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 12.69.37

नदीषु मार्गेषु सदा संक्रमानवसादयेत् ।
जलं निस्रावयेत्सर्वमनिस्राव्यं च दूषयेत् ॥ ३७ ॥

nadīṣu mārgeṣu sadā saṃkramānavasādayet |
jalaṃ nisrāvayetsarvamanisrāvyaṃ ca dūṣayet || 37 ||

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

...always regard with suspicion all the four. The king should never act heedlessly in the matter of watching his friends. A king that is heedless is always overpowered by others. A wicked man assumes the garb of...

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

Nadi, Marga, Sada, Sad, Sankrama, Avas, Avasa, Jala, Nisrava, Yah, Yat, Tsaru, Amani, Sravya, Sravi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.69.37). 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: “nadīṣu mārgeṣu sadā saṃkramānavasādayet
  • nadīṣu -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • mārgeṣu -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkramān -
  • saṅkrama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avasā -
  • avasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    avasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādayet -
  • ad (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “jalaṃ nisrāvayetsarvamanisrāvyaṃ ca dūṣayet
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nisrāva -
  • nisrāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tsarva -
  • tsaru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • amani -
  • amani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    amanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    amanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • srāvyam -
  • srāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    srāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    srāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sru -> srāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sru]
    sru -> srāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sru]
    sru -> srāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sru]
    sru -> srāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sru]
    sru -> srāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sru], [accusative single from √sru]
    srāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūṣayet -
  • duṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.69.37

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 12.69.37 in Kannada sript:
ನದೀಷು ಮಾರ್ಗೇಷು ಸದಾ ಸಂಕ್ರಮಾನವಸಾದಯೇತ್ ।
ಜಲಂ ನಿಸ್ರಾವಯೇತ್ಸರ್ವಮನಿಸ್ರಾವ್ಯಂ ಚ ದೂಷಯೇತ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.69.37 in Bengali sript:
নদীষু মার্গেষু সদা সংক্রমানবসাদযেত্ ।
জলং নিস্রাবযেত্সর্বমনিস্রাব্যং চ দূষযেত্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.69.37 in Gujarati sript:
નદીષુ માર્ગેષુ સદા સંક્રમાનવસાદયેત્ ।
જલં નિસ્રાવયેત્સર્વમનિસ્રાવ્યં ચ દૂષયેત્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.69.37 in Malayalam sript:
നദീഷു മാര്ഗേഷു സദാ സംക്രമാനവസാദയേത് ।
ജലം നിസ്രാവയേത്സര്വമനിസ്രാവ്യം ച ദൂഷയേത് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.69.37 in Telugu sript:
నదీషు మార్గేషు సదా సంక్రమానవసాదయేత్ ।
జలం నిస్రావయేత్సర్వమనిస్రావ్యం చ దూషయేత్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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