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 12.160.65

विष्णुर्मरीचये प्रादान्मरीचिर्भगवांश्च तम् ।
महर्षिभ्यो ददौ खड्गमृषयो वासवाय तु ॥ ६५ ॥

viṣṇurmarīcaye prādānmarīcirbhagavāṃśca tam |
maharṣibhyo dadau khaḍgamṛṣayo vāsavāya tu || 65 ||

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

...equanimity in joy and sorrow, and possessed of great patience, succeed in attaining to Brahma by holding the soul within the brain.{GL_NOTE:174715:} Even thus is heat panted in the breaths called Prana and Apana...

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

Vishnu, Marici, Pra, Prat, Bhagavat, Maharshi, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Khadga, Rishi, Vasava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.160.65). 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: “viṣṇurmarīcaye prādānmarīcirbhagavāṃśca tam
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • marīcaye -
  • marīci (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • ān -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • marīcir -
  • marīci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavāṃś -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “maharṣibhyo dadau khaḍgamṛṣayo vāsavāya tu
  • maharṣibhyo* -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • khaḍgam -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣayo* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vāsavāya -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.160.65

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 12.160.65 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ಮರೀಚಯೇ ಪ್ರಾದಾನ್ಮರೀಚಿರ್ಭಗವಾಂಶ್ಚ ತಮ್ ।
ಮಹರ್ಷಿಭ್ಯೋ ದದೌ ಖಡ್ಗಮೃಷಯೋ ವಾಸವಾಯ ತು ॥ ೬೫ ॥

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 12.160.65 in Bengali sript:
বিষ্ণুর্মরীচযে প্রাদান্মরীচির্ভগবাংশ্চ তম্ ।
মহর্ষিভ্যো দদৌ খড্গমৃষযো বাসবায তু ॥ ৬৫ ॥

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 12.160.65 in Gujarati sript:
વિષ્ણુર્મરીચયે પ્રાદાન્મરીચિર્ભગવાંશ્ચ તમ્ ।
મહર્ષિભ્યો દદૌ ખડ્ગમૃષયો વાસવાય તુ ॥ ૬૫ ॥

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 12.160.65 in Malayalam sript:
വിഷ്ണുര്മരീചയേ പ്രാദാന്മരീചിര്ഭഗവാംശ്ച തമ് ।
മഹര്ഷിഭ്യോ ദദൌ ഖഡ്ഗമൃഷയോ വാസവായ തു ॥ ൬൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.160.65 in Telugu sript:
విష్ణుర్మరీచయే ప్రాదాన్మరీచిర్భగవాంశ్చ తమ్ ।
మహర్షిభ్యో దదౌ ఖడ్గమృషయో వాసవాయ తు ॥ ౬౫ ॥

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