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 12.136.208

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ब्राह्मणैश्चापि ते सार्धं यात्रा भवतु पाण्डव ।
ब्राह्मणा हि परं श्रेयो दिवि चेह च भारत ॥ २०८ ॥

brāhmaṇaiścāpi te sārdhaṃ yātrā bhavatu pāṇḍava |
brāhmaṇā hi paraṃ śreyo divi ceha ca bhārata || 208 ||

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

...with ornaments, and capable of giving the obsequial cake to his ancestors? If you abandon him, your affection will not come to an end, nor these piteous lamentations. On the other hand, your grief will certainly...
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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 (12.136.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Capin, Capi, Tad, Yushmad, Sardham, Sardha, Yatra, Pandava, Param, Para, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Div, Divi, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.208). 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: “brāhmaṇaiścāpi te sārdhaṃ yātrā bhavatu pāṇḍava ”
brāhmaṇaiś -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
sārdham -
sārdham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sārdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sārdha (noun, neuter)

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

sārdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yātrā* -
yātrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

yātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhavatu -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
pāṇḍava -
pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “brāhmaṇā hi paraṃ śreyo divi ceha ca bhārata ”
brāhmaṇā* -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śreyo* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
divi -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

divī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ceha -
√cah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhārata -
bhārata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhārata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.208

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 12.136.208 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೈಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ತೇ ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ಯಾತ್ರಾ ಭವತು ಪಾಣ್ಡವ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಹಿ ಪರಂ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ದಿವಿ ಚೇಹ ಚ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೨೦೮ ॥

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 12.136.208 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণৈশ্চাপি তে সার্ধং যাত্রা ভবতু পাণ্ডব ।
ব্রাহ্মণা হি পরং শ্রেযো দিবি চেহ চ ভারত ॥ ২০৮ ॥

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 12.136.208 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણૈશ્ચાપિ તે સાર્ધં યાત્રા ભવતુ પાણ્ડવ ।
બ્રાહ્મણા હિ પરં શ્રેયો દિવિ ચેહ ચ ભારત ॥ ૨૦૮ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.136.208 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണൈശ്ചാപി തേ സാര്ധം യാത്രാ ഭവതു പാണ്ഡവ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ഹി പരം ശ്രേയോ ദിവി ചേഹ ച ഭാരത ॥ ൨൦൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.208 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణైశ్చాపి తే సార్ధం యాత్రా భవతు పాణ్డవ ।
బ్రాహ్మణా హి పరం శ్రేయో దివి చేహ చ భారత ॥ ౨౦౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021