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 13.61.24

मृत्योर्वै किंकरो दण्डस्तापो वह्नेः सुदारुणः ।
घोराश्च वारुणाः पाशा नोपसर्पन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ २४ ॥

mṛtyorvai kiṃkaro daṇḍastāpo vahneḥ sudāruṇaḥ |
ghorāśca vāruṇāḥ pāśā nopasarpanti bhūmidam || 24 ||

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

...In consequence of the moisture of earth, one is said to give away articles of diverse tastes by making a gift of earth. The man who makes a gift of earth is regarded as giving away herbs and plants possessed of high and efficacious virtues,...

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

Mriti, Mrityu, Kinkara, Danda, Tapa, Vahni, Sudaruna, Sudaru, Ghora, Varuna, Pasha, Sarpat, Sarpanti, Bhumida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.61.24). 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: “mṛtyorvai kiṃkaro daṇḍastāpo vahneḥ sudāruṇaḥ
  • mṛtyor -
  • mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rvai -
  • kiṅkaro* -
  • kiṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍas -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāpo* -
  • tāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vahneḥ -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sudāruṇaḥ -
  • sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sudāru (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ghorāśca vāruṇāḥ pāśā nopasarpanti bhūmidam
  • ghorāś -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāruṇāḥ -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pāśā* -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarpanti -
  • sarpat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sṛp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛp class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp -> sarpantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bhūmidam -
  • bhūmida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūmida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūmidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.61.24

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 13.61.24 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃತ್ಯೋರ್ವೈ ಕಿಂಕರೋ ದಣ್ಡಸ್ತಾಪೋ ವಹ್ನೇಃ ಸುದಾರುಣಃ ।
ಘೋರಾಶ್ಚ ವಾರುಣಾಃ ಪಾಶಾ ನೋಪಸರ್ಪನ್ತಿ ಭೂಮಿದಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 13.61.24 in Bengali sript:
মৃত্যোর্বৈ কিংকরো দণ্ডস্তাপো বহ্নেঃ সুদারুণঃ ।
ঘোরাশ্চ বারুণাঃ পাশা নোপসর্পন্তি ভূমিদম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 13.61.24 in Gujarati sript:
મૃત્યોર્વૈ કિંકરો દણ્ડસ્તાપો વહ્નેઃ સુદારુણઃ ।
ઘોરાશ્ચ વારુણાઃ પાશા નોપસર્પન્તિ ભૂમિદમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 13.61.24 in Malayalam sript:
മൃത്യോര്വൈ കിംകരോ ദണ്ഡസ്താപോ വഹ്നേഃ സുദാരുണഃ ।
ഘോരാശ്ച വാരുണാഃ പാശാ നോപസര്പന്തി ഭൂമിദമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.61.24 in Telugu sript:
మృత్యోర్వై కింకరో దణ్డస్తాపో వహ్నేః సుదారుణః ।
ఘోరాశ్చ వారుణాః పాశా నోపసర్పన్తి భూమిదమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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