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 13.108.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यथा ज्येष्ठः कनिष्ठेषु वर्तते भरतर्षभ ।
कनिष्ठाश्च यथा ज्येष्ठे वर्तेरंस्तद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yathā jyeṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭheṣu vartate bharatarṣabha |
kaniṣṭhāśca yathā jyeṣṭhe varteraṃstadbravīhi me || 1 ||

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

...Upon the expiration of a year from the time of his birth as a deer, he has to yield up his life at the point of a weapon. Thus casting off his form of a deer, he next takes birth as a fish and dies in consequence of being dragged up in net,...

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

Yudhishthira, Yatha, Jyeshtha, Kanishtha, Vartat, Bharatarshabha, Tad, Tat, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.108.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yathā jyeṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭheṣu vartate bharatarṣabha
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jyeṣṭhaḥ -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaniṣṭheṣu -
  • kaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kaniṣṭhāśca yathā jyeṣṭhe varteraṃstadbravīhi me
  • kaniṣṭhāś -
  • kaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kaniṣṭhā (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]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jyeṣṭhe -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • varteraṃs -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravīhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.108.1

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 13.108.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯಥಾ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ ಕನಿಷ್ಠೇಷು ವರ್ತತೇ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಕನಿಷ್ಠಾಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠೇ ವರ್ತೇರಂಸ್ತದ್ಬ್ರವೀಹಿ ಮೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 13.108.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
যথা জ্যেষ্ঠঃ কনিষ্ঠেষু বর্ততে ভরতর্ষভ ।
কনিষ্ঠাশ্চ যথা জ্যেষ্ঠে বর্তেরংস্তদ্ব্রবীহি মে ॥ ১ ॥

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 13.108.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
યથા જ્યેષ્ઠઃ કનિષ્ઠેષુ વર્તતે ભરતર્ષભ ।
કનિષ્ઠાશ્ચ યથા જ્યેષ્ઠે વર્તેરંસ્તદ્બ્રવીહિ મે ॥ ૧ ॥

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 13.108.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
യഥാ ജ്യേഷ്ഠഃ കനിഷ്ഠേഷു വര്തതേ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
കനിഷ്ഠാശ്ച യഥാ ജ്യേഷ്ഠേ വര്തേരംസ്തദ്ബ്രവീഹി മേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.108.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
యథా జ్యేష్ఠః కనిష్ఠేషు వర్తతే భరతర్షభ ।
కనిష్ఠాశ్చ యథా జ్యేష్ఠే వర్తేరంస్తద్బ్రవీహి మే ॥ ౧ ॥

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