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 12.235.12

स्वदारनिरतो दान्तो ह्यनसूयुर्जितेन्द्रियः ।
ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्यैर्मातुलातिथिसंश्रितैः ॥ १२ ॥

svadāranirato dānto hyanasūyurjitendriyaḥ |
ṛtvikpurohitācāryairmātulātithisaṃśritaiḥ || 12 ||

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

...contact (for some time) with another piece that is being similarly borne away. There, on the current, other pieces of wood that had been joined together, are seen again to separate from one another. Grass, sticks...

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

Svadaranirata, Danta, Anasuyu, Jitendriya, Ritvij, Purohita, Acarya, Matula, Atithin, Samshrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.235.12). 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: “svadāranirato dānto hyanasūyurjitendriyaḥ
  • svadāranirato* -
  • svadāranirata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dānto* -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • anasūyur -
  • anasūyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anasūyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jitendriyaḥ -
  • jitendriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ṛtvikpurohitācāryairmātulātithisaṃśritaiḥ
  • ṛtvik -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • purohitā -
  • purohita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purohita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāryair -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mātulā -
  • mātula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atithi -
  • atithi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atithin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atithin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃśritaiḥ -
  • saṃśrita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saṃśrita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.235.12

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 12.235.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವದಾರನಿರತೋ ದಾನ್ತೋ ಹ್ಯನಸೂಯುರ್ಜಿತೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಃ ।
ಋತ್ವಿಕ್ಪುರೋಹಿತಾಚಾರ್ಯೈರ್ಮಾತುಲಾತಿಥಿಸಂಶ್ರಿತೈಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.235.12 in Bengali sript:
স্বদারনিরতো দান্তো হ্যনসূযুর্জিতেন্দ্রিযঃ ।
ঋত্বিক্পুরোহিতাচার্যৈর্মাতুলাতিথিসংশ্রিতৈঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.235.12 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વદારનિરતો દાન્તો હ્યનસૂયુર્જિતેન્દ્રિયઃ ।
ઋત્વિક્પુરોહિતાચાર્યૈર્માતુલાતિથિસંશ્રિતૈઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.235.12 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വദാരനിരതോ ദാന്തോ ഹ്യനസൂയുര്ജിതേന്ദ്രിയഃ ।
ഋത്വിക്പുരോഹിതാചാര്യൈര്മാതുലാതിഥിസംശ്രിതൈഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.235.12 in Telugu sript:
స్వదారనిరతో దాన్తో హ్యనసూయుర్జితేన్ద్రియః ।
ఋత్విక్పురోహితాచార్యైర్మాతులాతిథిసంశ్రితైః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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