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 12.159.58

ग्रासाच्छादनमत्यर्थं दद्यादिति निदर्शनम् ।
भार्यायां व्यभिचारिण्यां निरुद्धायां विशेषतः ।
यत्पुंसां परदारेषु तच्चैनां चारयेद्व्रतम् ॥ ५८ ॥

grāsācchādanamatyarthaṃ dadyāditi nidarśanam |
bhāryāyāṃ vyabhicāriṇyāṃ niruddhāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ |
yatpuṃsāṃ paradāreṣu taccaināṃ cārayedvratam || 58 ||

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

...otherwise called the Sun and the Moon, are called his eyes. The firmament above is his head. The earth is his two feet. The cardinal and subsidiary points of the horizon are his arms. Without doubt, He is incapable...

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

Grasacchadana, Atyartham, Atyartha, Iti, Nidarshana, Bharya, Vyabhicarini, Niruddha, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Yat, Yad, Pums, Paradara, Tat, Tad, Aina, Vrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.159.58). 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: “grāsācchādanamatyarthaṃ dadyāditi nidarśanam
  • grāsācchādanam -
  • grāsācchādana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atyartham -
  • atyartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nidarśanam -
  • nidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nidarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhāryāyāṃ vyabhicāriṇyāṃ niruddhāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ
  • bhāryāyām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √bhṛ]
  • vyabhicāriṇyām -
  • vyabhicāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • niruddhāyām -
  • niruddhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “yatpuṃsāṃ paradāreṣu taccaināṃ cārayedvratam
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • paradāreṣu -
  • paradāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainā -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cārayed -
  • car (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (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 12.159.58

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 12.159.58 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರಾಸಾಚ್ಛಾದನಮತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ದದ್ಯಾದಿತಿ ನಿದರ್ಶನಮ್ ।
ಭಾರ್ಯಾಯಾಂ ವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರಿಣ್ಯಾಂ ನಿರುದ್ಧಾಯಾಂ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ।
ಯತ್ಪುಂಸಾಂ ಪರದಾರೇಷು ತಚ್ಚೈನಾಂ ಚಾರಯೇದ್ವ್ರತಮ್ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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 12.159.58 in Bengali sript:
গ্রাসাচ্ছাদনমত্যর্থং দদ্যাদিতি নিদর্শনম্ ।
ভার্যাযাং ব্যভিচারিণ্যাং নিরুদ্ধাযাং বিশেষতঃ ।
যত্পুংসাং পরদারেষু তচ্চৈনাং চারযেদ্ব্রতম্ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 12.159.58 in Gujarati sript:
ગ્રાસાચ્છાદનમત્યર્થં દદ્યાદિતિ નિદર્શનમ્ ।
ભાર્યાયાં વ્યભિચારિણ્યાં નિરુદ્ધાયાં વિશેષતઃ ।
યત્પુંસાં પરદારેષુ તચ્ચૈનાં ચારયેદ્વ્રતમ્ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 12.159.58 in Malayalam sript:
ഗ്രാസാച്ഛാദനമത്യര്ഥം ദദ്യാദിതി നിദര്ശനമ് ।
ഭാര്യായാം വ്യഭിചാരിണ്യാം നിരുദ്ധായാം വിശേഷതഃ ।
യത്പുംസാം പരദാരേഷു തച്ചൈനാം ചാരയേദ്വ്രതമ് ॥ ൫൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.159.58 in Telugu sript:
గ్రాసాచ్ఛాదనమత్యర్థం దద్యాదితి నిదర్శనమ్ ।
భార్యాయాం వ్యభిచారిణ్యాం నిరుద్ధాయాం విశేషతః ।
యత్పుంసాం పరదారేషు తచ్చైనాం చారయేద్వ్రతమ్ ॥ ౫౮ ॥

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