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 1.109.9

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मृग उवाच ।
काममन्युपरीतापि बुद्ध्यङ्गरहितापि च ।
वर्जयन्ति नृशंसानि पापेष्वभिरता नराः ॥ ९ ॥

mṛga uvāca |
kāmamanyuparītāpi buddhyaṅgarahitāpi ca |
varjayanti nṛśaṃsāni pāpeṣvabhiratā narāḥ || 9 ||

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

...fruit, ripe or green, that I may find. I shall offer oblations to the Pitris (manes) and the gods with speech, water and the fruits of the wilderness. I shall not see, far less...
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 (1.109.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mriga, Mrigas, Kamam, Kama, Ani, Upari, Ita, Api, Buddhi, Anga, Rahita, Varja, Yat, Nrishamsa, Papa, Abhirata, Nara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.109.9). 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: “mṛga uvāca ”
mṛga* -
mṛgas (noun, neuter)

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

mṛga (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: “kāmamanyuparītāpi buddhyaṅgarahitāpi ca ”
kāmam -
kāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

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

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anyu -
ani (noun, masculine)

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

anī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
uparī -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
itā -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

itā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
buddhya -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aṅga -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rahitā -
rahita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rahita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rahitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rah class 10 verb]

√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rah class 10 verb]

√rah -> rahitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb]

√rah (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “varjayanti nṛśaṃsāni pāpeṣvabhiratā narāḥ ”
varja -
varja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

varja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yanti -
yanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
nṛśaṃsāni -
nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pāpeṣva -
pāpa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
abhiratā* -
abhirata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

abhiratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
narāḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.109.9

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 1.109.9 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃಗ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಾಮಮನ್ಯುಪರೀತಾಪಿ ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಙ್ಗರಹಿತಾಪಿ ಚ ।
ವರ್ಜಯನ್ತಿ ನೃಶಂಸಾನಿ ಪಾಪೇಷ್ವಭಿರತಾ ನರಾಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 1.109.9 in Bengali sript:
মৃগ উবাচ ।
কামমন্যুপরীতাপি বুদ্ধ্যঙ্গরহিতাপি চ ।
বর্জযন্তি নৃশংসানি পাপেষ্বভিরতা নরাঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 1.109.9 in Gujarati sript:
મૃગ ઉવાચ ।
કામમન્યુપરીતાપિ બુદ્ધ્યઙ્ગરહિતાપિ ચ ।
વર્જયન્તિ નૃશંસાનિ પાપેષ્વભિરતા નરાઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.109.9 in Malayalam sript:
മൃഗ ഉവാച ।
കാമമന്യുപരീതാപി ബുദ്ധ്യങ്ഗരഹിതാപി ച ।
വര്ജയന്തി നൃശംസാനി പാപേഷ്വഭിരതാ നരാഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.109.9 in Telugu sript:
మృగ ఉవాచ ।
కామమన్యుపరీతాపి బుద్ధ్యఙ్గరహితాపి చ ।
వర్జయన్తి నృశంసాని పాపేష్వభిరతా నరాః ॥ ౯ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021