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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 13.116.37
यो हि खादति मांसानि प्राणिनां जीवितार्थिनाम् ।
हतानां वा मृतानां वा यथा हन्ता तथैव सः ॥ ३७ ॥
yo hi khādati māṃsāni prāṇināṃ jīvitārthinām |
hatānāṃ vā mṛtānāṃ vā yathā hantā tathaiva saḥ || 37 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...discourse thereon with the causes on which they depend. Listen to me as I discourse to you elaborately. A knowledge of these should be imparted unto him only that is possessed of faith or that has a pure heart. These four, viz., he that is bereft...
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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 (13.116.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Khadat, Mamsa, Pranin, Jivita, Arthin, Hata, Var, Mrita, Yatha, Hantri, Hanta, Tatha, Sah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.116.37). 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: “yo hi khādati māṃsāni prāṇināṃ jīvitārthinām ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- khādati -
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√khād -> khādat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- māṃsāni -
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māṃsa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- jīvitā -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- arthinām -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “hatānāṃ vā mṛtānāṃ vā yathā hantā tathaiva saḥ ”
- hatānām -
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hata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]hata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛtānām -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hantā -
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hantṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hantā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√han (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- tathai -
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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]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.116.37
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.116.37 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಹಿ ಖಾದತಿ ಮಾಂಸಾನಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿನಾಂ ಜೀವಿತಾರ್ಥಿನಾಮ್ ।
ಹತಾನಾಂ ವಾ ಮೃತಾನಾಂ ವಾ ಯಥಾ ಹನ್ತಾ ತಥೈವ ಸಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥
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 13.116.37 in Bengali sript:
যো হি খাদতি মাংসানি প্রাণিনাং জীবিতার্থিনাম্ ।
হতানাং বা মৃতানাং বা যথা হন্তা তথৈব সঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
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 13.116.37 in Gujarati sript:
યો હિ ખાદતિ માંસાનિ પ્રાણિનાં જીવિતાર્થિનામ્ ।
હતાનાં વા મૃતાનાં વા યથા હન્તા તથૈવ સઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.116.37 in Malayalam sript:
യോ ഹി ഖാദതി മാംസാനി പ്രാണിനാം ജീവിതാര്ഥിനാമ് ।
ഹതാനാം വാ മൃതാനാം വാ യഥാ ഹന്താ തഥൈവ സഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.116.37 in Telugu sript:
యో హి ఖాదతి మాంసాని ప్రాణినాం జీవితార్థినామ్ ।
హతానాం వా మృతానాం వా యథా హన్తా తథైవ సః ॥ ౩౭ ॥