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 12.211.40

इन्द्रियाणि मनो वायुः शोणितं मांसमस्थि च ।
आनुपूर्व्या विनश्यन्ति स्वं धातुमुपयान्ति च ॥ ४० ॥

indriyāṇi mano vāyuḥ śoṇitaṃ māṃsamasthi ca |
ānupūrvyā vinaśyanti svaṃ dhātumupayānti ca || 40 ||

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

...ending and eternal worlds. They who are conversant with Brahma, O child, regard this as Immutable Brahma. In the Krita age all the duties exists in their entirety, along with Truth. No knowledge or object came...

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

Indriya, Indriyani, Mana, Manas, Vayu, Shonita, Mamsa, Asthi, Anupurvi, Anupurvya, Vina, Shyat, Shyanti, Sva, Dhatu, Upaya, Anti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.211.40). 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: “indriyāṇi mano vāyuḥ śoṇitaṃ māṃsamasthi ca
  • indriyāṇi -
  • indriyāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • śoṇitam -
  • śoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śoṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māṃsam -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ānupūrvyā vinaśyanti svaṃ dhātumupayānti ca
  • ānupūrvyā* -
  • ānupūrvī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ānupūrvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyanti -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhātum -
  • dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dhā]
    dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dhā]
    dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dhā]
    dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dhā]
    dhe -> dhātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dhe]
    dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upayā -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.211.40

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 12.211.40 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ ಮನೋ ವಾಯುಃ ಶೋಣಿತಂ ಮಾಂಸಮಸ್ಥಿ ಚ ।
ಆನುಪೂರ್ವ್ಯಾ ವಿನಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸ್ವಂ ಧಾತುಮುಪಯಾನ್ತಿ ಚ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 12.211.40 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্রিযাণি মনো বাযুঃ শোণিতং মাংসমস্থি চ ।
আনুপূর্ব্যা বিনশ্যন্তি স্বং ধাতুমুপযান্তি চ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 12.211.40 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રિયાણિ મનો વાયુઃ શોણિતં માંસમસ્થિ ચ ।
આનુપૂર્વ્યા વિનશ્યન્તિ સ્વં ધાતુમુપયાન્તિ ચ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 12.211.40 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്രിയാണി മനോ വായുഃ ശോണിതം മാംസമസ്ഥി ച ।
ആനുപൂര്വ്യാ വിനശ്യന്തി സ്വം ധാതുമുപയാന്തി ച ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.211.40 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్రియాణి మనో వాయుః శోణితం మాంసమస్థి చ ।
ఆనుపూర్వ్యా వినశ్యన్తి స్వం ధాతుముపయాన్తి చ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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