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 12.79.22

अद्भ्योऽग्निर्ब्रह्मतः क्षत्रमश्मनो लोहमुत्थितम् ।
तेषां सर्वत्रगं तेजः स्वासु योनिषु शाम्यति ॥ २२ ॥

adbhyo'gnirbrahmataḥ kṣatramaśmano lohamutthitam |
teṣāṃ sarvatragaṃ tejaḥ svāsu yoniṣu śāmyati || 22 ||

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

...creatures, and display the qualities of truth, sincerity, absence of wrath, and abstention from injury! You should thus wield the rod of chastisement, and enhance your treasury and support your friends and consolidate...

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

Agni, Brahmatah, Kshatra, Ashman, Loha, Utthita, Tad, Sarvatraga, Teja, Tejas, Sva, Yonin, Shamyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.79.22). 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: “adbhyo'gnirbrahmataḥ kṣatramaśmano lohamutthitam
  • adbhyo' -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmataḥ -
  • brahmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • kṣatram -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aśmano* -
  • aśman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • loham -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    loha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lohā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utthitam -
  • utthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ sarvatragaṃ tejaḥ svāsu yoniṣu śāmyati
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sarvatragam -
  • sarvatraga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvatraga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvatragā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tejaḥ -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svāsu -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • yoniṣu -
  • yonin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    yonin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • śāmyati -
  • śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.79.22

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 12.79.22 in Kannada sript:
ಅದ್ಭ್ಯೋಽಗ್ನಿರ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮತಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಮಶ್ಮನೋ ಲೋಹಮುತ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ಸರ್ವತ್ರಗಂ ತೇಜಃ ಸ್ವಾಸು ಯೋನಿಷು ಶಾಮ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 12.79.22 in Bengali sript:
অদ্ভ্যোঽগ্নির্ব্রহ্মতঃ ক্ষত্রমশ্মনো লোহমুত্থিতম্ ।
তেষাং সর্বত্রগং তেজঃ স্বাসু যোনিষু শাম্যতি ॥ ২২ ॥

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 12.79.22 in Gujarati sript:
અદ્ભ્યોઽગ્નિર્બ્રહ્મતઃ ક્ષત્રમશ્મનો લોહમુત્થિતમ્ ।
તેષાં સર્વત્રગં તેજઃ સ્વાસુ યોનિષુ શામ્યતિ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 12.79.22 in Malayalam sript:
അദ്ഭ്യോഽഗ്നിര്ബ്രഹ്മതഃ ക്ഷത്രമശ്മനോ ലോഹമുത്ഥിതമ് ।
തേഷാം സര്വത്രഗം തേജഃ സ്വാസു യോനിഷു ശാമ്യതി ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.79.22 in Telugu sript:
అద్భ్యోఽగ్నిర్బ్రహ్మతః క్షత్రమశ్మనో లోహముత్థితమ్ ।
తేషాం సర్వత్రగం తేజః స్వాసు యోనిషు శామ్యతి ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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