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 13.112.102

वर्णान्हृत्वा तु पुरुषो मृतो जायति बर्हिणः ।
हृत्वा रक्तानि वस्त्राणि जायते जीवजीवकः ॥ १०२ ॥

varṇānhṛtvā tu puruṣo mṛto jāyati barhiṇaḥ |
hṛtvā raktāni vastrāṇi jāyate jīvajīvakaḥ || 102 ||

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

...for all time. Such a man blazes with energy like the Sun or shines in beauty like the Moon!' After this, the chief of the deities, viz., he of a hundred sacrifices, seated in the midst of the gods, then sweetly addressed Vrihaspati, saying these...

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

Varna, Purusha, Mrita, Jayat, Barhina, Barhin, Barhi, Rakta, Vastra, Jivajivaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.112.102). 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: “varṇānhṛtvā tu puruṣo mṛto jāyati barhiṇaḥ
  • varṇān -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hṛtvā -
  • hṛ -> hṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hṛ]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (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]
  • barhiṇaḥ -
  • barhiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    barhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    barhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    barhī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “hṛtvā raktāni vastrāṇi jāyate jīvajīvakaḥ
  • hṛtvā -
  • hṛ -> hṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hṛ]
  • raktāni -
  • rakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • vastrāṇi -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • jīvajīvakaḥ -
  • jīvajīvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.112.102

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 13.112.102 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಣಾನ್ಹೃತ್ವಾ ತು ಪುರುಷೋ ಮೃತೋ ಜಾಯತಿ ಬರ್ಹಿಣಃ ।
ಹೃತ್ವಾ ರಕ್ತಾನಿ ವಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಜಾಯತೇ ಜೀವಜೀವಕಃ ॥ ೧೦೨ ॥

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 13.112.102 in Bengali sript:
বর্ণান্হৃত্বা তু পুরুষো মৃতো জাযতি বর্হিণঃ ।
হৃত্বা রক্তানি বস্ত্রাণি জাযতে জীবজীবকঃ ॥ ১০২ ॥

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 13.112.102 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ણાન્હૃત્વા તુ પુરુષો મૃતો જાયતિ બર્હિણઃ ।
હૃત્વા રક્તાનિ વસ્ત્રાણિ જાયતે જીવજીવકઃ ॥ ૧૦૨ ॥

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 13.112.102 in Malayalam sript:
വര്ണാന്ഹൃത്വാ തു പുരുഷോ മൃതോ ജായതി ബര്ഹിണഃ ।
ഹൃത്വാ രക്താനി വസ്ത്രാണി ജായതേ ജീവജീവകഃ ॥ ൧൦൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.112.102 in Telugu sript:
వర్ణాన్హృత్వా తు పురుషో మృతో జాయతి బర్హిణః ।
హృత్వా రక్తాని వస్త్రాణి జాయతే జీవజీవకః ॥ ౧౦౨ ॥

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