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 12.20.7

ईहते धनहेतोर्यस्तस्यानीहा गरीयसी ।
भूयान्दोषः प्रवर्धेत यस्तं धनमपाश्रयेत् ॥ ७ ॥

īhate dhanahetoryastasyānīhā garīyasī |
bhūyāndoṣaḥ pravardheta yastaṃ dhanamapāśrayet || 7 ||

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

...The car was the altar and the wrath he felt in battle was the fire, and the four foremost of steeds yoked unto his vehicle were the four Hotris. Having poured upon that sacrificial fire his foes as libations...

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

Dhana, Hetu, Yasta, Aniha, Gariyas, Bhuyas, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Prava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.20.7). 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: “īhate dhanahetoryastasyānīhā garīyasī
  • īhate -
  • īh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • dhana -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hetor -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yastasyā -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yas class 4 verb]
  • anīhā* -
  • anīha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anīhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • garīyasī -
  • garīyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bhūyāndoṣaḥ pravardheta yastaṃ dhanamapāśrayet
  • bhūyān -
  • bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • doṣaḥ -
  • doṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdheta -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural]
  • yastam -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yas class 4 verb]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apā -
  • ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrayet -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.20.7

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 12.20.7 in Kannada sript:
ಈಹತೇ ಧನಹೇತೋರ್ಯಸ್ತಸ್ಯಾನೀಹಾ ಗರೀಯಸೀ ।
ಭೂಯಾನ್ದೋಷಃ ಪ್ರವರ್ಧೇತ ಯಸ್ತಂ ಧನಮಪಾಶ್ರಯೇತ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 12.20.7 in Bengali sript:
ঈহতে ধনহেতোর্যস্তস্যানীহা গরীযসী ।
ভূযান্দোষঃ প্রবর্ধেত যস্তং ধনমপাশ্রযেত্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 12.20.7 in Gujarati sript:
ઈહતે ધનહેતોર્યસ્તસ્યાનીહા ગરીયસી ।
ભૂયાન્દોષઃ પ્રવર્ધેત યસ્તં ધનમપાશ્રયેત્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 12.20.7 in Malayalam sript:
ഈഹതേ ധനഹേതോര്യസ്തസ്യാനീഹാ ഗരീയസീ ।
ഭൂയാന്ദോഷഃ പ്രവര്ധേത യസ്തം ധനമപാശ്രയേത് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.20.7 in Telugu sript:
ఈహతే ధనహేతోర్యస్తస్యానీహా గరీయసీ ।
భూయాన్దోషః ప్రవర్ధేత యస్తం ధనమపాశ్రయేత్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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