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 12.227.27

क्रियावाञ्श्रद्दधानश्च दाता प्राज्ञोऽनसूयकः ।
धर्माधर्मविशेषज्ञः सर्वं तरति दुस्तरम् ॥ २७ ॥

kriyāvāñśraddadhānaśca dātā prājño'nasūyakaḥ |
dharmādharmaviśeṣajñaḥ sarvaṃ tarati dustaram || 27 ||

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

...descends to a state of equality with the mind (by becoming as much tainted as the mind that serves it). Then again the senses, agitated by the stained mind, lose their own stability. Those objects again for...

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

Kriyavat, Shraddadhana, Datri, Data, Prajna, Anasuyaka, Dharmadharma, Visheshajna, Sarvam, Sarva, Tarat, Dustara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.227.27). 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: “kriyāvāñśraddadhānaśca dātā prājño'nasūyakaḥ
  • kriyāvāñś -
  • kriyāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śraddadhānaś -
  • śraddadhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dātā -
  • dātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • prājño' -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anasūyakaḥ -
  • anasūyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmādharmaviśeṣajñaḥ sarvaṃ tarati dustaram
  • dharmādharma -
  • dharmādharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣajñaḥ -
  • viśeṣajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tarati -
  • tṝ -> tarat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • dustaram -
  • dustara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dustara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dustarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.227.27

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 12.227.27 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರಿಯಾವಾಞ್ಶ್ರದ್ದಧಾನಶ್ಚ ದಾತಾ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞೋಽನಸೂಯಕಃ ।
ಧರ್ಮಾಧರ್ಮವಿಶೇಷಜ್ಞಃ ಸರ್ವಂ ತರತಿ ದುಸ್ತರಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 12.227.27 in Bengali sript:
ক্রিযাবাঞ্শ্রদ্দধানশ্চ দাতা প্রাজ্ঞোঽনসূযকঃ ।
ধর্মাধর্মবিশেষজ্ঞঃ সর্বং তরতি দুস্তরম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 12.227.27 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રિયાવાઞ્શ્રદ્દધાનશ્ચ દાતા પ્રાજ્ઞોઽનસૂયકઃ ।
ધર્માધર્મવિશેષજ્ઞઃ સર્વં તરતિ દુસ્તરમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 12.227.27 in Malayalam sript:
ക്രിയാവാഞ്ശ്രദ്ദധാനശ്ച ദാതാ പ്രാജ്ഞോഽനസൂയകഃ ।
ധര്മാധര്മവിശേഷജ്ഞഃ സര്വം തരതി ദുസ്തരമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.227.27 in Telugu sript:
క్రియావాఞ్శ్రద్దధానశ్చ దాతా ప్రాజ్ఞోఽనసూయకః ।
ధర్మాధర్మవిశేషజ్ఞః సర్వం తరతి దుస్తరమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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