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 12.177.18

तेन तज्जलमादत्तं जरयत्यग्निमारुतौ ।
आहारपरिणामाच्च स्नेहो वृद्धिश्च जायते ॥ १८ ॥

tena tajjalamādattaṃ jarayatyagnimārutau |
āhārapariṇāmācca sneho vṛddhiśca jāyate || 18 ||

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

...itself into contemplation that is free from attributes, it attains to a knowledge of Brahma like the touch of gold on a touchstone. The mind is the apprehender of the objects of the senses. It must first be...

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

Tad, Tena, Tajja, Adatta, Jarayat, Jarayati, Agnimaruti, Ahara, Parinama, Sneha, Vriddhi, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.177.18). 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: “tena tajjalamādattaṃ jarayatyagnimārutau
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tajja -
  • tajja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tajja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādattam -
  • ādatta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādatta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jarayatya -
  • jṝ -> jarayatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √jṝ], [adverb from √jṝ]
    jṝ -> jarayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [locative single from √jṝ]
    jṝ -> jarayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jṝ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 10 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ], [vocative dual from √jṝ], [accusative dual from √jṝ], [locative single from √jṝ]
    jṝ -> jarayatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ], [vocative single from √jṝ]
    jṝ (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    jṝ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • agnimārutau -
  • agnimāruti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “āhārapariṇāmācca sneho vṛddhiśca jāyate
  • āhāra -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariṇāmāc -
  • pariṇāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sneho* -
  • sneha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛddhiś -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.177.18

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 12.177.18 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ತಜ್ಜಲಮಾದತ್ತಂ ಜರಯತ್ಯಗ್ನಿಮಾರುತೌ ।
ಆಹಾರಪರಿಣಾಮಾಚ್ಚ ಸ್ನೇಹೋ ವೃದ್ಧಿಶ್ಚ ಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 12.177.18 in Bengali sript:
তেন তজ্জলমাদত্তং জরযত্যগ্নিমারুতৌ ।
আহারপরিণামাচ্চ স্নেহো বৃদ্ধিশ্চ জাযতে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 12.177.18 in Gujarati sript:
તેન તજ્જલમાદત્તં જરયત્યગ્નિમારુતૌ ।
આહારપરિણામાચ્ચ સ્નેહો વૃદ્ધિશ્ચ જાયતે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 12.177.18 in Malayalam sript:
തേന തജ്ജലമാദത്തം ജരയത്യഗ്നിമാരുതൌ ।
ആഹാരപരിണാമാച്ച സ്നേഹോ വൃദ്ധിശ്ച ജായതേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.177.18 in Telugu sript:
తేన తజ్జలమాదత్తం జరయత్యగ్నిమారుతౌ ।
ఆహారపరిణామాచ్చ స్నేహో వృద్ధిశ్చ జాయతే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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