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 12.177.23

श्लेष्मा पित्तमथ स्वेदो वसा शोणितमेव च ।
इत्यापः पञ्चधा देहे भवन्ति प्राणिनां सदा ॥ २३ ॥

śleṣmā pittamatha svedo vasā śoṇitameva ca |
ityāpaḥ pañcadhā dehe bhavanti prāṇināṃ sadā || 23 ||

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

...superior to it). When the mind or consciousness, which attains to excellence through contemplation, succeeds in identifying attributes with what are considered as their possessors, then can it cast off all attributes...

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

Shleshman, Shleshma, Pitta, Atha, Sveda, Vasa, Shonita, Eva, Iti, Itya, Apa, Apas, Pancadha, Deha, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Pranin, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.177.23). 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: “śleṣmā pittamatha svedo vasā śoṇitameva ca
  • śleṣmā -
  • śleṣman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śleṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pittam -
  • pitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svedo* -
  • sveda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasā -
  • vasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śoṇitam -
  • śoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śoṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ityāpaḥ pañcadhā dehe bhavanti prāṇināṃ sadā
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āpaḥ -
  • āpas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • pañcadhā -
  • pañcadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dehe -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • prāṇinām -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.177.23

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 12.177.23 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಾ ಪಿತ್ತಮಥ ಸ್ವೇದೋ ವಸಾ ಶೋಣಿತಮೇವ ಚ ।
ಇತ್ಯಾಪಃ ಪಞ್ಚಧಾ ದೇಹೇ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿನಾಂ ಸದಾ ॥ 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 12.177.23 in Bengali sript:
শ্লেষ্মা পিত্তমথ স্বেদো বসা শোণিতমেব চ ।
ইত্যাপঃ পঞ্চধা দেহে ভবন্তি প্রাণিনাং সদা ॥ 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 12.177.23 in Gujarati sript:
શ્લેષ્મા પિત્તમથ સ્વેદો વસા શોણિતમેવ ચ ।
ઇત્યાપઃ પઞ્ચધા દેહે ભવન્તિ પ્રાણિનાં સદા ॥ 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 12.177.23 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്ലേഷ്മാ പിത്തമഥ സ്വേദോ വസാ ശോണിതമേവ ച ।
ഇത്യാപഃ പഞ്ചധാ ദേഹേ ഭവന്തി പ്രാണിനാം സദാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.177.23 in Telugu sript:
శ్లేష్మా పిత్తమథ స్వేదో వసా శోణితమేవ చ ।
ఇత్యాపః పఞ్చధా దేహే భవన్తి ప్రాణినాం సదా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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