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 12.162.23

लोष्टकाञ्चनतुल्यार्थाः सुहृत्स्वशठबुद्धयः ।
ये चरन्त्यनभीमाना निसृष्टार्थविभूषणाः ।
संगृह्णन्तः परिजनं स्वाम्यर्थपरमाः सदा ॥ २३ ॥

loṣṭakāñcanatulyārthāḥ suhṛtsvaśaṭhabuddhayaḥ |
ye carantyanabhīmānā nisṛṣṭārthavibhūṣaṇāḥ |
saṃgṛhṇantaḥ parijanaṃ svāmyarthaparamāḥ sadā || 23 ||

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

...and the invisible fruits (of action) are specified (in the Vedas) for the sake of happiness.{GL_NOTE:174725:} There is nothing more important than happiness and among the fruits or consequences of the triple...

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

Loshtakancana, Tulyartha, Suhrid, Ashatha, Buddhi, Yah, Yat, Anabhi, Ana, Nisrishtartha, Vibhushana, Grihnat, Parijana, Svamin, Svamya, Arthapara, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.162.23). 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: “loṣṭakāñcanatulyārthāḥ suhṛtsvaśaṭhabuddhayaḥ
  • loṣṭakāñcana -
  • loṣṭakāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    loṣṭakāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tulyārthāḥ -
  • tulyārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tulyārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • suhṛtsva -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • aśaṭha -
  • aśaṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśaṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhayaḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ye carantyanabhīmānā nisṛṣṭārthavibhūṣaṇāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • carantya -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anabhīm -
  • anabhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānā* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nisṛṣṭārtha -
  • nisṛṣṭārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nisṛṣṭārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣaṇāḥ -
  • vibhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vibhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “saṃgṛhṇantaḥ parijanaṃ svāmyarthaparamāḥ sadā
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhṇantaḥ -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
  • parijanam -
  • parijana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • svāmya -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    svāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthaparam -
  • arthapara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arthapara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arthaparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.162.23

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 12.162.23 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಷ್ಟಕಾಞ್ಚನತುಲ್ಯಾರ್ಥಾಃ ಸುಹೃತ್ಸ್ವಶಠಬುದ್ಧಯಃ ।
ಯೇ ಚರನ್ತ್ಯನಭೀಮಾನಾ ನಿಸೃಷ್ಟಾರ್ಥವಿಭೂಷಣಾಃ ।
ಸಂಗೃಹ್ಣನ್ತಃ ಪರಿಜನಂ ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯರ್ಥಪರಮಾಃ ಸದಾ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 12.162.23 in Bengali sript:
লোষ্টকাঞ্চনতুল্যার্থাঃ সুহৃত্স্বশঠবুদ্ধযঃ ।
যে চরন্ত্যনভীমানা নিসৃষ্টার্থবিভূষণাঃ ।
সংগৃহ্ণন্তঃ পরিজনং স্বাম্যর্থপরমাঃ সদা ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 12.162.23 in Gujarati sript:
લોષ્ટકાઞ્ચનતુલ્યાર્થાઃ સુહૃત્સ્વશઠબુદ્ધયઃ ।
યે ચરન્ત્યનભીમાના નિસૃષ્ટાર્થવિભૂષણાઃ ।
સંગૃહ્ણન્તઃ પરિજનં સ્વામ્યર્થપરમાઃ સદા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 12.162.23 in Malayalam sript:
ലോഷ്ടകാഞ്ചനതുല്യാര്ഥാഃ സുഹൃത്സ്വശഠബുദ്ധയഃ ।
യേ ചരന്ത്യനഭീമാനാ നിസൃഷ്ടാര്ഥവിഭൂഷണാഃ ।
സംഗൃഹ്ണന്തഃ പരിജനം സ്വാമ്യര്ഥപരമാഃ സദാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.162.23 in Telugu sript:
లోష్టకాఞ్చనతుల్యార్థాః సుహృత్స్వశఠబుద్ధయః ।
యే చరన్త్యనభీమానా నిసృష్టార్థవిభూషణాః ।
సంగృహ్ణన్తః పరిజనం స్వామ్యర్థపరమాః సదా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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