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 12.224.71

विहितं कालनानात्वमनादिनिधनं तथा ।
कीर्तितं यत्पुरस्तात्ते तत्सूते चात्ति च प्रजाः ॥ ७१ ॥

vihitaṃ kālanānātvamanādinidhanaṃ tathā |
kīrtitaṃ yatpurastātte tatsūte cātti ca prajāḥ || 71 ||

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

...uncleansed souls. Do you, with the aid of the understanding cross that river having desires for its alligators. The world and its concerns constitute the ocean towards which that river runs. Genus and species...

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

Vihita, Kalana, Atu, Amana, Adi, Adin, Adini, Dhana, Tatha, Kirtita, Yat, Yad, Purastat, Tad, Yushmad, Tat, Suta, Suti, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.224.71). 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: “vihitaṃ kālanānātvamanādinidhanaṃ tathā
  • vihitam -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kālanān -
  • kālana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ātva -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • amanā -
  • amana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ādini -
  • ādinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kīrtitaṃ yatpurastātte tatsūte cātti ca prajāḥ
  • kīrtitam -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purastāt -
  • purastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    purastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    purastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sūte -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sūti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb], [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atti -
  • atti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.224.71

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 12.224.71 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಹಿತಂ ಕಾಲನಾನಾತ್ವಮನಾದಿನಿಧನಂ ತಥಾ ।
ಕೀರ್ತಿತಂ ಯತ್ಪುರಸ್ತಾತ್ತೇ ತತ್ಸೂತೇ ಚಾತ್ತಿ ಚ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

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 12.224.71 in Bengali sript:
বিহিতং কালনানাত্বমনাদিনিধনং তথা ।
কীর্তিতং যত্পুরস্তাত্তে তত্সূতে চাত্তি চ প্রজাঃ ॥ ৭১ ॥

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 12.224.71 in Gujarati sript:
વિહિતં કાલનાનાત્વમનાદિનિધનં તથા ।
કીર્તિતં યત્પુરસ્તાત્તે તત્સૂતે ચાત્તિ ચ પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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 12.224.71 in Malayalam sript:
വിഹിതം കാലനാനാത്വമനാദിനിധനം തഥാ ।
കീര്തിതം യത്പുരസ്താത്തേ തത്സൂതേ ചാത്തി ച പ്രജാഃ ॥ ൭൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.224.71 in Telugu sript:
విహితం కాలనానాత్వమనాదినిధనం తథా ।
కీర్తితం యత్పురస్తాత్తే తత్సూతే చాత్తి చ ప్రజాః ॥ ౭౧ ॥

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