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 12.7.9

ते वयं पृथिवीहेतोरवध्यान्पृथिवीसमान् ।
संपरित्यज्य जीवामो हीनार्था हतबान्धवाः ॥ ९ ॥

te vayaṃ pṛthivīhetoravadhyānpṛthivīsamān |
saṃparityajya jīvāmo hīnārthā hatabāndhavāḥ || 9 ||

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

...mountain. From wealth spring all religious acts, all pleasures, and heaven itself, O king! Without wealth, a man cannot find the very means of sustaining his life. The acts of a person who, possessed of little...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.7.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Vaya, Asmad, Prithivi, Vadhya, Prithivisama, Samparityajya, Hinartha, Hatabandhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.7.9). 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: “te vayaṃ pṛthivīhetoravadhyānpṛthivīsamān
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īheto -
  • īh (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • ura -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • vadhyān -
  • vadhya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pṛthivīsamān -
  • pṛthivīsama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃparityajya jīvāmo hīnārthā hatabāndhavāḥ
  • samparityajya -
  • samparityajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samparityajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvāmo* -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active first plural]
  • hīnārthā* -
  • hīnārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hīnārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hatabāndhavāḥ -
  • hatabāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatabāndhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.7.9

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 12.7.9 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ವಯಂ ಪೃಥಿವೀಹೇತೋರವಧ್ಯಾನ್ಪೃಥಿವೀಸಮಾನ್ ।
ಸಂಪರಿತ್ಯಜ್ಯ ಜೀವಾಮೋ ಹೀನಾರ್ಥಾ ಹತಬಾನ್ಧವಾಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 12.7.9 in Bengali sript:
তে বযং পৃথিবীহেতোরবধ্যান্পৃথিবীসমান্ ।
সংপরিত্যজ্য জীবামো হীনার্থা হতবান্ধবাঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 12.7.9 in Gujarati sript:
તે વયં પૃથિવીહેતોરવધ્યાન્પૃથિવીસમાન્ ।
સંપરિત્યજ્ય જીવામો હીનાર્થા હતબાન્ધવાઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 12.7.9 in Malayalam sript:
തേ വയം പൃഥിവീഹേതോരവധ്യാന്പൃഥിവീസമാന് ।
സംപരിത്യജ്യ ജീവാമോ ഹീനാര്ഥാ ഹതബാന്ധവാഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.7.9 in Telugu sript:
తే వయం పృథివీహేతోరవధ్యాన్పృథివీసమాన్ ।
సంపరిత్యజ్య జీవామో హీనార్థా హతబాన్ధవాః ॥ ౯ ॥

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