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 12.8.12

अश्वस्तनमृषीणां हि विद्यते वेद तद्भवान् ।
यं त्विमं धर्ममित्याहुर्धनादेष प्रवर्तते ॥ १२ ॥

aśvastanamṛṣīṇāṃ hi vidyate veda tadbhavān |
yaṃ tvimaṃ dharmamityāhurdhanādeṣa pravartate || 12 ||

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

...turning like the wheel of a car, and even thus, coming thither, they meet with their fellow-creatures. He, however, who abandons the worldly course of life, which is really a fleeting illusion although it looks...

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

Ashvastana, Rishi, Veda, Tadbhava, Yah, Idam, Dharma, Iti, Itya, Dhana, Esha, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.8.12). 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: “aśvastanamṛṣīṇāṃ hi vidyate veda tadbhavān
  • aśvastanam -
  • aśvastana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvastana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tadbhavān -
  • tadbhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yaṃ tvimaṃ dharmamityāhurdhanādeṣa pravartate
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • dhanād -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.8.12

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 12.8.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಸ್ತನಮೃಷೀಣಾಂ ಹಿ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ವೇದ ತದ್ಭವಾನ್ ।
ಯಂ ತ್ವಿಮಂ ಧರ್ಮಮಿತ್ಯಾಹುರ್ಧನಾದೇಷ ಪ್ರವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.8.12 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বস্তনমৃষীণাং হি বিদ্যতে বেদ তদ্ভবান্ ।
যং ত্বিমং ধর্মমিত্যাহুর্ধনাদেষ প্রবর্ততে ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.8.12 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વસ્તનમૃષીણાં હિ વિદ્યતે વેદ તદ્ભવાન્ ।
યં ત્વિમં ધર્મમિત્યાહુર્ધનાદેષ પ્રવર્તતે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.8.12 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വസ്തനമൃഷീണാം ഹി വിദ്യതേ വേദ തദ്ഭവാന് ।
യം ത്വിമം ധര്മമിത്യാഹുര്ധനാദേഷ പ്രവര്തതേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.8.12 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వస్తనమృషీణాం హి విద్యతే వేద తద్భవాన్ ।
యం త్విమం ధర్మమిత్యాహుర్ధనాదేష ప్రవర్తతే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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