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 12.36.26

भजने ह्यृतुना शुद्धं चातुर्मास्यं विधीयते ।
स्त्रियस्तेन विशुध्यन्ति इति धर्मविदो विदुः ॥ २६ ॥

bhajane hyṛtunā śuddhaṃ cāturmāsyaṃ vidhīyate |
striyastena viśudhyanti iti dharmavido viduḥ || 26 ||

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

...the same behaviour towards Dhritarashtra as you used to show before. He is the lord of the world, of yourselves, and of myself. The whole world, with the Pandavas, belongs to him. You should always bear these...

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

Bhajana, Ritu, Shuddha, Caturmasya, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Stri, Tad, Tena, Shudhyat, Shudhyanti, Iti, Dharmavid, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.36.26). 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: “bhajane hyṛtunā śuddhaṃ cāturmāsyaṃ vidhīyate
  • bhajane -
  • bhajana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhajana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhajanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hyṛ -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ṛtunā -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuddham -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • cāturmāsyam -
  • cāturmāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāturmāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cāturmāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “striyastena viśudhyanti iti dharmavido viduḥ
  • striyas -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śudhyanti -
  • śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śudhyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dharmavido* -
  • dharmavid (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmavid (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.36.26

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 12.36.26 in Kannada sript:
ಭಜನೇ ಹ್ಯೃತುನಾ ಶುದ್ಧಂ ಚಾತುರ್ಮಾಸ್ಯಂ ವಿಧೀಯತೇ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಸ್ತೇನ ವಿಶುಧ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಇತಿ ಧರ್ಮವಿದೋ ವಿದುಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 12.36.26 in Bengali sript:
ভজনে হ্যৃতুনা শুদ্ধং চাতুর্মাস্যং বিধীযতে ।
স্ত্রিযস্তেন বিশুধ্যন্তি ইতি ধর্মবিদো বিদুঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 12.36.26 in Gujarati sript:
ભજને હ્યૃતુના શુદ્ધં ચાતુર્માસ્યં વિધીયતે ।
સ્ત્રિયસ્તેન વિશુધ્યન્તિ ઇતિ ધર્મવિદો વિદુઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 12.36.26 in Malayalam sript:
ഭജനേ ഹ്യൃതുനാ ശുദ്ധം ചാതുര്മാസ്യം വിധീയതേ ।
സ്ത്രിയസ്തേന വിശുധ്യന്തി ഇതി ധര്മവിദോ വിദുഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.36.26 in Telugu sript:
భజనే హ్యృతునా శుద్ధం చాతుర్మాస్యం విధీయతే ।
స్త్రియస్తేన విశుధ్యన్తి ఇతి ధర్మవిదో విదుః ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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