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 12.159.67

परिधायोर्ध्ववालं तु पात्रमादाय मृन्मयम् ।
चरेत्सप्त गृहान्भैक्षं स्वकर्म परिकीर्तयन् ॥ ६७ ॥

paridhāyordhvavālaṃ tu pātramādāya mṛnmayam |
caretsapta gṛhānbhaikṣaṃ svakarma parikīrtayan || 67 ||

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

...Beyond that is sky once more, and beyond the sky is water again. Even thus there is water and sky alternately without end. Even such are the limits of the Divinity represented by water. The very gods are unable...

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

Paridhaya, Urdhvavala, Patra, Ada, Adaya, Mrinmaya, Sapta, Saptan, Griha, Bhaiksha, Svakarman, Pari, Kirtayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.159.67). 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: “paridhāyordhvavālaṃ tu pātramādāya mṛnmayam
  • paridhāyo -
  • paridhāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūrdhvavālam -
  • ūrdhvavāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvavāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvavālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mṛnmayam -
  • mṛnmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛnmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “caretsapta gṛhānbhaikṣaṃ svakarma parikīrtayan
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • gṛhān -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhaikṣam -
  • bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svakarma -
  • svakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kīrtayan -
  • kīrtayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.159.67

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 12.159.67 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಿಧಾಯೋರ್ಧ್ವವಾಲಂ ತು ಪಾತ್ರಮಾದಾಯ ಮೃನ್ಮಯಮ್ ।
ಚರೇತ್ಸಪ್ತ ಗೃಹಾನ್ಭೈಕ್ಷಂ ಸ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಪರಿಕೀರ್ತಯನ್ ॥ ೬೭ ॥

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 12.159.67 in Bengali sript:
পরিধাযোর্ধ্ববালং তু পাত্রমাদায মৃন্মযম্ ।
চরেত্সপ্ত গৃহান্ভৈক্ষং স্বকর্ম পরিকীর্তযন্ ॥ ৬৭ ॥

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 12.159.67 in Gujarati sript:
પરિધાયોર્ધ્વવાલં તુ પાત્રમાદાય મૃન્મયમ્ ।
ચરેત્સપ્ત ગૃહાન્ભૈક્ષં સ્વકર્મ પરિકીર્તયન્ ॥ ૬૭ ॥

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 12.159.67 in Malayalam sript:
പരിധായോര്ധ്വവാലം തു പാത്രമാദായ മൃന്മയമ് ।
ചരേത്സപ്ത ഗൃഹാന്ഭൈക്ഷം സ്വകര്മ പരികീര്തയന് ॥ ൬൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.159.67 in Telugu sript:
పరిధాయోర్ధ్వవాలం తు పాత్రమాదాయ మృన్మయమ్ ।
చరేత్సప్త గృహాన్భైక్షం స్వకర్మ పరికీర్తయన్ ॥ ౬౭ ॥

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