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 12.97.8

अनीकयोः संहतयोर्यदीयाद्ब्राह्मणोऽन्तरा ।
शान्तिमिच्छन्नुभयतो न योद्धव्यं तदा भवेत् ।
मर्यादां शाश्वतीं भिन्द्याद्ब्राह्मणं योऽभिलङ्घयेत् ॥ ८ ॥

anīkayoḥ saṃhatayoryadīyādbrāhmaṇo'ntarā |
śāntimicchannubhayato na yoddhavyaṃ tadā bhavet |
maryādāṃ śāśvatīṃ bhindyādbrāhmaṇaṃ yo'bhilaṅghayet || 8 ||

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

...and is immortal. The father and the mother, however much they may offend, should never be slain. By not punishing a father and a mother, (even if they deserve punishment), one does not incur sin. Indeed, such...

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

Anika, Samhata, Yadiya, Brahmana, Antara, Shanti, Icchat, Ubhayatah, Ubhayatas, Yoddhavya, Tada, Maryada, Shashvati, Yah, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.97.8). 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: “anīkayoḥ saṃhatayoryadīyādbrāhmaṇo'ntarā
  • anīkayoḥ -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    anīka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • saṃhatayor -
  • saṃhata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    saṃhata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    saṃhatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • yadīyād -
  • yadīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    yadīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • brāhmaṇo' -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • antarā -
  • antarā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śāntimicchannubhayato na yoddhavyaṃ tadā bhavet
  • śāntim -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchann -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • ubhayato* -
  • ubhayataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ubhayatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoddhavyam -
  • yoddhavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yoddhavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yoddhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yoddhavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yoddhavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “maryādāṃ śāśvatīṃ bhindyādbrāhmaṇaṃ yo'bhilaṅghayet
  • maryādām -
  • maryādā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śāśvatīm -
  • śāśvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhindyād -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • brāhmaṇam -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • laṅghayet -
  • laṅgh (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    laṅgh (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 12.97.8

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 12.97.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅನೀಕಯೋಃ ಸಂಹತಯೋರ್ಯದೀಯಾದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋಽನ್ತರಾ ।
ಶಾನ್ತಿಮಿಚ್ಛನ್ನುಭಯತೋ ನ ಯೋದ್ಧವ್ಯಂ ತದಾ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಮರ್ಯಾದಾಂ ಶಾಶ್ವತೀಂ ಭಿನ್ದ್ಯಾದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಂ ಯೋಽಭಿಲಙ್ಘಯೇತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.97.8 in Bengali sript:
অনীকযোঃ সংহতযোর্যদীযাদ্ব্রাহ্মণোঽন্তরা ।
শান্তিমিচ্ছন্নুভযতো ন যোদ্ধব্যং তদা ভবেত্ ।
মর্যাদাং শাশ্বতীং ভিন্দ্যাদ্ব্রাহ্মণং যোঽভিলঙ্ঘযেত্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.97.8 in Gujarati sript:
અનીકયોઃ સંહતયોર્યદીયાદ્બ્રાહ્મણોઽન્તરા ।
શાન્તિમિચ્છન્નુભયતો ન યોદ્ધવ્યં તદા ભવેત્ ।
મર્યાદાં શાશ્વતીં ભિન્દ્યાદ્બ્રાહ્મણં યોઽભિલઙ્ઘયેત્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.97.8 in Malayalam sript:
അനീകയോഃ സംഹതയോര്യദീയാദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണോഽന്തരാ ।
ശാന്തിമിച്ഛന്നുഭയതോ ന യോദ്ധവ്യം തദാ ഭവേത് ।
മര്യാദാം ശാശ്വതീം ഭിന്ദ്യാദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണം യോഽഭിലങ്ഘയേത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.97.8 in Telugu sript:
అనీకయోః సంహతయోర్యదీయాద్బ్రాహ్మణోఽన్తరా ।
శాన్తిమిచ్ఛన్నుభయతో న యోద్ధవ్యం తదా భవేత్ ।
మర్యాదాం శాశ్వతీం భిన్ద్యాద్బ్రాహ్మణం యోఽభిలఙ్ఘయేత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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