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 13.107.38

नाध्यापयेत्तथोच्छिष्टो नाधीयीत कदाचन ।
वाते च पूतिगन्धे च मनसापि न चिन्तयेत् ॥ ३८ ॥

nādhyāpayettathocchiṣṭo nādhīyīta kadācana |
vāte ca pūtigandhe ca manasāpi na cintayet || 38 ||

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

...mind. Purity of conduct constitutes the purity of the mind. The purity that one attains by ablutions in sacred waters is regarded as inferior. Verily, that purity which arises from knowledge, is regarded as the best. Those ablutions which one...

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

Nadhya, Tatha, Ucchishta, Nri, Adhi, Ita, Kada, Cana, Vata, Vati, Vat, Putigandha, Putigandhi, Manasa, Manas, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.107.38). 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: “nādhyāpayettathocchiṣṭo nādhīyīta kadācana
  • nādhyā -
  • nādh -> nādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nādh]
    nādh -> nādhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nādh class 1 verb]
    nādh -> nādhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nādh class 1 verb]
    nādh -> nādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nādh class 1 verb]
  • āpayet -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatho -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchiṣṭo* -
  • ucchiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhī -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • iyī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “vāte ca pūtigandhe ca manasāpi na cintayet
  • vāte -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [dative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [dative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūtigandhe -
  • pūtigandha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūtigandha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūtigandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūtigandhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pūtigandhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cintayet -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.107.38

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 13.107.38 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಧ್ಯಾಪಯೇತ್ತಥೋಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟೋ ನಾಧೀಯೀತ ಕದಾಚನ ।
ವಾತೇ ಚ ಪೂತಿಗನ್ಧೇ ಚ ಮನಸಾಪಿ ನ ಚಿನ್ತಯೇತ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 13.107.38 in Bengali sript:
নাধ্যাপযেত্তথোচ্ছিষ্টো নাধীযীত কদাচন ।
বাতে চ পূতিগন্ধে চ মনসাপি ন চিন্তযেত্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 13.107.38 in Gujarati sript:
નાધ્યાપયેત્તથોચ્છિષ્ટો નાધીયીત કદાચન ।
વાતે ચ પૂતિગન્ધે ચ મનસાપિ ન ચિન્તયેત્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 13.107.38 in Malayalam sript:
നാധ്യാപയേത്തഥോച്ഛിഷ്ടോ നാധീയീത കദാചന ।
വാതേ ച പൂതിഗന്ധേ ച മനസാപി ന ചിന്തയേത് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.107.38 in Telugu sript:
నాధ్యాపయేత్తథోచ్ఛిష్టో నాధీయీత కదాచన ।
వాతే చ పూతిగన్ధే చ మనసాపి న చిన్తయేత్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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