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 12.178.8

संधिष्वपि च सर्वेषु संनिविष्टस्तथानिलः ।
शरीरेषु मनुष्याणां व्यान इत्युपदिश्यते ॥ ८ ॥

saṃdhiṣvapi ca sarveṣu saṃniviṣṭastathānilaḥ |
śarīreṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ vyāna ityupadiśyate || 8 ||

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

...acts is the highest religion. That religion is sure to lead to deathlessness (Emancipation). The Richs, the Yajuses, and the Samans, have for their refuge the body. They flow from the end of the tongue. They...

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

Sandhi, Sandhin, Api, Sarva, Samnivishta, Tatha, Las, Sharira, Manushya, Vyana, Iti, Upadishya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.178.8). 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: “saṃdhiṣvapi ca sarveṣu saṃniviṣṭastathānilaḥ
  • sandhiṣva -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sandhi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    sandhin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣu -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • saṃniviṣṭas -
  • saṃniviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathāni -
  • tatha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • laḥ -
  • las (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    las (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    la (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śarīreṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ vyāna ityupadiśyate
  • śarīreṣu -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • manuṣyāṇām -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vyāna* -
  • vyāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • upadiśya -
  • upadiśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.178.8

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 12.178.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಧಿಷ್ವಪಿ ಚ ಸರ್ವೇಷು ಸಂನಿವಿಷ್ಟಸ್ತಥಾನಿಲಃ ।
ಶರೀರೇಷು ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ವ್ಯಾನ ಇತ್ಯುಪದಿಶ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.178.8 in Bengali sript:
সংধিষ্বপি চ সর্বেষু সংনিবিষ্টস্তথানিলঃ ।
শরীরেষু মনুষ্যাণাং ব্যান ইত্যুপদিশ্যতে ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.178.8 in Gujarati sript:
સંધિષ્વપિ ચ સર્વેષુ સંનિવિષ્ટસ્તથાનિલઃ ।
શરીરેષુ મનુષ્યાણાં વ્યાન ઇત્યુપદિશ્યતે ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.178.8 in Malayalam sript:
സംധിഷ്വപി ച സര്വേഷു സംനിവിഷ്ടസ്തഥാനിലഃ ।
ശരീരേഷു മനുഷ്യാണാം വ്യാന ഇത്യുപദിശ്യതേ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.178.8 in Telugu sript:
సంధిష్వపి చ సర్వేషు సంనివిష్టస్తథానిలః ।
శరీరేషు మనుష్యాణాం వ్యాన ఇత్యుపదిశ్యతే ॥ ౮ ॥

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