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 12.177.24

प्राणात्प्रणीयते प्राणी व्यानाद्व्यायच्छते तथा ।
गच्छत्यपानोऽवाक्चैव समानो हृद्यवस्थितः ॥ २४ ॥

prāṇātpraṇīyate prāṇī vyānādvyāyacchate tathā |
gacchatyapāno'vākcaiva samāno hṛdyavasthitaḥ || 24 ||

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

...attributes and attain to Brahma which is without attributes.{GL_NOTE:174849:} There is no indication that is fit enough for yielding a knowledge of what is Unmanifest (Brahma). That which cannot form the subject...

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

Prana, Praniya, Tad, Yushmad, Pran, Pranin, Vyana, Vya, Vyaya, Ccha, Tatha, Gacchat, Apana, Avak, Avac, Samana, Hrid, Hridya, Avasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.177.24). 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: “prāṇātpraṇīyate prāṇī vyānādvyāyacchate tathā
  • prāṇāt -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • praṇīya -
  • praṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prāṇī -
  • prāṇ (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyānād -
  • vyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vyāya -
  • vyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gacchatyapāno'vākcaiva samāno hṛdyavasthitaḥ
  • gacchatya -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • apāno' -
  • apāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avāk -
  • avāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avāc (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • samāno* -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hṛdya -
  • hṛdya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • avasthitaḥ -
  • avasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.177.24

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 12.177.24 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಣಾತ್ಪ್ರಣೀಯತೇ ಪ್ರಾಣೀ ವ್ಯಾನಾದ್ವ್ಯಾಯಚ್ಛತೇ ತಥಾ ।
ಗಚ್ಛತ್ಯಪಾನೋಽವಾಕ್ಚೈವ ಸಮಾನೋ ಹೃದ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 12.177.24 in Bengali sript:
প্রাণাত্প্রণীযতে প্রাণী ব্যানাদ্ব্যাযচ্ছতে তথা ।
গচ্ছত্যপানোঽবাক্চৈব সমানো হৃদ্যবস্থিতঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 12.177.24 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાણાત્પ્રણીયતે પ્રાણી વ્યાનાદ્વ્યાયચ્છતે તથા ।
ગચ્છત્યપાનોઽવાક્ચૈવ સમાનો હૃદ્યવસ્થિતઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 12.177.24 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാണാത്പ്രണീയതേ പ്രാണീ വ്യാനാദ്വ്യായച്ഛതേ തഥാ ।
ഗച്ഛത്യപാനോഽവാക്ചൈവ സമാനോ ഹൃദ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.177.24 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాణాత్ప్రణీయతే ప్రాణీ వ్యానాద్వ్యాయచ్ఛతే తథా ।
గచ్ఛత్యపానోఽవాక్చైవ సమానో హృద్యవస్థితః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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