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 12.74.26

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पुण्यस्य लोको मधुमान्घृतार्चिर्हिरण्यज्योतिरमृतस्य नाभिः ।
तत्र प्रेत्य मोदते ब्रह्मचारी न तत्र मृत्युर्न जरा नोत दुःखम् ॥ २६ ॥

puṇyasya loko madhumānghṛtārcirhiraṇyajyotiramṛtasya nābhiḥ |
tatra pretya modate brahmacārī na tatra mṛtyurna jarā nota duḥkham || 26 ||

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

...bushes and whence the surrounding land may be clearly seen, the king should hold consultations at the proper time, avoiding faults of speech and gestures.'" "'Bhishma said, 'In this connection, O Yudhishthira...
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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 (12.74.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punya, Loka, Madhumat, Ghritarcis, Ghritarci, Hiranyajyotis, Amrita, Nabhi, Tatra, Pretya, Modat, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Mrityu, Jara, Jaras, Nri, Uta, Duhkham, Duhkha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.74.26). 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: “puṇyasya loko madhumānghṛtārcirhiraṇyajyotiramṛtasya nābhiḥ ”
puṇyasya -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
loko* -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
madhumān -
madhumat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ghṛtārcir -
ghṛtārcis (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ghṛtārci (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ghṛtārci (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
hiraṇyajyotir -
hiraṇyajyotis (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

hiraṇyajyotis (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
amṛtasya -
amṛta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nābhiḥ -
nā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

nābhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tatra pretya modate brahmacārī na tatra mṛtyurna jarā nota duḥkham ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pretya -
pretya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
modate -
√mud -> modat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud -> modat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
brahmacārī -
brahmacārī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

brahmacārī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

brahmacārin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mṛtyur -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jarā* -
jara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

jaras (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jaras (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
uta -
uta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.74.26

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.74.26 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಣ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಲೋಕೋ ಮಧುಮಾನ್ಘೃತಾರ್ಚಿರ್ಹಿರಣ್ಯಜ್ಯೋತಿರಮೃತಸ್ಯ ನಾಭಿಃ ।
ತತ್ರ ಪ್ರೇತ್ಯ ಮೋದತೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರೀ ನ ತತ್ರ ಮೃತ್ಯುರ್ನ ಜರಾ ನೋತ ದುಃಖಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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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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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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 12.74.26 in Bengali sript:
পুণ্যস্য লোকো মধুমান্ঘৃতার্চির্হিরণ্যজ্যোতিরমৃতস্য নাভিঃ ।
তত্র প্রেত্য মোদতে ব্রহ্মচারী ন তত্র মৃত্যুর্ন জরা নোত দুঃখম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 12.74.26 in Gujarati sript:
પુણ્યસ્ય લોકો મધુમાન્ઘૃતાર્ચિર્હિરણ્યજ્યોતિરમૃતસ્ય નાભિઃ ।
તત્ર પ્રેત્ય મોદતે બ્રહ્મચારી ન તત્ર મૃત્યુર્ન જરા નોત દુઃખમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.74.26 in Malayalam sript:
പുണ്യസ്യ ലോകോ മധുമാന്ഘൃതാര്ചിര്ഹിരണ്യജ്യോതിരമൃതസ്യ നാഭിഃ ।
തത്ര പ്രേത്യ മോദതേ ബ്രഹ്മചാരീ ന തത്ര മൃത്യുര്ന ജരാ നോത ദുഃഖമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.74.26 in Telugu sript:
పుణ్యస్య లోకో మధుమాన్ఘృతార్చిర్హిరణ్యజ్యోతిరమృతస్య నాభిః ।
తత్ర ప్రేత్య మోదతే బ్రహ్మచారీ న తత్ర మృత్యుర్న జరా నోత దుఃఖమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021