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 12.57.44

षडेतान्पुरुषो जह्याद्भिन्नां नावमिवार्णवे ।
अप्रवक्तारमाचार्यमनधीयानमृत्विजम् ॥ ४४ ॥

ṣaḍetānpuruṣo jahyādbhinnāṃ nāvamivārṇave |
apravaktāramācāryamanadhīyānamṛtvijam || 44 ||

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

...the duties of the Kshatriya afford great relief and produce great rewards. All duties have kingly duties for their foremost. All the orders are protected by them. Every kind of renunciation occurs in kingly...

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

Shada, Shadi, Ita, Purusha, Bhinna, Nava, Nau, Iva, Arnava, Avaktri, Acarya, Anadhiyana, Ritvij,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.57.44). 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: “ṣaḍetānpuruṣo jahyādbhinnāṃ nāvamivārṇave
  • ṣaḍe -
  • ṣaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ṣaḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṣaḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ṣaḍi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • itān -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jahyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhinnām -
  • bhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nāvam -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arṇave -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arṇava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “apravaktāramācāryamanadhīyānamṛtvijam
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avaktāram -
  • avaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ācāryam -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anadhīyānam -
  • anadhīyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anadhīyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anadhīyānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtvijam -
  • ṛtvijā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.57.44

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 12.57.44 in Kannada sript:
ಷಡೇತಾನ್ಪುರುಷೋ ಜಹ್ಯಾದ್ಭಿನ್ನಾಂ ನಾವಮಿವಾರ್ಣವೇ ।
ಅಪ್ರವಕ್ತಾರಮಾಚಾರ್ಯಮನಧೀಯಾನಮೃತ್ವಿಜಮ್ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 12.57.44 in Bengali sript:
ষডেতান্পুরুষো জহ্যাদ্ভিন্নাং নাবমিবার্ণবে ।
অপ্রবক্তারমাচার্যমনধীযানমৃত্বিজম্ ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 12.57.44 in Gujarati sript:
ષડેતાન્પુરુષો જહ્યાદ્ભિન્નાં નાવમિવાર્ણવે ।
અપ્રવક્તારમાચાર્યમનધીયાનમૃત્વિજમ્ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 12.57.44 in Malayalam sript:
ഷഡേതാന്പുരുഷോ ജഹ്യാദ്ഭിന്നാം നാവമിവാര്ണവേ ।
അപ്രവക്താരമാചാര്യമനധീയാനമൃത്വിജമ് ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.57.44 in Telugu sript:
షడేతాన్పురుషో జహ్యాద్భిన్నాం నావమివార్ణవే ।
అప్రవక్తారమాచార్యమనధీయానమృత్విజమ్ ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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