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 12.61.9

निराशीः स्यात्सर्वसमो निर्भोगो निर्विकारवान् ।
विप्रः क्षेमाश्रमं प्राप्तो गच्छत्यक्षरसात्मताम् ॥ ९ ॥

nirāśīḥ syātsarvasamo nirbhogo nirvikāravān |
vipraḥ kṣemāśramaṃ prāpto gacchatyakṣarasātmatām || 9 ||

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

...gardens for retirement and pleasure, should be so ordered that their sites may not be known to others, O Yudhishthira. A king who is afflicted by a hostile army should gather wealth, and store oil and fat and...

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

Nirashis, Nirashi, Syat, Sya, Sarvasama, Nirbhoga, Nirvikaravat, Vipra, Kshema, Ashrama, Prapta, Gacchat, Akshara, Satmata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.61.9). 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: “nirāśīḥ syātsarvasamo nirbhogo nirvikāravān
  • nirāśīḥ -
  • nirāśis (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nirāśī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nirāśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarvasamo* -
  • sarvasama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirbhogo* -
  • nirbhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirvikāravān -
  • nirvikāravat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vipraḥ kṣemāśramaṃ prāpto gacchatyakṣarasātmatām
  • vipraḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣemā -
  • kṣema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣemā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśramam -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāpto* -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gacchatya -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • akṣara -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sātmatām -
  • sātmatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.61.9

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 12.61.9 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರಾಶೀಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಸರ್ವಸಮೋ ನಿರ್ಭೋಗೋ ನಿರ್ವಿಕಾರವಾನ್ ।
ವಿಪ್ರಃ ಕ್ಷೇಮಾಶ್ರಮಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೋ ಗಚ್ಛತ್ಯಕ್ಷರಸಾತ್ಮತಾಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 12.61.9 in Bengali sript:
নিরাশীঃ স্যাত্সর্বসমো নির্ভোগো নির্বিকারবান্ ।
বিপ্রঃ ক্ষেমাশ্রমং প্রাপ্তো গচ্ছত্যক্ষরসাত্মতাম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 12.61.9 in Gujarati sript:
નિરાશીઃ સ્યાત્સર્વસમો નિર્ભોગો નિર્વિકારવાન્ ।
વિપ્રઃ ક્ષેમાશ્રમં પ્રાપ્તો ગચ્છત્યક્ષરસાત્મતામ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 12.61.9 in Malayalam sript:
നിരാശീഃ സ്യാത്സര്വസമോ നിര്ഭോഗോ നിര്വികാരവാന് ।
വിപ്രഃ ക്ഷേമാശ്രമം പ്രാപ്തോ ഗച്ഛത്യക്ഷരസാത്മതാമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.61.9 in Telugu sript:
నిరాశీః స్యాత్సర్వసమో నిర్భోగో నిర్వికారవాన్ ।
విప్రః క్షేమాశ్రమం ప్రాప్తో గచ్ఛత్యక్షరసాత్మతామ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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