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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 13.101.38
निर्यासः सरलश्चैव कृत्रिमश्चैव ते त्रयः ।
इष्टानिष्टो भवेद्गन्धस्तन्मे विस्तरतः शृणु ॥ ३८ ॥
niryāsaḥ saralaścaiva kṛtrimaścaiva te trayaḥ |
iṣṭāniṣṭo bhavedgandhastanme vistarataḥ śṛṇu || 38 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...other people’s dishes and plates. One should never, while one is in an impure state, touch another’s head, for it is said in the scriptures that the life-breaths are all concentrated in the head. One should never strike another on the head or...
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 (13.101.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Niryasa, Sarala, Kritrima, Tad, Yushmad, Traya, Tri, Ishtanishta, Gandha, Vistaratah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.101.38). 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: “niryāsaḥ saralaścaiva kṛtrimaścaiva te trayaḥ”
- niryāsaḥ -
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niryāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saralaś -
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sarala (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kṛtrimaś -
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kṛtrima (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- trayaḥ -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “iṣṭāniṣṭo bhavedgandhastanme vistarataḥ śṛṇu”
- iṣṭāniṣṭo* -
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iṣṭāniṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- gandhas -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanme -
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- vistarataḥ -
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vistarataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.101.38
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.101.38 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ಯಾಸಃ ಸರಲಶ್ಚೈವ ಕೃತ್ರಿಮಶ್ಚೈವ ತೇ ತ್ರಯಃ ।
ಇಷ್ಟಾನಿಷ್ಟೋ ಭವೇದ್ಗನ್ಧಸ್ತನ್ಮೇ ವಿಸ್ತರತಃ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 13.101.38 in Bengali sript:
নির্যাসঃ সরলশ্চৈব কৃত্রিমশ্চৈব তে ত্রযঃ ।
ইষ্টানিষ্টো ভবেদ্গন্ধস্তন্মে বিস্তরতঃ শৃণু ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 13.101.38 in Gujarati sript:
નિર્યાસઃ સરલશ્ચૈવ કૃત્રિમશ્ચૈવ તે ત્રયઃ ।
ઇષ્ટાનિષ્ટો ભવેદ્ગન્ધસ્તન્મે વિસ્તરતઃ શૃણુ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.101.38 in Malayalam sript:
നിര്യാസഃ സരലശ്ചൈവ കൃത്രിമശ്ചൈവ തേ ത്രയഃ ।
ഇഷ്ടാനിഷ്ടോ ഭവേദ്ഗന്ധസ്തന്മേ വിസ്തരതഃ ശൃണു ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.101.38 in Telugu sript:
నిర్యాసః సరలశ్చైవ కృత్రిమశ్చైవ తే త్రయః ।
ఇష్టానిష్టో భవేద్గన్ధస్తన్మే విస్తరతః శృణు ॥ ౩౮ ॥