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 12.217.4

प्रीतिं प्राप्यातुलां पूर्वं लोकांश्चात्मवशे स्थितान् ।
विनिपातमिमं चाद्य शोचस्याहो न शोचसि ॥ ४ ॥

prītiṃ prāpyātulāṃ pūrvaṃ lokāṃścātmavaśe sthitān |
vinipātamimaṃ cādya śocasyāho na śocasi || 4 ||

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

...mind upon one thing at a time is called Dharana.{GL_NOTE:175062:} The Yogin observing proper vows and restraints, practises in all seven kinds of Dharana. There are, again, as many kinds of Dharanas arising...

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

Priti, Prapya, Ula, Purvam, Purva, Loka, Sha, Shi, Sthita, Vinipata, Idam, Aho,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.217.4). 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: “prītiṃ prāpyātulāṃ pūrvaṃ lokāṃścātmavaśe sthitān
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāpyāt -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ulā -
  • ula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lokāṃś -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mava -
  • mav (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śe -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sthitān -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “vinipātamimaṃ cādya śocasyāho na śocasi
  • vinipātam -
  • vinipāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • śocasyā -
  • śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • āho -
  • āho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śocasi -
  • śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.217.4

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 12.217.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರೀತಿಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯಾತುಲಾಂ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಲೋಕಾಂಶ್ಚಾತ್ಮವಶೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ ।
ವಿನಿಪಾತಮಿಮಂ ಚಾದ್ಯ ಶೋಚಸ್ಯಾಹೋ ನ ಶೋಚಸಿ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.217.4 in Bengali sript:
প্রীতিং প্রাপ্যাতুলাং পূর্বং লোকাংশ্চাত্মবশে স্থিতান্ ।
বিনিপাতমিমং চাদ্য শোচস্যাহো ন শোচসি ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.217.4 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રીતિં પ્રાપ્યાતુલાં પૂર્વં લોકાંશ્ચાત્મવશે સ્થિતાન્ ।
વિનિપાતમિમં ચાદ્ય શોચસ્યાહો ન શોચસિ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.217.4 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രീതിം പ്രാപ്യാതുലാം പൂര്വം ലോകാംശ്ചാത്മവശേ സ്ഥിതാന് ।
വിനിപാതമിമം ചാദ്യ ശോചസ്യാഹോ ന ശോചസി ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.217.4 in Telugu sript:
ప్రీతిం ప్రాప్యాతులాం పూర్వం లోకాంశ్చాత్మవశే స్థితాన్ ।
వినిపాతమిమం చాద్య శోచస్యాహో న శోచసి ॥ ౪ ॥

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