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 12.208.14

तानेव च यथा दस्यून्क्षिप्त्वा गच्छेच्छिवां दिशम् ।
तथा रजस्तमःकर्माण्युत्सृज्य प्राप्नुयात्सुखम् ॥ १४ ॥

tāneva ca yathā dasyūnkṣiptvā gacchecchivāṃ diśam |
tathā rajastamaḥkarmāṇyutsṛjya prāpnuyātsukham || 14 ||

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

...yards, exposed to devastation by crows and rats. Their milk remained exposed, and they began to touch clarified butter with hands unwashed after eating.{GL_NOTE:175016:} Their spades, domestic knives, baskets...

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

Tana, Iva, Yatha, Dasyu, Kshiptva, Shiva, Disham, Dish, Disha, Tatha, Raja, Rajas, Tama, Tamas, Karman, Utsrijya, Pra, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.208.14). 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: “tāneva ca yathā dasyūnkṣiptvā gacchecchivāṃ diśam
  • tāne -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dasyūn -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kṣiptvā* -
  • kṣiptvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gacchecch -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • śivām -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • diśam -
  • diśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    diśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    diśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā rajastamaḥkarmāṇyutsṛjya prāpnuyātsukham
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rajas -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karmāṇyu -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • utsṛjya -
  • utsṛjya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    utsṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.208.14

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 12.208.14 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನೇವ ಚ ಯಥಾ ದಸ್ಯೂನ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ್ವಾ ಗಚ್ಛೇಚ್ಛಿವಾಂ ದಿಶಮ್ ।
ತಥಾ ರಜಸ್ತಮಃಕರ್ಮಾಣ್ಯುತ್ಸೃಜ್ಯ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಸುಖಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 12.208.14 in Bengali sript:
তানেব চ যথা দস্যূন্ক্ষিপ্ত্বা গচ্ছেচ্ছিবাং দিশম্ ।
তথা রজস্তমঃকর্মাণ্যুত্সৃজ্য প্রাপ্নুযাত্সুখম্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.208.14 in Gujarati sript:
તાનેવ ચ યથા દસ્યૂન્ક્ષિપ્ત્વા ગચ્છેચ્છિવાં દિશમ્ ।
તથા રજસ્તમઃકર્માણ્યુત્સૃજ્ય પ્રાપ્નુયાત્સુખમ્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 12.208.14 in Malayalam sript:
താനേവ ച യഥാ ദസ്യൂന്ക്ഷിപ്ത്വാ ഗച്ഛേച്ഛിവാം ദിശമ് ।
തഥാ രജസ്തമഃകര്മാണ്യുത്സൃജ്യ പ്രാപ്നുയാത്സുഖമ് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.208.14 in Telugu sript:
తానేవ చ యథా దస్యూన్క్షిప్త్వా గచ్ఛేచ్ఛివాం దిశమ్ ।
తథా రజస్తమఃకర్మాణ్యుత్సృజ్య ప్రాప్నుయాత్సుఖమ్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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