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 1.3.51

स कदाचिदरण्ये क्षुधार्तोऽर्कपत्राण्यभक्षयत् ॥ ५१ ॥

sa kadācidaraṇye kṣudhārto'rkapatrāṇyabhakṣayat || 51 ||

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

...himself to the king. Then Yudhishthira ascending to heaven felt much pain. The celestial messenger showed him hell by an act of deception. Then Yudhishthira, the soul of justice, heard...

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

Kadacit, Aranya, Kshudharta, Arkapatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.51). 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 kadācidaraṇye kṣudhārto'rkapatrāṇyabhakṣayat
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • araṇye -
  • araṇya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    araṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    araṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    raṇ (verb class 10)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    raṇ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • kṣudhārto' -
  • kṣudhārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arkapatrāṇya -
  • arkapatra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • abhakṣayat -
  • bhakṣ (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.51

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 1.3.51 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಕದಾಚಿದರಣ್ಯೇ ಕ್ಷುಧಾರ್ತೋಽರ್ಕಪತ್ರಾಣ್ಯಭಕ್ಷಯತ್ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 1.3.51 in Bengali sript:
স কদাচিদরণ্যে ক্ষুধার্তোঽর্কপত্রাণ্যভক্ষযত্ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 1.3.51 in Gujarati sript:
સ કદાચિદરણ્યે ક્ષુધાર્તોઽર્કપત્રાણ્યભક્ષયત્ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 1.3.51 in Malayalam sript:
സ കദാചിദരണ്യേ ക്ഷുധാര്തോഽര്കപത്രാണ്യഭക്ഷയത് ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.51 in Telugu sript:
స కదాచిదరణ్యే క్షుధార్తోఽర్కపత్రాణ్యభక్షయత్ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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