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 12.78.9

न च मे ब्राह्मणोऽविद्वान्नाव्रती नाप्यसोमपः ।
नानाहिताग्निर्विषये मामकान्तरमाविशः ॥ ९ ॥

na ca me brāhmaṇo'vidvānnāvratī nāpyasomapaḥ |
nānāhitāgnirviṣaye māmakāntaramāviśaḥ || 9 ||

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

...have prosperity? Such a king can never acquire what is for his good. A king who is possessed of sound intelligence should milk his kingdom after the analogy of (men acting in the matter of) calves. If the calf...

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

Asmad, Brahmana, Avidvas, Avratin, Nabh, Asomapa, Nana, Ahitagni, Vishaya, Mamaka, Tara, Avi, Sha, Shas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.78.9). 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: “na ca me brāhmaṇo'vidvānnāvratī nāpyasomapaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • brāhmaṇo' -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avidvānn -
  • avidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avratī -
  • avratin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • asomapaḥ -
  • asomapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nānāhitāgnirviṣaye māmakāntaramāviśaḥ
  • nānā -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhitāgnir -
  • āhitāgni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āhitāgni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣaye -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • māmakān -
  • māmaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āvi -
  • āvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śaḥ -
  • śas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.78.9

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 12.78.9 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚ ಮೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋಽವಿದ್ವಾನ್ನಾವ್ರತೀ ನಾಪ್ಯಸೋಮಪಃ ।
ನಾನಾಹಿತಾಗ್ನಿರ್ವಿಷಯೇ ಮಾಮಕಾನ್ತರಮಾವಿಶಃ ॥ 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 12.78.9 in Bengali sript:
ন চ মে ব্রাহ্মণোঽবিদ্বান্নাব্রতী নাপ্যসোমপঃ ।
নানাহিতাগ্নির্বিষযে মামকান্তরমাবিশঃ ॥ 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 12.78.9 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચ મે બ્રાહ્મણોઽવિદ્વાન્નાવ્રતી નાપ્યસોમપઃ ।
નાનાહિતાગ્નિર્વિષયે મામકાન્તરમાવિશઃ ॥ 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 12.78.9 in Malayalam sript:
ന ച മേ ബ്രാഹ്മണോഽവിദ്വാന്നാവ്രതീ നാപ്യസോമപഃ ।
നാനാഹിതാഗ്നിര്വിഷയേ മാമകാന്തരമാവിശഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.78.9 in Telugu sript:
న చ మే బ్రాహ్మణోఽవిద్వాన్నావ్రతీ నాప్యసోమపః ।
నానాహితాగ్నిర్విషయే మామకాన్తరమావిశః ॥ ౯ ॥

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