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 12.11.3

धर्मोऽयमिति मन्वाना ब्रह्मचर्ये व्यवस्थिताः ।
त्यक्त्वा गृहान्पितॄंश्चैव तानिन्द्रोऽन्वकृपायत ॥ ३ ॥

dharmo'yamiti manvānā brahmacarye vyavasthitāḥ |
tyaktvā gṛhānpitṝṃścaiva tānindro'nvakṛpāyata || 3 ||

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

...174185:} Brahma and death, O king, entering invisibly into every soul, without doubt, cause all creatures to act. If this being, O Bharata, that is called Soul, be not ever subject to destruction, then by destroying...

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

Dharma, Aya, Idam, Iti, Manvana, Brahmacarya, Vyavasthita, Griha, Pitri, Indra, Anvak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.11.3). 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: “dharmo'yamiti manvānā brahmacarye vyavasthitāḥ
  • dharmo' -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • manvānā* -
  • man -> manvāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> manvānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • brahmacarye -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vyavasthitāḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tyaktvā gṛhānpitṝṃścaiva tānindro'nvakṛpāyata
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • gṛhān -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pitṝṃś -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • indro' -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anvak -
  • anvak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pāyata -
  • pāy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
    pai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.11.3

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 12.11.3 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮೋಽಯಮಿತಿ ಮನ್ವಾನಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯೇ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ।
ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಗೃಹಾನ್ಪಿತೄಂಶ್ಚೈವ ತಾನಿನ್ದ್ರೋಽನ್ವಕೃಪಾಯತ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.11.3 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মোঽযমিতি মন্বানা ব্রহ্মচর্যে ব্যবস্থিতাঃ ।
ত্যক্ত্বা গৃহান্পিতৄংশ্চৈব তানিন্দ্রোঽন্বকৃপাযত ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.11.3 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્મોઽયમિતિ મન્વાના બ્રહ્મચર્યે વ્યવસ્થિતાઃ ।
ત્યક્ત્વા ગૃહાન્પિતૄંશ્ચૈવ તાનિન્દ્રોઽન્વકૃપાયત ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.11.3 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മോഽയമിതി മന്വാനാ ബ്രഹ്മചര്യേ വ്യവസ്ഥിതാഃ ।
ത്യക്ത്വാ ഗൃഹാന്പിതൄംശ്ചൈവ താനിന്ദ്രോഽന്വകൃപായത ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.11.3 in Telugu sript:
ధర్మోఽయమితి మన్వానా బ్రహ్మచర్యే వ్యవస్థితాః ।
త్యక్త్వా గృహాన్పితౄంశ్చైవ తానిన్ద్రోఽన్వకృపాయత ॥ ౩ ॥

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