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 12.162.45

पूर्वान्स्मर द्विजाग्र्यांस्तान्प्रख्यातान्वेदपारगान् ।
येषां वंशेऽभिजातस्त्वमीदृशः कुलपांसनः ॥ ४५ ॥

pūrvānsmara dvijāgryāṃstānprakhyātānvedapāragān |
yeṣāṃ vaṃśe'bhijātastvamīdṛśaḥ kulapāṃsanaḥ || 45 ||

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

...is mentioned as the first (in order of time). He who is in this mode of life should have his soul cleansed by purity of conduct, by Vedic rites, and by restraints and vows and humility. He should worship the...

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

Purva, Smara, Dvijagrya, Prakhyata, Vedaparaga, Yah, Yat, Vamsha, Abhijata, Tva, Yushmad, Idrish, Idrisha, Kulapamsana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.162.45). 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: “pūrvānsmara dvijāgryāṃstānprakhyātānvedapāragān
  • pūrvān -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • smara -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dvijāgryāṃs -
  • dvijāgrya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prakhyātān -
  • prakhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vedapāragān -
  • vedapāraga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yeṣāṃ vaṃśe'bhijātastvamīdṛśaḥ kulapāṃsanaḥ
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vaṃśe' -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhijātas -
  • abhijāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • īdṛśaḥ -
  • īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    īdṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kulapāṃsanaḥ -
  • kulapāṃsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.162.45

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 12.162.45 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಾನ್ಸ್ಮರ ದ್ವಿಜಾಗ್ರ್ಯಾಂಸ್ತಾನ್ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತಾನ್ವೇದಪಾರಗಾನ್ ।
ಯೇಷಾಂ ವಂಶೇಽಭಿಜಾತಸ್ತ್ವಮೀದೃಶಃ ಕುಲಪಾಂಸನಃ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 12.162.45 in Bengali sript:
পূর্বান্স্মর দ্বিজাগ্র্যাংস্তান্প্রখ্যাতান্বেদপারগান্ ।
যেষাং বংশেঽভিজাতস্ত্বমীদৃশঃ কুলপাংসনঃ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 12.162.45 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વાન્સ્મર દ્વિજાગ્ર્યાંસ્તાન્પ્રખ્યાતાન્વેદપારગાન્ ।
યેષાં વંશેઽભિજાતસ્ત્વમીદૃશઃ કુલપાંસનઃ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 12.162.45 in Malayalam sript:
പൂര്വാന്സ്മര ദ്വിജാഗ്ര്യാംസ്താന്പ്രഖ്യാതാന്വേദപാരഗാന് ।
യേഷാം വംശേഽഭിജാതസ്ത്വമീദൃശഃ കുലപാംസനഃ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.162.45 in Telugu sript:
పూర్వాన్స్మర ద్విజాగ్ర్యాంస్తాన్ప్రఖ్యాతాన్వేదపారగాన్ ।
యేషాం వంశేఽభిజాతస్త్వమీదృశః కులపాంసనః ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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