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 12.167.2

तत्र प्रज्वाल्य नृपते बकराजं प्रतापवान् ।
प्रेतकार्याणि विधिवद्राक्षसेन्द्रश्चकार ह ॥ २ ॥

tatra prajvālya nṛpate bakarājaṃ pratāpavān |
pretakāryāṇi vidhivadrākṣasendraścakāra ha || 2 ||

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

...to worldly attachments). In this respect, the Understanding (or Intelligence) is identical with the Senses and the Mind. The Understanding, therefore, is identical with the six (the five senses and the mind...

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

Tatra, Prajvalya, Nripati, Bakaraja, Pratapavat, Pretakarya, Vidhivat, Rakshasendra, Cakara, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.167.2). 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: “tatra prajvālya nṛpate bakarājaṃ pratāpavān
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prajvālya -
  • prajvālya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajvālya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpate -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bakarājam -
  • bakarāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pratāpavān -
  • pratāpavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pretakāryāṇi vidhivadrākṣasendraścakāra ha
  • pretakāryāṇi -
  • pretakārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidhivad -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rākṣasendraś -
  • rākṣasendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakāra -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.167.2

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 12.167.2 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಪ್ರಜ್ವಾಲ್ಯ ನೃಪತೇ ಬಕರಾಜಂ ಪ್ರತಾಪವಾನ್ ।
ಪ್ರೇತಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಿ ವಿಧಿವದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಸೇನ್ದ್ರಶ್ಚಕಾರ ಹ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.167.2 in Bengali sript:
তত্র প্রজ্বাল্য নৃপতে বকরাজং প্রতাপবান্ ।
প্রেতকার্যাণি বিধিবদ্রাক্ষসেন্দ্রশ্চকার হ ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.167.2 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર પ્રજ્વાલ્ય નૃપતે બકરાજં પ્રતાપવાન્ ।
પ્રેતકાર્યાણિ વિધિવદ્રાક્ષસેન્દ્રશ્ચકાર હ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.167.2 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര പ്രജ്വാല്യ നൃപതേ ബകരാജം പ്രതാപവാന് ।
പ്രേതകാര്യാണി വിധിവദ്രാക്ഷസേന്ദ്രശ്ചകാര ഹ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.167.2 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర ప్రజ్వాల్య నృపతే బకరాజం ప్రతాపవాన్ ।
ప్రేతకార్యాణి విధివద్రాక్షసేన్ద్రశ్చకార హ ॥ ౨ ॥

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