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 12.31.2

एवमुक्तः स च मुनिर्धर्मराजेन नारदः ।
आचचक्षे यथा वृत्तं सुवर्णष्ठीविनं प्रति ॥ २ ॥

evamuktaḥ sa ca munirdharmarājena nāradaḥ |
ācacakṣe yathā vṛttaṃ suvarṇaṣṭhīvinaṃ prati || 2 ||

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

...humble and makes a gift of land, and abstains from it ever afterwards, he becomes sanctified and cleansed. The person that has violated his preceptor’s bed, should lie down on a sheet of iron having heated it...

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

Evam, Eva, Ukta, Muni, Dharmaraja, Narada, Aca, Caksha, Yatha, Vritta, Suvarnashthivin, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.31.2). 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: “evamuktaḥ sa ca munirdharmarājena nāradaḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktaḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • munir -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmarājena -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nāradaḥ -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ācacakṣe yathā vṛttaṃ suvarṇaṣṭhīvinaṃ prati
  • āca -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • cakṣe -
  • cakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [present middle second single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • suvarṇaṣṭhīvinam -
  • suvarṇaṣṭhīvin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.31.2

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 12.31.2 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮುಕ್ತಃ ಸ ಚ ಮುನಿರ್ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೇನ ನಾರದಃ ।
ಆಚಚಕ್ಷೇ ಯಥಾ ವೃತ್ತಂ ಸುವರ್ಣಷ್ಠೀವಿನಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.31.2 in Bengali sript:
এবমুক্তঃ স চ মুনির্ধর্মরাজেন নারদঃ ।
আচচক্ষে যথা বৃত্তং সুবর্ণষ্ঠীবিনং প্রতি ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.31.2 in Gujarati sript:
એવમુક્તઃ સ ચ મુનિર્ધર્મરાજેન નારદઃ ।
આચચક્ષે યથા વૃત્તં સુવર્ણષ્ઠીવિનં પ્રતિ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.31.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമുക്തഃ സ ച മുനിര്ധര്മരാജേന നാരദഃ ।
ആചചക്ഷേ യഥാ വൃത്തം സുവര്ണഷ്ഠീവിനം പ്രതി ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.31.2 in Telugu sript:
ఏవముక్తః స చ మునిర్ధర్మరాజేన నారదః ।
ఆచచక్షే యథా వృత్తం సువర్ణష్ఠీవినం ప్రతి ॥ ౨ ॥

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