![Mahabharata [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Mahabharata-Mohan-Ganguli.jpg)
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 13.30.8
मतङ्ग उवाच ।
किं मां तुदसि दुःखार्तं मृतं मारयसे च माम् ।
तं तु शोचामि यो लब्ध्वा ब्राह्मण्यं न बुभूषते ॥ ८ ॥
mataṅga uvāca |
kiṃ māṃ tudasi duḥkhārtaṃ mṛtaṃ mārayase ca mām |
taṃ tu śocāmi yo labdhvā brāhmaṇyaṃ na bubhūṣate || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...is worthier of being questioned on such subjects. O best of kings, how may one, if he happens to be a Kshatriya or a Vaisya or a Sudra, succeed in acquiring the status of a Brahmana? It behoves you to tell me the means. Is it by penances the...
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 (13.30.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Matanga, Kim, Asmad, Duhkharta, Mrita, Yah, Brahmanya, Bubhushat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.30.8). 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: “mataṅga uvāca ”
- mataṅga* -
-
mataṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
-
√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ māṃ tudasi duḥkhārtaṃ mṛtaṃ mārayase ca mām ”
- kim -
-
kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mām -
-
mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- tudasi -
-
√tud (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- duḥkhārtam -
-
duḥkhārta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkhārta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhārtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛtam -
-
mṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- mārayase -
-
√mṛ (verb class 0)[present middle second single]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mām -
-
mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- Line 3: “taṃ tu śocāmi yo labdhvā brāhmaṇyaṃ na bubhūṣate ”
- tam -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tu -
-
tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śocāmi -
-
√śuc (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- yo* -
-
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- labdhvā -
-
√labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √labh]
- brāhmaṇyam -
-
brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
-
na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bubhūṣate -
-
√bhū -> bubhūṣat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √bhū]√bhū -> bubhūṣat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √bhū]√bhū (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.30.8
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.30.8 in Kannada sript:
ಮತಙ್ಗ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಂ ಮಾಂ ತುದಸಿ ದುಃಖಾರ್ತಂ ಮೃತಂ ಮಾರಯಸೇ ಚ ಮಾಮ್ ।
ತಂ ತು ಶೋಚಾಮಿ ಯೋ ಲಬ್ಧ್ವಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ ನ ಬುಭೂಷತೇ ॥ 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.]
Buy now!
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.
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.30.8 in Bengali sript:
মতঙ্গ উবাচ ।
কিং মাং তুদসি দুঃখার্তং মৃতং মারযসে চ মাম্ ।
তং তু শোচামি যো লব্ধ্বা ব্রাহ্মণ্যং ন বুভূষতে ॥ 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 13.30.8 in Gujarati sript:
મતઙ્ગ ઉવાચ ।
કિં માં તુદસિ દુઃખાર્તં મૃતં મારયસે ચ મામ્ ।
તં તુ શોચામિ યો લબ્ધ્વા બ્રાહ્મણ્યં ન બુભૂષતે ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.30.8 in Malayalam sript:
മതങ്ഗ ഉവാച ।
കിം മാം തുദസി ദുഃഖാര്തം മൃതം മാരയസേ ച മാമ് ।
തം തു ശോചാമി യോ ലബ്ധ്വാ ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യം ന ബുഭൂഷതേ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.30.8 in Telugu sript:
మతఙ్గ ఉవాచ ।
కిం మాం తుదసి దుఃఖార్తం మృతం మారయసే చ మామ్ ।
తం తు శోచామి యో లబ్ధ్వా బ్రాహ్మణ్యం న బుభూషతే ॥ ౮ ॥