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 12.25.33

वृत्तं यस्य श्लाघनीयं मनुष्याः सन्तो विद्वांसश्चार्हयन्त्यर्हणीयाः ।
स्वर्गं जित्वा वीरलोकांश्च गत्वा सिद्धिं प्राप्तः पुण्यकीर्तिर्महात्मा ॥ ३३ ॥

vṛttaṃ yasya ślāghanīyaṃ manuṣyāḥ santo vidvāṃsaścārhayantyarhaṇīyāḥ |
svargaṃ jitvā vīralokāṃśca gatvā siddhiṃ prāptaḥ puṇyakīrtirmahātmā || 33 ||

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

...extensive knowledge of the scriptures are seen to be addicted to them. Objects, whether coveted or otherwise, come upon creatures in consequence of Time’s course. No other cause can be traced. Air, space, fire...

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

Vritta, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Shlaghaniya, Manushi, Manushya, Sat, Santa, Vidvas, Arhayat, Arhayanti, Arhaniya, Svarga, Jitvan, Viraloka, Siddhi, Prapta, Punyakirti, Mahatman, Mahatma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.25.33). 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: “vṛttaṃ yasya ślāghanīyaṃ manuṣyāḥ santo vidvāṃsaścārhayantyarhaṇīyāḥ
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ślāghanīyam -
  • ślāghanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ślāghanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ślāghanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ślāgh -> ślāghanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
    ślāgh -> ślāghanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
  • manuṣyāḥ -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • santo* -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • vidvāṃsaś -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arhayantya -
  • arh -> arhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √arh], [adverb from √arh]
    arh -> arhayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √arh], [nominative plural from √arh], [vocative dual from √arh], [vocative plural from √arh], [accusative dual from √arh], [accusative plural from √arh]
    arh -> arhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √arh], [vocative single from √arh]
    arh (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • arhaṇīyāḥ -
  • arhaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arhaṇīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    arh -> arhaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √arh], [vocative plural from √arh]
    arh -> arhaṇīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √arh], [vocative plural from √arh], [accusative plural from √arh]
  • Line 2: “svargaṃ jitvā vīralokāṃśca gatvā siddhiṃ prāptaḥ puṇyakīrtirmahātmā
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jitvā -
  • ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    jitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīralokāṃś -
  • vīraloka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • siddhim -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāptaḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyakīrtir -
  • puṇyakīrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇyakīrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātmā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.25.33

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 12.25.33 in Kannada sript:
ವೃತ್ತಂ ಯಸ್ಯ ಶ್ಲಾಘನೀಯಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಃ ಸನ್ತೋ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸಶ್ಚಾರ್ಹಯನ್ತ್ಯರ್ಹಣೀಯಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವರ್ಗಂ ಜಿತ್ವಾ ವೀರಲೋಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ಗತ್ವಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೀರ್ತಿರ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 12.25.33 in Bengali sript:
বৃত্তং যস্য শ্লাঘনীযং মনুষ্যাঃ সন্তো বিদ্বাংসশ্চার্হযন্ত্যর্হণীযাঃ ।
স্বর্গং জিত্বা বীরলোকাংশ্চ গত্বা সিদ্ধিং প্রাপ্তঃ পুণ্যকীর্তির্মহাত্মা ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 12.25.33 in Gujarati sript:
વૃત્તં યસ્ય શ્લાઘનીયં મનુષ્યાઃ સન્તો વિદ્વાંસશ્ચાર્હયન્ત્યર્હણીયાઃ ।
સ્વર્ગં જિત્વા વીરલોકાંશ્ચ ગત્વા સિદ્ધિં પ્રાપ્તઃ પુણ્યકીર્તિર્મહાત્મા ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 12.25.33 in Malayalam sript:
വൃത്തം യസ്യ ശ്ലാഘനീയം മനുഷ്യാഃ സന്തോ വിദ്വാംസശ്ചാര്ഹയന്ത്യര്ഹണീയാഃ ।
സ്വര്ഗം ജിത്വാ വീരലോകാംശ്ച ഗത്വാ സിദ്ധിം പ്രാപ്തഃ പുണ്യകീര്തിര്മഹാത്മാ ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.25.33 in Telugu sript:
వృత్తం యస్య శ్లాఘనీయం మనుష్యాః సన్తో విద్వాంసశ్చార్హయన్త్యర్హణీయాః ।
స్వర్గం జిత్వా వీరలోకాంశ్చ గత్వా సిద్ధిం ప్రాప్తః పుణ్యకీర్తిర్మహాత్మా ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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