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 12.163.23

मम त्वं निलयं प्राप्तः प्रियातिथिरनिन्दितः ।
पूजितो यास्यसि प्रातर्विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥ २३ ॥

mama tvaṃ nilayaṃ prāptaḥ priyātithiraninditaḥ |
pūjito yāsyasi prātarvidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā || 23 ||

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

...have a taste. They subsist abstemiously upon wild herbs and fruits and roots and leaves of diverse kinds. The bare ground is their seat. They lie down on the bare earth or rocks or pebbles or gravel or sand...

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

Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Nilaya, Prapta, Priyatithi, Anindita, Pujita, Pratar, Vidhidrishta, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.163.23). 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: “mama tvaṃ nilayaṃ prāptaḥ priyātithiraninditaḥ
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • nilayam -
  • nilaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prāptaḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyātithir -
  • priyātithi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    priyātithi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aninditaḥ -
  • anindita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pūjito yāsyasi prātarvidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
  • pūjito* -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • yāsyasi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]
  • prātar -
  • prātar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidhidṛṣṭena -
  • vidhidṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhidṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.163.23

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 12.163.23 in Kannada sript:
ಮಮ ತ್ವಂ ನಿಲಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಾತಿಥಿರನಿನ್ದಿತಃ ।
ಪೂಜಿತೋ ಯಾಸ್ಯಸಿ ಪ್ರಾತರ್ವಿಧಿದೃಷ್ಟೇನ ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ॥ 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 12.163.23 in Bengali sript:
মম ত্বং নিলযং প্রাপ্তঃ প্রিযাতিথিরনিন্দিতঃ ।
পূজিতো যাস্যসি প্রাতর্বিধিদৃষ্টেন কর্মণা ॥ 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 12.163.23 in Gujarati sript:
મમ ત્વં નિલયં પ્રાપ્તઃ પ્રિયાતિથિરનિન્દિતઃ ।
પૂજિતો યાસ્યસિ પ્રાતર્વિધિદૃષ્ટેન કર્મણા ॥ 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 12.163.23 in Malayalam sript:
മമ ത്വം നിലയം പ്രാപ്തഃ പ്രിയാതിഥിരനിന്ദിതഃ ।
പൂജിതോ യാസ്യസി പ്രാതര്വിധിദൃഷ്ടേന കര്മണാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.163.23 in Telugu sript:
మమ త్వం నిలయం ప్రాప్తః ప్రియాతిథిరనిన్దితః ।
పూజితో యాస్యసి ప్రాతర్విధిదృష్టేన కర్మణా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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