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 13.112.55

भर्तृपिण्डमुपाश्नन्यो राजद्विष्टानि सेवते ।
सोऽपि मोहसमापन्नो मृतो जायति वानरः ॥ ५५ ॥

bhartṛpiṇḍamupāśnanyo rājadviṣṭāni sevate |
so'pi mohasamāpanno mṛto jāyati vānaraḥ || 55 ||

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

...his own good, should bear himself after having acquired the status of humanity and come into this region of acts that is so difficult to attain. Tell me also what is the best of all gifts, and what should be given under what circumstances. Tell...

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

Pinda, Upa, Ashnat, Yah, Rajat, Vishta, Sah, Api, Moha, Samapanna, Mrita, Jayat, Vanara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.112.55). 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: “bhartṛpiṇḍamupāśnanyo rājadviṣṭāni sevate
  • bhartṛ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • piṇḍam -
  • piṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    piṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśnan -
  • aśnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājad -
  • rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • viṣṭāni -
  • viṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √viṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viṣ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √viṣ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √viṣ class 3 verb]
    viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √viṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √viṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √viṣ class 9 verb]
    vis -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vis class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vis class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vis class 4 verb]
    viś -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb]
  • sevate -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “so'pi mohasamāpanno mṛto jāyati vānaraḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • moha -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāpanno* -
  • samāpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛto* -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • jāyati -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vānaraḥ -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.112.55

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 13.112.55 in Kannada sript:
ಭರ್ತೃಪಿಣ್ಡಮುಪಾಶ್ನನ್ಯೋ ರಾಜದ್ವಿಷ್ಟಾನಿ ಸೇವತೇ ।
ಸೋಽಪಿ ಮೋಹಸಮಾಪನ್ನೋ ಮೃತೋ ಜಾಯತಿ ವಾನರಃ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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 13.112.55 in Bengali sript:
ভর্তৃপিণ্ডমুপাশ্নন্যো রাজদ্বিষ্টানি সেবতে ।
সোঽপি মোহসমাপন্নো মৃতো জাযতি বানরঃ ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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 13.112.55 in Gujarati sript:
ભર્તૃપિણ્ડમુપાશ્નન્યો રાજદ્વિષ્ટાનિ સેવતે ।
સોઽપિ મોહસમાપન્નો મૃતો જાયતિ વાનરઃ ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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 13.112.55 in Malayalam sript:
ഭര്തൃപിണ്ഡമുപാശ്നന്യോ രാജദ്വിഷ്ടാനി സേവതേ ।
സോഽപി മോഹസമാപന്നോ മൃതോ ജായതി വാനരഃ ॥ ൫൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.112.55 in Telugu sript:
భర్తృపిణ్డముపాశ్నన్యో రాజద్విష్టాని సేవతే ।
సోఽపి మోహసమాపన్నో మృతో జాయతి వానరః ॥ ౫౫ ॥

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