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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 13.131.29
चौक्षश्चौक्षजनान्वेषी शेषान्नकृतभोजनः ।
वृथामांसान्यभुञ्जानः शूद्रो वैश्यत्वमृच्छति ॥ २९ ॥
caukṣaścaukṣajanānveṣī śeṣānnakṛtabhojanaḥ |
vṛthāmāṃsānyabhuñjānaḥ śūdro vaiśyatvamṛcchati || 29 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...blind or destitute, comes to be regarded as entitled to share the merit of her husband. That woman who always observes, with a light heart vows that are difficult of observance, whose heart is devoted to her lord, and who always seeks good of...
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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 (13.131.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Cauksha, Jana, Veshin, Sheshanna, Kritabhojana, Vrithamamsa, Abhunjana, Shudra, Vaishyatva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.131.29). 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: “caukṣaścaukṣajanānveṣī śeṣānnakṛtabhojanaḥ ”
- caukṣaś -
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caukṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caukṣa -
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caukṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caukṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janān -
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jana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- veṣī -
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veṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śeṣānna -
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śeṣānna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtabhojanaḥ -
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kṛtabhojana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vṛthāmāṃsānyabhuñjānaḥ śūdro vaiśyatvamṛcchati ”
- vṛthāmāṃsānya -
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vṛthāmāṃsa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- abhuñjānaḥ -
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abhuñjāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śūdro* -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaiśyatvam -
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vaiśyatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ṛcchati -
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√ṛ (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 13.131.29
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 13.131.29 in Kannada sript:
ಚೌಕ್ಷಶ್ಚೌಕ್ಷಜನಾನ್ವೇಷೀ ಶೇಷಾನ್ನಕೃತಭೋಜನಃ ।
ವೃಥಾಮಾಂಸಾನ್ಯಭುಞ್ಜಾನಃ ಶೂದ್ರೋ ವೈಶ್ಯತ್ವಮೃಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
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 13.131.29 in Bengali sript:
চৌক্ষশ্চৌক্ষজনান্বেষী শেষান্নকৃতভোজনঃ ।
বৃথামাংসান্যভুঞ্জানঃ শূদ্রো বৈশ্যত্বমৃচ্ছতি ॥ ২৯ ॥
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 13.131.29 in Gujarati sript:
ચૌક્ષશ્ચૌક્ષજનાન્વેષી શેષાન્નકૃતભોજનઃ ।
વૃથામાંસાન્યભુઞ્જાનઃ શૂદ્રો વૈશ્યત્વમૃચ્છતિ ॥ ૨૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.131.29 in Malayalam sript:
ചൌക്ഷശ്ചൌക്ഷജനാന്വേഷീ ശേഷാന്നകൃതഭോജനഃ ।
വൃഥാമാംസാന്യഭുഞ്ജാനഃ ശൂദ്രോ വൈശ്യത്വമൃച്ഛതി ॥ ൨൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.131.29 in Telugu sript:
చౌక్షశ్చౌక్షజనాన్వేషీ శేషాన్నకృతభోజనః ।
వృథామాంసాన్యభుఞ్జానః శూద్రో వైశ్యత్వమృచ్ఛతి ॥ ౨౯ ॥