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 12.231.7

भूमेर्देहो जलात्सारो ज्योतिषश्चक्षुषी स्मृते ।
प्राणापानाश्रयो वायुः खेष्वाकाशं शरीरिणाम् ॥ ७ ॥

bhūmerdeho jalātsāro jyotiṣaścakṣuṣī smṛte |
prāṇāpānāśrayo vāyuḥ kheṣvākāśaṃ śarīriṇām || 7 ||

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

...engaged in diverse functions in diverse new bodies. For this reason, the wind is called the lord of the senses and is distinguished above the other elements constituting the gross body. The gods, without exception...

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

Bhumi, Deha, Jala, Sara, Saras, Jyotisha, Jyotis, Cakshus, Cakshushi, Smrita, Smriti, Pranapana, Ashri, Vayu, Kha, Akasha, Sharirin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.231.7). 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: “bhūmerdeho jalātsāro jyotiṣaścakṣuṣī smṛte
  • bhūmer -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • deho* -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jalāt -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sāro* -
  • sāras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jyotiṣaś -
  • jyotiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jyotis (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cakṣuṣī -
  • cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣai -> cakṣuṣī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]
  • smṛte -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “prāṇāpānāśrayo vāyuḥ kheṣvākāśaṃ śarīriṇām
  • prāṇāpānā -
  • prāṇāpāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśrayo* -
  • aśri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • kheṣvā -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ākāśam -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śarīriṇām -
  • śarīrin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śarīrin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.231.7

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 12.231.7 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂಮೇರ್ದೇಹೋ ಜಲಾತ್ಸಾರೋ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಶ್ಚಕ್ಷುಷೀ ಸ್ಮೃತೇ ।
ಪ್ರಾಣಾಪಾನಾಶ್ರಯೋ ವಾಯುಃ ಖೇಷ್ವಾಕಾಶಂ ಶರೀರಿಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 12.231.7 in Bengali sript:
ভূমের্দেহো জলাত্সারো জ্যোতিষশ্চক্ষুষী স্মৃতে ।
প্রাণাপানাশ্রযো বাযুঃ খেষ্বাকাশং শরীরিণাম্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 12.231.7 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂમેર્દેહો જલાત્સારો જ્યોતિષશ્ચક્ષુષી સ્મૃતે ।
પ્રાણાપાનાશ્રયો વાયુઃ ખેષ્વાકાશં શરીરિણામ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 12.231.7 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂമേര്ദേഹോ ജലാത്സാരോ ജ്യോതിഷശ്ചക്ഷുഷീ സ്മൃതേ ।
പ്രാണാപാനാശ്രയോ വായുഃ ഖേഷ്വാകാശം ശരീരിണാമ് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.231.7 in Telugu sript:
భూమేర్దేహో జలాత్సారో జ్యోతిషశ్చక్షుషీ స్మృతే ।
ప్రాణాపానాశ్రయో వాయుః ఖేష్వాకాశం శరీరిణామ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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