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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 13.37.15
यथा श्वा भषितुं चैव हन्तुं चैवावसृज्यते ।
एवं संभाषणार्थाय सर्वशास्त्रवधाय च ।
अल्पश्रुताः कुतर्काश्च दृष्टाः स्पृष्टाः कुपण्डिताः ॥ १५ ॥
yathā śvā bhaṣituṃ caiva hantuṃ caivāvasṛjyate |
evaṃ saṃbhāṣaṇārthāya sarvaśāstravadhāya ca |
alpaśrutāḥ kutarkāśca dṛṣṭāḥ spṛṣṭāḥ kupaṇḍitāḥ || 15 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...high or low. That man who speaks ill of the Brahmanas soon meets with discomfiture, even as a clod of unbaked earth meets with destruction when cast into the sea. After the same manner, all acts that are hurtful to the Brahmanas are sure to bring...
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 (13.37.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Shvan, Hantu, Ava, Evam, Eva, Sambhashana, Artha, Sarvashastra, Vadha, Alpashruta, Kutarka, Drishta, Sprishta, Kupandita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.37.15). 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: “yathā śvā bhaṣituṃ caiva hantuṃ caivāvasṛjyate ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śvā -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse bhaṣitum*ca
- cai -
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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]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hantum -
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√han -> hantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √han]√han -> hantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √han]hantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cai -
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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]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sṛjyate -
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√sṛj (verb class 6)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ saṃbhāṣaṇārthāya sarvaśāstravadhāya ca ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sambhāṣaṇā -
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sambhāṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthāya -
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artha (noun, masculine)[dative single]artha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sarvaśāstra -
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sarvaśāstra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvaśāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhāya -
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vadha (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “alpaśrutāḥ kutarkāśca dṛṣṭāḥ spṛṣṭāḥ kupaṇḍitāḥ ”
- alpaśrutāḥ -
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alpaśruta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kutarkāś -
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kutarka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛṣṭāḥ -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- spṛṣṭāḥ -
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spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]spṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- kupaṇḍitāḥ -
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kupaṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.37.15
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 13.37.15 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ಶ್ವಾ ಭಷಿತುಂ ಚೈವ ಹನ್ತುಂ ಚೈವಾವಸೃಜ್ಯತೇ ।
ಏವಂ ಸಂಭಾಷಣಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಸರ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವಧಾಯ ಚ ।
ಅಲ್ಪಶ್ರುತಾಃ ಕುತರ್ಕಾಶ್ಚ ದೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ಸ್ಪೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ಕುಪಣ್ಡಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
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 13.37.15 in Bengali sript:
যথা শ্বা ভষিতুং চৈব হন্তুং চৈবাবসৃজ্যতে ।
এবং সংভাষণার্থায সর্বশাস্ত্রবধায চ ।
অল্পশ্রুতাঃ কুতর্কাশ্চ দৃষ্টাঃ স্পৃষ্টাঃ কুপণ্ডিতাঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥
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 13.37.15 in Gujarati sript:
યથા શ્વા ભષિતું ચૈવ હન્તું ચૈવાવસૃજ્યતે ।
એવં સંભાષણાર્થાય સર્વશાસ્ત્રવધાય ચ ।
અલ્પશ્રુતાઃ કુતર્કાશ્ચ દૃષ્ટાઃ સ્પૃષ્ટાઃ કુપણ્ડિતાઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.37.15 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ ശ്വാ ഭഷിതും ചൈവ ഹന്തും ചൈവാവസൃജ്യതേ ।
ഏവം സംഭാഷണാര്ഥായ സര്വശാസ്ത്രവധായ ച ।
അല്പശ്രുതാഃ കുതര്കാശ്ച ദൃഷ്ടാഃ സ്പൃഷ്ടാഃ കുപണ്ഡിതാഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.37.15 in Telugu sript:
యథా శ్వా భషితుం చైవ హన్తుం చైవావసృజ్యతే ।
ఏవం సంభాషణార్థాయ సర్వశాస్త్రవధాయ చ ।
అల్పశ్రుతాః కుతర్కాశ్చ దృష్టాః స్పృష్టాః కుపణ్డితాః ॥ ౧౫ ॥