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 12.130.15

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आचारमेव मन्यन्ते गरीयो धर्मलक्षणम् ।
अपरे नैवमिच्छन्ति ये शङ्खलिखितप्रियाः ।
मार्दवादथ लोभाद्वा ते ब्रूयुर्वाक्यमीदृशम् ॥ १५ ॥

ācārameva manyante garīyo dharmalakṣaṇam |
apare naivamicchanti ye śaṅkhalikhitapriyāḥ |
mārdavādatha lobhādvā te brūyurvākyamīdṛśam || 15 ||

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

...having wandered from house to house in this your hamlet, I set my heart upon this sinful act of taking away this haunch of dog’s meat. Fire is the mouth of the gods. He is also their priest. He should, therefore...
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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 (12.130.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Acara, Eva, Gariyas, Dharmalakshana, Apara, Naiva, Mit, Shanti, Yah, Yat, Shankhalikhitapriya, Mardava, Atha, Lobha, Tad, Yushmad, Vakya, Idrish, Idrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.130.15). 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: “ācārameva manyante garīyo dharmalakṣaṇam ”
ācāram -
ācāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manyante -
√man (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive third plural]
garīyo* -
garīyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

garīyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dharmalakṣaṇam -
dharmalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “apare naivamicchanti ye śaṅkhalikhitapriyāḥ ”
apare -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

apara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

aparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
micch -
mit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
śanti -
śanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śanti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
śaṅkhalikhitapriyāḥ -
śaṅkhalikhitapriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “mārdavādatha lobhādvā te brūyurvākyamīdṛśam ”
mārdavād -
mārdava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

mārdava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
lobhād -
lobha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
brūyur -
√brū (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
īdṛśam -
īdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īdṛśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

īdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

īdṛś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.130.15

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.130.15 in Kannada sript:
ಆಚಾರಮೇವ ಮನ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಗರೀಯೋ ಧರ್ಮಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಅಪರೇ ನೈವಮಿಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಯೇ ಶಙ್ಖಲಿಖಿತಪ್ರಿಯಾಃ ।
ಮಾರ್ದವಾದಥ ಲೋಭಾದ್ವಾ ತೇ ಬ್ರೂಯುರ್ವಾಕ್ಯಮೀದೃಶಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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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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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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 12.130.15 in Bengali sript:
আচারমেব মন্যন্তে গরীযো ধর্মলক্ষণম্ ।
অপরে নৈবমিচ্ছন্তি যে শঙ্খলিখিতপ্রিযাঃ ।
মার্দবাদথ লোভাদ্বা তে ব্রূযুর্বাক্যমীদৃশম্ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.130.15 in Gujarati sript:
આચારમેવ મન્યન્તે ગરીયો ધર્મલક્ષણમ્ ।
અપરે નૈવમિચ્છન્તિ યે શઙ્ખલિખિતપ્રિયાઃ ।
માર્દવાદથ લોભાદ્વા તે બ્રૂયુર્વાક્યમીદૃશમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.130.15 in Malayalam sript:
ആചാരമേവ മന്യന്തേ ഗരീയോ ധര്മലക്ഷണമ് ।
അപരേ നൈവമിച്ഛന്തി യേ ശങ്ഖലിഖിതപ്രിയാഃ ।
മാര്ദവാദഥ ലോഭാദ്വാ തേ ബ്രൂയുര്വാക്യമീദൃശമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.130.15 in Telugu sript:
ఆచారమేవ మన్యన్తే గరీయో ధర్మలక్షణమ్ ।
అపరే నైవమిచ్ఛన్తి యే శఙ్ఖలిఖితప్రియాః ।
మార్దవాదథ లోభాద్వా తే బ్రూయుర్వాక్యమీదృశమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021