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 13.131.21

यस्यान्नेनावशेषेण जठरे यो म्रियेत वै ।
तां तां योनिं व्रजेद्विप्रो यस्यान्नमुपजीवति ॥ २१ ॥

yasyānnenāvaśeṣeṇa jaṭhare yo mriyeta vai |
tāṃ tāṃ yoniṃ vrajedvipro yasyānnamupajīvati || 21 ||

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

...poor or diseased or weak or worn out with the toil of travelling, is regarded as truly righteous in her conduct. That woman who is endued with self-control, who has given birth to children, who serves her husband with devotion, and whose whole...

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

Yasya, Ena, Avashesha, Jathara, Yah, Vipra, Upa, Jivat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.131.21). 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: “yasyānnenāvaśeṣeṇa jaṭhare yo mriyeta vai
  • yasyānn -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • enā -
  • enā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • avaśeṣeṇa -
  • avaśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jaṭhare -
  • jaṭhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jaṭhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jaṭharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mriyeta -
  • mṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “tāṃ tāṃ yoniṃ vrajedvipro yasyānnamupajīvati
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yo -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nim -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajed -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vipro* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasyānn -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.131.21

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 13.131.21 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯಾನ್ನೇನಾವಶೇಷೇಣ ಜಠರೇ ಯೋ ಮ್ರಿಯೇತ ವೈ ।
ತಾಂ ತಾಂ ಯೋನಿಂ ವ್ರಜೇದ್ವಿಪ್ರೋ ಯಸ್ಯಾನ್ನಮುಪಜೀವತಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 13.131.21 in Bengali sript:
যস্যান্নেনাবশেষেণ জঠরে যো ম্রিযেত বৈ ।
তাং তাং যোনিং ব্রজেদ্বিপ্রো যস্যান্নমুপজীবতি ॥ ২১ ॥

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 13.131.21 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્યાન્નેનાવશેષેણ જઠરે યો મ્રિયેત વૈ ।
તાં તાં યોનિં વ્રજેદ્વિપ્રો યસ્યાન્નમુપજીવતિ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 13.131.21 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്യാന്നേനാവശേഷേണ ജഠരേ യോ മ്രിയേത വൈ ।
താം താം യോനിം വ്രജേദ്വിപ്രോ യസ്യാന്നമുപജീവതി ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.131.21 in Telugu sript:
యస్యాన్నేనావశేషేణ జఠరే యో మ్రియేత వై ।
తాం తాం యోనిం వ్రజేద్విప్రో యస్యాన్నముపజీవతి ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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