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 1.85.2

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ययातिरुवाच ।
ज्ञातिः सुहृत्स्वजनो यो यथेह क्षीणे वित्ते त्यज्यते मानवैर्हि ।
तथा तत्र क्षीणपुण्यं मनुष्यं त्यजन्ति सद्यः सेश्वरा देवसंघाः ॥ २ ॥

yayātiruvāca |
jñātiḥ suhṛtsvajano yo yatheha kṣīṇe vitte tyajyate mānavairhi |
tathā tatra kṣīṇapuṇyaṃ manuṣyaṃ tyajanti sadyaḥ seśvarā devasaṃghāḥ || 2 ||

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

...use anything without giving a portion thereof to others. A Muni, without search for woods, depending on his own vigour, should abstain from all vicious acts, should give away something...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.85.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yayati, Jnati, Suhrid, Ajana, Yah, Yatha, Iha, Kshina, Vitta, Vitti, Manava, Tatha, Tatra, Kshinapunya, Manushya, Tyajat, Tyajanti, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Seshvara, Devasangha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.85.2). 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: “yayātiruvāca ”
yayātir -
yayāti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “jñātiḥ suhṛtsvajano yo yatheha kṣīṇe vitte tyajyate mānavairhi ”
jñātiḥ -
jñāti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
suhṛtsva -
suhṛd (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

suhṛd (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
ajano* -
ajana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathe -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣīṇe -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
vitte -
vitta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vitta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vitti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [locative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vittā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [locative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> vittā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb]
tyajyate -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
mānavair -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mānava (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 3: “tathā tatra kṣīṇapuṇyaṃ manuṣyaṃ tyajanti sadyaḥ seśvarā devasaṃghāḥ ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣīṇapuṇyam -
kṣīṇapuṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣīṇapuṇya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣīṇapuṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manuṣyam -
manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

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

manuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tyajanti -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyajantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
sadyaḥ -
sadyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sadyas (noun, neuter)

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

sadya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
seśvarā* -
seśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

seśvarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
devasaṅghāḥ -
devasaṅgha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.85.2

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 1.85.2 in Kannada sript:
ಯಯಾತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಜ್ಞಾತಿಃ ಸುಹೃತ್ಸ್ವಜನೋ ಯೋ ಯಥೇಹ ಕ್ಷೀಣೇ ವಿತ್ತೇ ತ್ಯಜ್ಯತೇ ಮಾನವೈರ್ಹಿ ।
ತಥಾ ತತ್ರ ಕ್ಷೀಣಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯಂ ತ್ಯಜನ್ತಿ ಸದ್ಯಃ ಸೇಶ್ವರಾ ದೇವಸಂಘಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.85.2 in Bengali sript:
যযাতিরুবাচ ।
জ্ঞাতিঃ সুহৃত্স্বজনো যো যথেহ ক্ষীণে বিত্তে ত্যজ্যতে মানবৈর্হি ।
তথা তত্র ক্ষীণপুণ্যং মনুষ্যং ত্যজন্তি সদ্যঃ সেশ্বরা দেবসংঘাঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.85.2 in Gujarati sript:
યયાતિરુવાચ ।
જ્ઞાતિઃ સુહૃત્સ્વજનો યો યથેહ ક્ષીણે વિત્તે ત્યજ્યતે માનવૈર્હિ ।
તથા તત્ર ક્ષીણપુણ્યં મનુષ્યં ત્યજન્તિ સદ્યઃ સેશ્વરા દેવસંઘાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.85.2 in Malayalam sript:
യയാതിരുവാച ।
ജ്ഞാതിഃ സുഹൃത്സ്വജനോ യോ യഥേഹ ക്ഷീണേ വിത്തേ ത്യജ്യതേ മാനവൈര്ഹി ।
തഥാ തത്ര ക്ഷീണപുണ്യം മനുഷ്യം ത്യജന്തി സദ്യഃ സേശ്വരാ ദേവസംഘാഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.85.2 in Telugu sript:
యయాతిరువాచ ।
జ్ఞాతిః సుహృత్స్వజనో యో యథేహ క్షీణే విత్తే త్యజ్యతే మానవైర్హి ।
తథా తత్ర క్షీణపుణ్యం మనుష్యం త్యజన్తి సద్యః సేశ్వరా దేవసంఘాః ॥ ౨ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021