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 13.34.18

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यत्किंचित्कथ्यते लोके श्रूयते पश्यतेऽपि वा ।
सर्वं तद्ब्राह्मणेष्वेव गूढोऽग्निरिव दारुषु ॥ १८ ॥

yatkiṃcitkathyate loke śrūyate paśyate'pi vā |
sarvaṃ tadbrāhmaṇeṣveva gūḍho'gniriva dāruṣu || 18 ||

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

...effort have I got at him at last. His flesh and blood and marrow and fat will be of great good to me. This bird will be the means of gratifying me greatly. Do not, O king, place thyself between him and me in this way. Fierce is the thirst that...
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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 (13.34.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Kincid, Kincit, Loka, Pashyat, Pashyata, Api, Sarvam, Sarva, Tad, Tat, Brahmana, Eva, Gudha, Agni, Iva, Daru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.34.18). 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: “yatkiṃcitkathyate loke śrūyate paśyate'pi vā ”
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
śrūyate -
√śru (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
paśyate' -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

paśyata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

paśyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√paś (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “sarvaṃ tadbrāhmaṇeṣveva gūḍho'gniriva dāruṣu ”
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brāhmaṇeṣve -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gūḍho' -
gūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb]
agnir -
agni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dāruṣu -
dāru (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

dāru (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

dāru (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.34.18

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;

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Preview of verse 13.34.18 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ಕಥ್ಯತೇ ಲೋಕೇ ಶ್ರೂಯತೇ ಪಶ್ಯತೇಽಪಿ ವಾ ।
ಸರ್ವಂ ತದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇಷ್ವೇವ ಗೂಢೋಽಗ್ನಿರಿವ ದಾರುಷು ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.34.18 in Bengali sript:
যত্কিংচিত্কথ্যতে লোকে শ্রূযতে পশ্যতেঽপি বা ।
সর্বং তদ্ব্রাহ্মণেষ্বেব গূঢোঽগ্নিরিব দারুষু ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 13.34.18 in Gujarati sript:
યત્કિંચિત્કથ્યતે લોકે શ્રૂયતે પશ્યતેઽપિ વા ।
સર્વં તદ્બ્રાહ્મણેષ્વેવ ગૂઢોઽગ્નિરિવ દારુષુ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.34.18 in Malayalam sript:
യത്കിംചിത്കഥ്യതേ ലോകേ ശ്രൂയതേ പശ്യതേഽപി വാ ।
സര്വം തദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണേഷ്വേവ ഗൂഢോഽഗ്നിരിവ ദാരുഷു ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.34.18 in Telugu sript:
యత్కించిత్కథ్యతే లోకే శ్రూయతే పశ్యతేఽపి వా ।
సర్వం తద్బ్రాహ్మణేష్వేవ గూఢోఽగ్నిరివ దారుషు ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021