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 12.11.17

देववंशान्पितृवंशान्ब्रह्मवंशांश्च शाश्वतान् ।
संत्यज्य मूढा वर्तन्ते ततो यान्त्यश्रुतीपथम् ॥ १७ ॥

devavaṃśānpitṛvaṃśānbrahmavaṃśāṃśca śāśvatān |
saṃtyajya mūḍhā vartante tato yāntyaśrutīpatham || 17 ||

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

...will slay Duryodhana and enjoy the earth that is capable of granting every wish. Depriving great car-warriors of their cars and slaying huge elephants, and strewing the field of battle with the bodies of car...

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

Deva, Vamsha, Pitrivamsha, Sha, Shashvata, Santyajya, Mudha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yantin, Yanti, Ashruti, Patha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.11.17). 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: “devavaṃśānpitṛvaṃśānbrahmavaṃśāṃśca śāśvatān
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaṃśān -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pitṛvaṃśān -
  • pitṛvaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brahmavaṃ -
  • brahmavan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    brahmavan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • śāṃś -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāśvatān -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃtyajya mūḍhā vartante tato yāntyaśrutīpatham
  • santyajya -
  • santyajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santyajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūḍhā* -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
  • vartante -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • yāntya -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aśrutī -
  • aśruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • patham -
  • patha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.11.17

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 12.11.17 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವವಂಶಾನ್ಪಿತೃವಂಶಾನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಂಶಾಂಶ್ಚ ಶಾಶ್ವತಾನ್ ।
ಸಂತ್ಯಜ್ಯ ಮೂಢಾ ವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ತತೋ ಯಾನ್ತ್ಯಶ್ರುತೀಪಥಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 12.11.17 in Bengali sript:
দেববংশান্পিতৃবংশান্ব্রহ্মবংশাংশ্চ শাশ্বতান্ ।
সংত্যজ্য মূঢা বর্তন্তে ততো যান্ত্যশ্রুতীপথম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 12.11.17 in Gujarati sript:
દેવવંશાન્પિતૃવંશાન્બ્રહ્મવંશાંશ્ચ શાશ્વતાન્ ।
સંત્યજ્ય મૂઢા વર્તન્તે તતો યાન્ત્યશ્રુતીપથમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 12.11.17 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവവംശാന്പിതൃവംശാന്ബ്രഹ്മവംശാംശ്ച ശാശ്വതാന് ।
സംത്യജ്യ മൂഢാ വര്തന്തേ തതോ യാന്ത്യശ്രുതീപഥമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.11.17 in Telugu sript:
దేవవంశాన్పితృవంశాన్బ్రహ్మవంశాంశ్చ శాశ్వతాన్ ।
సంత్యజ్య మూఢా వర్తన్తే తతో యాన్త్యశ్రుతీపథమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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