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 12.208.8

तस्मात्समाहितं बुद्ध्या मनो भूतेषु धारयेत् ।
नापध्यायेन्न स्पृहयेन्नाबद्धं चिन्तयेदसत् ॥ ८ ॥

tasmātsamāhitaṃ buddhyā mano bhūteṣu dhārayet |
nāpadhyāyenna spṛhayennābaddhaṃ cintayedasat || 8 ||

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

...them with respect. In the presence of sires, sons began to exercise power (in matters that concerned sires alone). They that were not in receipt of wages accepted service and shamelessly proclaimed the fact...

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

Tasmat, Tad, Samahita, Buddhi, Mana, Manas, Bhuta, Nabh, Adhyaya, Asat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.208.8). 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: “tasmātsamāhitaṃ buddhyā mano bhūteṣu dhārayet
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • samāhitam -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • buddhyā* -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūteṣu -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dhārayet -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “nāpadhyāyenna spṛhayennābaddhaṃ cintayedasat
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • adhyāye -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spṛhayen -
  • spṛh (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • nāb -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • addham -
  • addhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cintayed -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • asat -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.208.8

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 12.208.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸಮಾಹಿತಂ ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ಮನೋ ಭೂತೇಷು ಧಾರಯೇತ್ ।
ನಾಪಧ್ಯಾಯೇನ್ನ ಸ್ಪೃಹಯೇನ್ನಾಬದ್ಧಂ ಚಿನ್ತಯೇದಸತ್ ॥ 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 12.208.8 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাত্সমাহিতং বুদ্ধ্যা মনো ভূতেষু ধারযেত্ ।
নাপধ্যাযেন্ন স্পৃহযেন্নাবদ্ধং চিন্তযেদসত্ ॥ 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 12.208.8 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માત્સમાહિતં બુદ્ધ્યા મનો ભૂતેષુ ધારયેત્ ।
નાપધ્યાયેન્ન સ્પૃહયેન્નાબદ્ધં ચિન્તયેદસત્ ॥ 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 12.208.8 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാത്സമാഹിതം ബുദ്ധ്യാ മനോ ഭൂതേഷു ധാരയേത് ।
നാപധ്യായേന്ന സ്പൃഹയേന്നാബദ്ധം ചിന്തയേദസത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.208.8 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాత్సమాహితం బుద్ధ్యా మనో భూతేషు ధారయేత్ ।
నాపధ్యాయేన్న స్పృహయేన్నాబద్ధం చిన్తయేదసత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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