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 12.139.63

जीवन्धर्मं चरिष्यामि प्रणोत्स्याम्यशुभानि च ।
तपोभिर्विद्यया चैव ज्योतींषीव महत्तमः ॥ ६३ ॥

jīvandharmaṃ cariṣyāmi praṇotsyāmyaśubhāni ca |
tapobhirvidyayā caiva jyotīṃṣīva mahattamaḥ || 63 ||

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

...even when persons are standing by with wishful eyes. He on the other hand, who dedicates the first portion to Brahmanas and takes what remains, dividing it with friends and kinsmen, attains to great felicity...

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

Jivat, Jivan, Dharma, Prana, Utsya, Ashubha, Tapas, Vidya, Jyotis, Iva, Mahattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.139.63). 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: “jīvandharmaṃ cariṣyāmi praṇotsyāmyaśubhāni ca
  • jīvan -
  • jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cariṣyāmi -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • praṇo -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsyām -
  • utsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • aśubhāni -
  • aśubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tapobhirvidyayā caiva jyotīṃṣīva mahattamaḥ
  • tapobhir -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vidyayā -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • jyotīṃṣī -
  • jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahattamaḥ -
  • mahattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.139.63

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 12.139.63 in Kannada sript:
ಜೀವನ್ಧರ್ಮಂ ಚರಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಪ್ರಣೋತ್ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯಶುಭಾನಿ ಚ ।
ತಪೋಭಿರ್ವಿದ್ಯಯಾ ಚೈವ ಜ್ಯೋತೀಂಷೀವ ಮಹತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

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 12.139.63 in Bengali sript:
জীবন্ধর্মং চরিষ্যামি প্রণোত্স্যাম্যশুভানি চ ।
তপোভির্বিদ্যযা চৈব জ্যোতীংষীব মহত্তমঃ ॥ ৬৩ ॥

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 12.139.63 in Gujarati sript:
જીવન્ધર્મં ચરિષ્યામિ પ્રણોત્સ્યામ્યશુભાનિ ચ ।
તપોભિર્વિદ્યયા ચૈવ જ્યોતીંષીવ મહત્તમઃ ॥ ૬૩ ॥

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 12.139.63 in Malayalam sript:
ജീവന്ധര്മം ചരിഷ്യാമി പ്രണോത്സ്യാമ്യശുഭാനി ച ।
തപോഭിര്വിദ്യയാ ചൈവ ജ്യോതീംഷീവ മഹത്തമഃ ॥ ൬൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.139.63 in Telugu sript:
జీవన్ధర్మం చరిష్యామి ప్రణోత్స్యామ్యశుభాని చ ।
తపోభిర్విద్యయా చైవ జ్యోతీంషీవ మహత్తమః ॥ ౬౩ ॥

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