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 12.136.27

तेनानुचरता तस्मिन्वने विश्वस्तचारिणा ।
भक्षं विचरमाणेन नचिराद्दृष्टमामिषम् ॥ २७ ॥

tenānucaratā tasminvane viśvastacāriṇā |
bhakṣaṃ vicaramāṇena nacirāddṛṣṭamāmiṣam || 27 ||

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

...world than the wife in acts undertaken for the acquisition of religious merit. He that has not in his house a wife that is chaste and of agreeable speech, should go to the woods. For such a man there is no difference...

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

Tad, Tena, Anucara, Tan, Vana, Vani, Vishvasta, Carin, Bhaksha, Vicara, Ani, Ina, Nacira, Drishta, Amisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.27). 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: “tenānucaratā tasminvane viśvastacāriṇā
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • anucara -
  • anucara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anucara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • viśvasta -
  • viśvasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśvasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāriṇā -
  • cārin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cārin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “bhakṣaṃ vicaramāṇena nacirāddṛṣṭamāmiṣam
  • bhakṣam -
  • bhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vicaram -
  • vicara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇe -
  • āṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nacirād -
  • nacira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nacira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • āmiṣam -
  • āmiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.27

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 12.136.27 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನಾನುಚರತಾ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ವನೇ ವಿಶ್ವಸ್ತಚಾರಿಣಾ ।
ಭಕ್ಷಂ ವಿಚರಮಾಣೇನ ನಚಿರಾದ್ದೃಷ್ಟಮಾಮಿಷಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 12.136.27 in Bengali sript:
তেনানুচরতা তস্মিন্বনে বিশ্বস্তচারিণা ।
ভক্ষং বিচরমাণেন নচিরাদ্দৃষ্টমামিষম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 12.136.27 in Gujarati sript:
તેનાનુચરતા તસ્મિન્વને વિશ્વસ્તચારિણા ।
ભક્ષં વિચરમાણેન નચિરાદ્દૃષ્ટમામિષમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 12.136.27 in Malayalam sript:
തേനാനുചരതാ തസ്മിന്വനേ വിശ്വസ്തചാരിണാ ।
ഭക്ഷം വിചരമാണേന നചിരാദ്ദൃഷ്ടമാമിഷമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.27 in Telugu sript:
తేనానుచరతా తస్మిన్వనే విశ్వస్తచారిణా ।
భక్షం విచరమాణేన నచిరాద్దృష్టమామిషమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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