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 13.117.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
इमे वै मानवा लोके भृशं मांसस्य गृद्धिनः ।
विसृज्य भक्षान्विविधान्यथा रक्षोगणास्तथा ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ime vai mānavā loke bhṛśaṃ māṃsasya gṛddhinaḥ |
visṛjya bhakṣānvividhānyathā rakṣogaṇāstathā || 1 ||

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

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

Yudhishthira, Iyam, Idam, Manava, Loka, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Mamsa, Griddhin, Visrijya, Bhaksha, Vividha, Atha, Rakshogana, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.117.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (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: “ime vai mānavā loke bhṛśaṃ māṃsasya gṛddhinaḥ
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mānavā* -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māṃsasya -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • gṛddhinaḥ -
  • gṛddhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gṛddhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “visṛjya bhakṣānvividhānyathā rakṣogaṇāstathā
  • visṛjya -
  • visṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣān -
  • bhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vividhānya -
  • vividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rakṣogaṇās -
  • rakṣogaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.117.1

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 13.117.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಇಮೇ ವೈ ಮಾನವಾ ಲೋಕೇ ಭೃಶಂ ಮಾಂಸಸ್ಯ ಗೃದ್ಧಿನಃ ।
ವಿಸೃಜ್ಯ ಭಕ್ಷಾನ್ವಿವಿಧಾನ್ಯಥಾ ರಕ್ಷೋಗಣಾಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 13.117.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
ইমে বৈ মানবা লোকে ভৃশং মাংসস্য গৃদ্ধিনঃ ।
বিসৃজ্য ভক্ষান্বিবিধান্যথা রক্ষোগণাস্তথা ॥ ১ ॥

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 13.117.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
ઇમે વૈ માનવા લોકે ભૃશં માંસસ્ય ગૃદ્ધિનઃ ।
વિસૃજ્ય ભક્ષાન્વિવિધાન્યથા રક્ષોગણાસ્તથા ॥ ૧ ॥

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 13.117.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
ഇമേ വൈ മാനവാ ലോകേ ഭൃശം മാംസസ്യ ഗൃദ്ധിനഃ ।
വിസൃജ്യ ഭക്ഷാന്വിവിധാന്യഥാ രക്ഷോഗണാസ്തഥാ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.117.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
ఇమే వై మానవా లోకే భృశం మాంసస్య గృద్ధినః ।
విసృజ్య భక్షాన్వివిధాన్యథా రక్షోగణాస్తథా ॥ ౧ ॥

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