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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 12.174.6
प्रियदेवातिथेयाश्च वदान्याः प्रियसाधवः ।
क्षेम्यमात्मवतां मार्गमास्थिता हस्तदक्षिणम् ॥ ६ ॥
priyadevātitheyāśca vadānyāḥ priyasādhavaḥ |
kṣemyamātmavatāṃ mārgamāsthitā hastadakṣiṇam || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...conversant with Adhyatma succeed not in beholding what is above these. Having withdrawn the tongue from tastes, the nose from scents, the ears from touch, and the eyes from forms, one succeeds in beholding one...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.174.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Priyada, Vat, Vati, Tha, Vadanya, Priyasadhu, Kshemya, Atmavat, Atmavata, Marga, Asthita, Hastadakshina,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.174.6). 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: “priyadevātitheyāśca vadānyāḥ priyasādhavaḥ ”
- priyade -
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priyada (noun, masculine)[locative single]priyada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyadā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāti -
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vāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyāś -
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ī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ī (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√i (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadānyāḥ -
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vadānya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vadānyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- priyasādhavaḥ -
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priyasādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]priyasādhu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “kṣemyamātmavatāṃ mārgamāsthitā hastadakṣiṇam ”
- kṣemyam -
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kṣemya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣemya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣemyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātmavatām -
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ātmavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ātmavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ātmavatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mārgam -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mārgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsthitā* -
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āsthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āsthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hastadakṣiṇam -
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hastadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hastadakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hastadakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.174.6
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.174.6 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಿಯದೇವಾತಿಥೇಯಾಶ್ಚ ವದಾನ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಸಾಧವಃ ।
ಕ್ಷೇಮ್ಯಮಾತ್ಮವತಾಂ ಮಾರ್ಗಮಾಸ್ಥಿತಾ ಹಸ್ತದಕ್ಷಿಣಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.174.6 in Bengali sript:
প্রিযদেবাতিথেযাশ্চ বদান্যাঃ প্রিযসাধবঃ ।
ক্ষেম্যমাত্মবতাং মার্গমাস্থিতা হস্তদক্ষিণম্ ॥ ৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.174.6 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રિયદેવાતિથેયાશ્ચ વદાન્યાઃ પ્રિયસાધવઃ ।
ક્ષેમ્યમાત્મવતાં માર્ગમાસ્થિતા હસ્તદક્ષિણમ્ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.174.6 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രിയദേവാതിഥേയാശ്ച വദാന്യാഃ പ്രിയസാധവഃ ।
ക്ഷേമ്യമാത്മവതാം മാര്ഗമാസ്ഥിതാ ഹസ്തദക്ഷിണമ് ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.174.6 in Telugu sript:
ప్రియదేవాతిథేయాశ్చ వదాన్యాః ప్రియసాధవః ।
క్షేమ్యమాత్మవతాం మార్గమాస్థితా హస్తదక్షిణమ్ ॥ ౬ ॥