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 13.88.15

आपो मूलं फलं मांसमन्नं वापि पितृक्षये ।
यत्किंचिन्मधुसंमिश्रं तदानन्त्याय कल्पते ॥ १५ ॥

āpo mūlaṃ phalaṃ māṃsamannaṃ vāpi pitṛkṣaye |
yatkiṃcinmadhusaṃmiśraṃ tadānantyāya kalpate || 15 ||

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

...animal. The cupidity of man is even like this. It has no measure!'" "Gautama said, 'All the objects that exist in the world are incapable of gratifying even a single person. Man is even like the ocean, for he can never be filled (even as the...

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

Apa, Apas, Mula, Phala, Mamsa, Anna, Vapi, Vapin, Kshaya, Kshi, Yat, Yad, Kincid, Kincit, Madhu, Mishra, Tada, Antya, Kalpata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.88.15). 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: “āpo mūlaṃ phalaṃ māṃsamannaṃ vāpi pitṛkṣaye
  • āpo* -
  • āpas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māṃsam -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • annam -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    annā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṣaye -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “yatkiṃcinmadhusaṃmiśraṃ tadānantyāya kalpate
  • 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]
  • kiñcin -
  • 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]
  • madhu -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    madhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • miśram -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    miśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadān -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • antyāya -
  • antya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    antya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kalpate -
  • kalpatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kḷp (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.88.15

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 13.88.15 in Kannada sript:
ಆಪೋ ಮೂಲಂ ಫಲಂ ಮಾಂಸಮನ್ನಂ ವಾಪಿ ಪಿತೃಕ್ಷಯೇ ।
ಯತ್ಕಿಂಚಿನ್ಮಧುಸಂಮಿಶ್ರಂ ತದಾನನ್ತ್ಯಾಯ ಕಲ್ಪತೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 13.88.15 in Bengali sript:
আপো মূলং ফলং মাংসমন্নং বাপি পিতৃক্ষযে ।
যত্কিংচিন্মধুসংমিশ্রং তদানন্ত্যায কল্পতে ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 13.88.15 in Gujarati sript:
આપો મૂલં ફલં માંસમન્નં વાપિ પિતૃક્ષયે ।
યત્કિંચિન્મધુસંમિશ્રં તદાનન્ત્યાય કલ્પતે ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 13.88.15 in Malayalam sript:
ആപോ മൂലം ഫലം മാംസമന്നം വാപി പിതൃക്ഷയേ ।
യത്കിംചിന്മധുസംമിശ്രം തദാനന്ത്യായ കല്പതേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.88.15 in Telugu sript:
ఆపో మూలం ఫలం మాంసమన్నం వాపి పితృక్షయే ।
యత్కించిన్మధుసంమిశ్రం తదానన్త్యాయ కల్పతే ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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