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 12.217.10

ये त्वेवं नाभिजानन्ति रजोमोहपरायणाः ।
ते कृच्छ्रं प्राप्य सीदन्ति बुद्धिर्येषां प्रणश्यति ॥ १० ॥

ye tvevaṃ nābhijānanti rajomohaparāyaṇāḥ |
te kṛcchraṃ prāpya sīdanti buddhiryeṣāṃ praṇaśyati || 10 ||

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

...new) form becomes visible. For, then, the Yogin beholds within himself, in the firmament of his heart, the form of Water. After the disappearance of water, the form of Fire displays itself. When this disappears...

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

Yah, Yat, Tva, Evam, Eva, Nabhija, Anti, Raja, Rajas, Mohaparayana, Tad, Yushmad, Kricchram, Kricchra, Prapya, Sidat, Sidanti, Buddhi, Prana, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.217.10). 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: “ye tvevaṃ nābhijānanti rajomohaparāyaṇāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nābhijān -
  • nābhija (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • rajo -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mohaparāyaṇāḥ -
  • mohaparāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mohaparāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “te kṛcchraṃ prāpya sīdanti buddhiryeṣāṃ praṇaśyati
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛcchram -
  • kṛcchram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛcchra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛcchra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sīdanti -
  • sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad -> sīdantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.217.10

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 12.217.10 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ತ್ವೇವಂ ನಾಭಿಜಾನನ್ತಿ ರಜೋಮೋಹಪರಾಯಣಾಃ ।
ತೇ ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಸೀದನ್ತಿ ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ಯೇಷಾಂ ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 12.217.10 in Bengali sript:
যে ত্বেবং নাভিজানন্তি রজোমোহপরাযণাঃ ।
তে কৃচ্ছ্রং প্রাপ্য সীদন্তি বুদ্ধির্যেষাং প্রণশ্যতি ॥ ১০ ॥

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 12.217.10 in Gujarati sript:
યે ત્વેવં નાભિજાનન્તિ રજોમોહપરાયણાઃ ।
તે કૃચ્છ્રં પ્રાપ્ય સીદન્તિ બુદ્ધિર્યેષાં પ્રણશ્યતિ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 12.217.10 in Malayalam sript:
യേ ത്വേവം നാഭിജാനന്തി രജോമോഹപരായണാഃ ।
തേ കൃച്ഛ്രം പ്രാപ്യ സീദന്തി ബുദ്ധിര്യേഷാം പ്രണശ്യതി ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.217.10 in Telugu sript:
యే త్వేవం నాభిజానన్తి రజోమోహపరాయణాః ।
తే కృచ్ఛ్రం ప్రాప్య సీదన్తి బుద్ధిర్యేషాం ప్రణశ్యతి ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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