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 12.168.47

संकेते पिङ्गला वेश्या कान्तेनासीद्विनाकृता ।
अथ कृच्छ्रगता शान्तां बुद्धिमास्थापयत्तदा ॥ ४७ ॥

saṃkete piṅgalā veśyā kāntenāsīdvinākṛtā |
atha kṛcchragatā śāntāṃ buddhimāsthāpayattadā || 47 ||

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

...of the fruits that silent Reciters of sacred mantras acquire (by their practice). What are the fruits that have been indicated for such men? What is that region to which they go after death? It behoves you also...

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

Sanketa, Pingala, Veshi, Veshya, Kanta, Vinakrita, Atha, Kricchragata, Shanta, Buddhi, Astha, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.168.47). 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: “saṃkete piṅgalā veśyā kāntenāsīdvinākṛtā
  • saṅkete -
  • saṅketa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅketā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saṅketa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • piṅgalā* -
  • piṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • veśyā -
  • veśi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
  • kāntenā -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vinākṛtā -
  • vinākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “atha kṛcchragatā śāntāṃ buddhimāsthāpayattadā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛcchragatā -
  • kṛcchragatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntām -
  • śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • buddhim -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āsthā -
  • āsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apayat -
  • pay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.168.47

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 12.168.47 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಕೇತೇ ಪಿಙ್ಗಲಾ ವೇಶ್ಯಾ ಕಾನ್ತೇನಾಸೀದ್ವಿನಾಕೃತಾ ।
ಅಥ ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರಗತಾ ಶಾನ್ತಾಂ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮಾಸ್ಥಾಪಯತ್ತದಾ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 12.168.47 in Bengali sript:
সংকেতে পিঙ্গলা বেশ্যা কান্তেনাসীদ্বিনাকৃতা ।
অথ কৃচ্ছ্রগতা শান্তাং বুদ্ধিমাস্থাপযত্তদা ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 12.168.47 in Gujarati sript:
સંકેતે પિઙ્ગલા વેશ્યા કાન્તેનાસીદ્વિનાકૃતા ।
અથ કૃચ્છ્રગતા શાન્તાં બુદ્ધિમાસ્થાપયત્તદા ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 12.168.47 in Malayalam sript:
സംകേതേ പിങ്ഗലാ വേശ്യാ കാന്തേനാസീദ്വിനാകൃതാ ।
അഥ കൃച്ഛ്രഗതാ ശാന്താം ബുദ്ധിമാസ്ഥാപയത്തദാ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.168.47 in Telugu sript:
సంకేతే పిఙ్గలా వేశ్యా కాన్తేనాసీద్వినాకృతా ।
అథ కృచ్ఛ్రగతా శాన్తాం బుద్ధిమాస్థాపయత్తదా ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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