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 12.192.91

अनेन धर्मप्राप्त्यर्थं शुभा दत्ता पुरानघ ।
धेनुर्विप्राय राजर्षे तपःस्वाध्यायशीलिने ॥ ९१ ॥

anena dharmaprāptyarthaṃ śubhā dattā purānagha |
dhenurviprāya rājarṣe tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīline || 91 ||

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

...to reason on inference alone. There is nothing else called jiva than this body. In a banian seed is contained the capacity to produce leaves and flowers and fruits and roots and bark. From the grass and water...

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

Ana, Anena, Idam, Dharma, Dharman, Prapti, Artha, Shubha, Datta, Pura, Agha, Dhenu, Vipra, Rajarshi, Tapas, Adhi, Adhya, Aya, Shilin, Shili,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.192.91). 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: “anena dharmaprāptyarthaṃ śubhā dattā purānagha
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prāptya -
  • prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śubhā* -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dattā -
  • dattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • purān -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • agha -
  • agha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dhenurviprāya rājarṣe tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīline
  • dhenur -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhenu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viprāya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • rājarṣe -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tapaḥsvā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ādhyā -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    ādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śīline -
  • śīlin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śīlin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śīlī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.192.91

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 12.192.91 in Kannada sript:
ಅನೇನ ಧರ್ಮಪ್ರಾಪ್ತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಶುಭಾ ದತ್ತಾ ಪುರಾನಘ ।
ಧೇನುರ್ವಿಪ್ರಾಯ ರಾಜರ್ಷೇ ತಪಃಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಶೀಲಿನೇ ॥ ೯೧ ॥

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 12.192.91 in Bengali sript:
অনেন ধর্মপ্রাপ্ত্যর্থং শুভা দত্তা পুরানঘ ।
ধেনুর্বিপ্রায রাজর্ষে তপঃস্বাধ্যাযশীলিনে ॥ ৯১ ॥

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 12.192.91 in Gujarati sript:
અનેન ધર્મપ્રાપ્ત્યર્થં શુભા દત્તા પુરાનઘ ।
ધેનુર્વિપ્રાય રાજર્ષે તપઃસ્વાધ્યાયશીલિને ॥ ૯૧ ॥

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 12.192.91 in Malayalam sript:
അനേന ധര്മപ്രാപ്ത്യര്ഥം ശുഭാ ദത്താ പുരാനഘ ।
ധേനുര്വിപ്രായ രാജര്ഷേ തപഃസ്വാധ്യായശീലിനേ ॥ ൯൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.192.91 in Telugu sript:
అనేన ధర్మప్రాప్త్యర్థం శుభా దత్తా పురానఘ ।
ధేనుర్విప్రాయ రాజర్షే తపఃస్వాధ్యాయశీలినే ॥ ౯౧ ॥

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