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 13.118.25

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नृशंसगुणभूयिष्ठं पुरा कर्म कृतं मया ।
स्मृत्वा तदनुतप्येऽहं त्यक्त्वा प्रियमिवात्मजम् ॥ २५ ॥

nṛśaṃsaguṇabhūyiṣṭhaṃ purā karma kṛtaṃ mayā |
smṛtvā tadanutapye'haṃ tyaktvā priyamivātmajam || 25 ||

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

...three successive nights. If a Brahmana takes his food with Kshatriyas, he should make expiation by bathing with his clothes on. By eating with a Sudra from off the same plate the Sudra loses his family respectability; the Vaisya by eating from...
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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 (13.118.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nrishamsa, Guna, Bhuyishtham, Bhuyishtha, Pura, Pur, Karman, Krit, Krita, Maya, Asmad, Smritva, Tada, Nud, Apya, Aha, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Iva, Atmaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.118.25). 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: “nṛśaṃsaguṇabhūyiṣṭhaṃ purā karma kṛtaṃ mayā ”
nṛśaṃsa -
nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūyiṣṭham -
bhūyiṣṭham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “smṛtvā tadanutapye'haṃ tyaktvā priyamivātmajam ”
smṛtvā -
√smṛ -> smṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √smṛ]

smṛtvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nut -
nud (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

nud (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
apye' -
apya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ātmajam -
ātmaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ātmaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ātmajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.118.25

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;

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Preview of verse 13.118.25 in Kannada sript:
ನೃಶಂಸಗುಣಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಂ ಪುರಾ ಕರ್ಮ ಕೃತಂ ಮಯಾ ।
ಸ್ಮೃತ್ವಾ ತದನುತಪ್ಯೇಽಹಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಿಯಮಿವಾತ್ಮಜಮ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.118.25 in Bengali sript:
নৃশংসগুণভূযিষ্ঠং পুরা কর্ম কৃতং মযা ।
স্মৃত্বা তদনুতপ্যেঽহং ত্যক্ত্বা প্রিযমিবাত্মজম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 13.118.25 in Gujarati sript:
નૃશંસગુણભૂયિષ્ઠં પુરા કર્મ કૃતં મયા ।
સ્મૃત્વા તદનુતપ્યેઽહં ત્યક્ત્વા પ્રિયમિવાત્મજમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.118.25 in Malayalam sript:
നൃശംസഗുണഭൂയിഷ്ഠം പുരാ കര്മ കൃതം മയാ ।
സ്മൃത്വാ തദനുതപ്യേഽഹം ത്യക്ത്വാ പ്രിയമിവാത്മജമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.118.25 in Telugu sript:
నృశంసగుణభూయిష్ఠం పురా కర్మ కృతం మయా ।
స్మృత్వా తదనుతప్యేఽహం త్యక్త్వా ప్రియమివాత్మజమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021