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 12.86.24

न परस्य श्रवादेव परेषां दण्डमर्पयेत् ।
आगमानुगमं कृत्वा बध्नीयान्मोक्षयेत वा ॥ २४ ॥

na parasya śravādeva pareṣāṃ daṇḍamarpayet |
āgamānugamaṃ kṛtvā badhnīyānmokṣayeta vā || 24 ||

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

...that float upon it, that warrior who causes such a river, difficult of being crossed by even those that are possessed of courage and power and which inspires all timid men with dread, is said to complete the...

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

Para, Shrava, Eva, Danda, Agama, Uksh, Ama, Kritva, Kritvan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.86.24). 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 parasya śravādeva pareṣāṃ daṇḍamarpayet
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śravād -
  • śrava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śrava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pareṣām -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arpayet -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “āgamānugamaṃ kṛtvā badhnīyānmokṣayeta
  • āgamān -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amam -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • badhnīyān -
  • bandh (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • mokṣayeta -
  • mokṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active second plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.86.24

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 12.86.24 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಪರಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರವಾದೇವ ಪರೇಷಾಂ ದಣ್ಡಮರ್ಪಯೇತ್ ।
ಆಗಮಾನುಗಮಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಬಧ್ನೀಯಾನ್ಮೋಕ್ಷಯೇತ ವಾ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 12.86.24 in Bengali sript:
ন পরস্য শ্রবাদেব পরেষাং দণ্ডমর্পযেত্ ।
আগমানুগমং কৃত্বা বধ্নীযান্মোক্ষযেত বা ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 12.86.24 in Gujarati sript:
ન પરસ્ય શ્રવાદેવ પરેષાં દણ્ડમર્પયેત્ ।
આગમાનુગમં કૃત્વા બધ્નીયાન્મોક્ષયેત વા ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 12.86.24 in Malayalam sript:
ന പരസ്യ ശ്രവാദേവ പരേഷാം ദണ്ഡമര്പയേത് ।
ആഗമാനുഗമം കൃത്വാ ബധ്നീയാന്മോക്ഷയേത വാ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.86.24 in Telugu sript:
న పరస్య శ్రవాదేవ పరేషాం దణ్డమర్పయేత్ ।
ఆగమానుగమం కృత్వా బధ్నీయాన్మోక్షయేత వా ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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