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 3.246.10

तच्छतान्यपि भुञ्जन्ति ब्राह्मणानां मनीषिणाम् ।
मुनेस्त्यागविशुद्ध्या तु तदन्नं वृद्धिमृच्छति ॥ १० ॥

tacchatānyapi bhuñjanti brāhmaṇānāṃ manīṣiṇām |
munestyāgaviśuddhyā tu tadannaṃ vṛddhimṛcchati || 10 ||

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

...of all men—experienced the most poignant pain in casting their eyes on Yudhishthira. And thinking that a short time only remained (of their exile), those bulls among men, influenced...

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

Tat, Tad, Shata, Api, Brahmana, Manishina, Manishin, Muni, Tyaga, Vishuddhi, Tadanna, Vriddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.246.10). 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: “tacchatānyapi bhuñjanti brāhmaṇānāṃ manīṣiṇām
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śatānya -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse bhuñjanti*br
  • brāhmaṇānām -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • manīṣiṇām -
  • manīṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “munestyāgaviśuddhyā tu tadannaṃ vṛddhimṛcchati
  • munes -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tyāga -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśuddhyā -
  • viśuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tadannam -
  • tadanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vṛddhim -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛcchati -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.246.10

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 3.246.10 in Kannada sript:
ತಚ್ಛತಾನ್ಯಪಿ ಭುಞ್ಜನ್ತಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ಮನೀಷಿಣಾಮ್ ।
ಮುನೇಸ್ತ್ಯಾಗವಿಶುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ತು ತದನ್ನಂ ವೃದ್ಧಿಮೃಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 3.246.10 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ছতান্যপি ভুঞ্জন্তি ব্রাহ্মণানাং মনীষিণাম্ ।
মুনেস্ত্যাগবিশুদ্ধ্যা তু তদন্নং বৃদ্ধিমৃচ্ছতি ॥ ১০ ॥

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 3.246.10 in Gujarati sript:
તચ્છતાન્યપિ ભુઞ્જન્તિ બ્રાહ્મણાનાં મનીષિણામ્ ।
મુનેસ્ત્યાગવિશુદ્ધ્યા તુ તદન્નં વૃદ્ધિમૃચ્છતિ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 3.246.10 in Malayalam sript:
തച്ഛതാന്യപി ഭുഞ്ജന്തി ബ്രാഹ്മണാനാം മനീഷിണാമ് ।
മുനേസ്ത്യാഗവിശുദ്ധ്യാ തു തദന്നം വൃദ്ധിമൃച്ഛതി ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.246.10 in Telugu sript:
తచ్ఛతాన్యపి భుఞ్జన్తి బ్రాహ్మణానాం మనీషిణామ్ ।
మునేస్త్యాగవిశుద్ధ్యా తు తదన్నం వృద్ధిమృచ్ఛతి ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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