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 1.173.8

स कदाचित्क्षुधाविष्टो मृगयन्भक्षमात्मनः ।
ददर्श सुपरिक्लिष्टः कस्मिंश्चिद्वननिर्झरे ।
ब्राह्मणीं ब्राह्मणं चैव मैथुनायोपसंगतौ ॥ ८ ॥

sa kadācitkṣudhāviṣṭo mṛgayanbhakṣamātmanaḥ |
dadarśa suparikliṣṭaḥ kasmiṃścidvananirjhare |
brāhmaṇīṃ brāhmaṇaṃ caiva maithunāyopasaṃgatau || 8 ||

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

...Aurva, O child, replied unto them to this effect: 'You Pitris, the vow I have made from anger for the destruction of all the worlds, must not go in vain. I cannot consent to be one...

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

Kadacit, Kshudhavishta, Mrigayas, Bhaksha, Atman, Supariklishta, Kah, Kim, Cit, Vanat, Jhara, Brahmani, Brahmana, Maithuna, Upasangata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.173.8). 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: “sa kadācitkṣudhāviṣṭo mṛgayanbhakṣamātmanaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kadācit -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • kṣudhāviṣṭo* -
  • kṣudhāviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛgayan -
  • mṛgayas (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhakṣam -
  • bhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “dadarśa suparikliṣṭaḥ kasmiṃścidvananirjhare
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • suparikliṣṭaḥ -
  • suparikliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasmiṃś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vanan -
  • van -> vanat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 1 verb]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jhare -
  • jhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “brāhmaṇīṃ brāhmaṇaṃ caiva maithunāyopasaṃgatau
  • brāhmaṇīm -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇam -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • maithunāyo -
  • maithuna (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    maithuna (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • upasaṅgatau -
  • upasaṅgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.173.8

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 1.173.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಕದಾಚಿತ್ಕ್ಷುಧಾವಿಷ್ಟೋ ಮೃಗಯನ್ಭಕ್ಷಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ದದರ್ಶ ಸುಪರಿಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಃ ಕಸ್ಮಿಂಶ್ಚಿದ್ವನನಿರ್ಝರೇ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೀಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಂ ಚೈವ ಮೈಥುನಾಯೋಪಸಂಗತೌ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 1.173.8 in Bengali sript:
স কদাচিত্ক্ষুধাবিষ্টো মৃগযন্ভক্ষমাত্মনঃ ।
দদর্শ সুপরিক্লিষ্টঃ কস্মিংশ্চিদ্বননির্ঝরে ।
ব্রাহ্মণীং ব্রাহ্মণং চৈব মৈথুনাযোপসংগতৌ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 1.173.8 in Gujarati sript:
સ કદાચિત્ક્ષુધાવિષ્ટો મૃગયન્ભક્ષમાત્મનઃ ।
દદર્શ સુપરિક્લિષ્ટઃ કસ્મિંશ્ચિદ્વનનિર્ઝરે ।
બ્રાહ્મણીં બ્રાહ્મણં ચૈવ મૈથુનાયોપસંગતૌ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 1.173.8 in Malayalam sript:
സ കദാചിത്ക്ഷുധാവിഷ്ടോ മൃഗയന്ഭക്ഷമാത്മനഃ ।
ദദര്ശ സുപരിക്ലിഷ്ടഃ കസ്മിംശ്ചിദ്വനനിര്ഝരേ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണീം ബ്രാഹ്മണം ചൈവ മൈഥുനായോപസംഗതൌ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.173.8 in Telugu sript:
స కదాచిత్క్షుధావిష్టో మృగయన్భక్షమాత్మనః ।
దదర్శ సుపరిక్లిష్టః కస్మింశ్చిద్వననిర్ఝరే ।
బ్రాహ్మణీం బ్రాహ్మణం చైవ మైథునాయోపసంగతౌ ॥ ౮ ॥

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