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 2.38.13

स्त्रीषु गोषु न शस्त्राणि पातयेद्ब्राह्मणेषु च ।
यस्य चान्नानि भुञ्जीत यश्च स्याच्छरणागतः ॥ १३ ॥

strīṣu goṣu na śastrāṇi pātayedbrāhmaṇeṣu ca |
yasya cānnāni bhuñjīta yaśca syāccharaṇāgataḥ || 13 ||

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

...which is like an anthill? 'While sporting on the top of a mountain this one ate a large quantity of food,' —hearing these words of thine many have wondered exceedingly. But...

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

Strishu, Stri, Shastra, Brahmana, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Syat, Sya, Sharanagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.38.13). 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: “strīṣu goṣu na śastrāṇi pātayedbrāhmaṇeṣu ca
  • strīṣu -
  • strīṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    strī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • goṣu -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastrāṇi -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pātayed -
  • pat (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • brāhmaṇeṣu -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yasya cānnāni bhuñjīta yaśca syāccharaṇāgataḥ
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cānn -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āni -
  • āni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhuñjīta -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [optative middle third single]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syācch -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • śaraṇāgataḥ -
  • śaraṇāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.38.13

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 2.38.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಷು ಗೋಷು ನ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಪಾತಯೇದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇಷು ಚ ।
ಯಸ್ಯ ಚಾನ್ನಾನಿ ಭುಞ್ಜೀತ ಯಶ್ಚ ಸ್ಯಾಚ್ಛರಣಾಗತಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 2.38.13 in Bengali sript:
স্ত্রীষু গোষু ন শস্ত্রাণি পাতযেদ্ব্রাহ্মণেষু চ ।
যস্য চান্নানি ভুঞ্জীত যশ্চ স্যাচ্ছরণাগতঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 2.38.13 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રીષુ ગોષુ ન શસ્ત્રાણિ પાતયેદ્બ્રાહ્મણેષુ ચ ।
યસ્ય ચાન્નાનિ ભુઞ્જીત યશ્ચ સ્યાચ્છરણાગતઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 2.38.13 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ത്രീഷു ഗോഷു ന ശസ്ത്രാണി പാതയേദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണേഷു ച ।
യസ്യ ചാന്നാനി ഭുഞ്ജീത യശ്ച സ്യാച്ഛരണാഗതഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.38.13 in Telugu sript:
స్త్రీషు గోషు న శస్త్రాణి పాతయేద్బ్రాహ్మణేషు చ ।
యస్య చాన్నాని భుఞ్జీత యశ్చ స్యాచ్ఛరణాగతః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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