রেণ কেতিতঃ ।
যবীযান্পশুহিংসাযাং তুল্যধর্মো ভবেত্স হি ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 13.24.42 in Gujarati sript:
નાન્યત્ર બ્રાહ્મણોઽશ્નીયાત્પૂર્વં વિપ્રેણ કેતિતઃ ।
યવીયાન્પશુહિંસાયાં તુલ્યધર્મો ભવેત્સ હિ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 13.24.42 in Malayalam sript:
നാന്യത്ര ബ്രാഹ്മണോഽശ്നീയാത്പൂര്വം വിപ്രേണ കേതിതഃ ।
യവീയാന്പശുഹിംസായാം തുല്യധര്മോ ഭവേത്സ ഹി ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.24.42 in Telugu sript:
నాన్యత్ర బ్రాహ్మణోఽశ్నీయాత్పూర్వం విప్రేణ కేతితః ।
యవీయాన్పశుహింసాయాం తుల్యధర్మో భవేత్స హి ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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