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 12.109.24

न केनचन वृत्तेन ह्यवज्ञेयो गुरुर्भवेत् ।
न च माता न च पिता तादृशो यादृशो गुरुः ॥ २४ ॥

na kenacana vṛttena hyavajñeyo gururbhavet |
na ca mātā na ca pitā tādṛśo yādṛśo guruḥ || 24 ||

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

...disappear.' Thus addressed, that foremost of deities, armed with an enormous Sula,{GL_NOTE:174525:} having reflected long, created his ownself into the form of Chastisement. From that form, having Righteousness...

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

Kena, Kah, Kim, Cana, Vritta, Avajneya, Guru, Mata, Pitri, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Yadrish, Yadrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.109.24). 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 kenacana vṛttena hyavajñeyo gururbhavet
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vṛttena -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • avajñeyo* -
  • avajñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “na ca mātā na ca pitā tādṛśo yādṛśo guruḥ
  • 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]
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tādṛśo* -
  • tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yādṛśo* -
  • yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.109.24

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 12.109.24 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಕೇನಚನ ವೃತ್ತೇನ ಹ್ಯವಜ್ಞೇಯೋ ಗುರುರ್ಭವೇತ್ ।
ನ ಚ ಮಾತಾ ನ ಚ ಪಿತಾ ತಾದೃಶೋ ಯಾದೃಶೋ ಗುರುಃ ॥ 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 12.109.24 in Bengali sript:
ন কেনচন বৃত্তেন হ্যবজ্ঞেযো গুরুর্ভবেত্ ।
ন চ মাতা ন চ পিতা তাদৃশো যাদৃশো গুরুঃ ॥ 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 12.109.24 in Gujarati sript:
ન કેનચન વૃત્તેન હ્યવજ્ઞેયો ગુરુર્ભવેત્ ।
ન ચ માતા ન ચ પિતા તાદૃશો યાદૃશો ગુરુઃ ॥ 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 12.109.24 in Malayalam sript:
ന കേനചന വൃത്തേന ഹ്യവജ്ഞേയോ ഗുരുര്ഭവേത് ।
ന ച മാതാ ന ച പിതാ താദൃശോ യാദൃശോ ഗുരുഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.109.24 in Telugu sript:
న కేనచన వృత్తేన హ్యవజ్ఞేయో గురుర్భవేత్ ।
న చ మాతా న చ పితా తాదృశో యాదృశో గురుః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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