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 12.237.5

एकश्चरति यः पश्यन्न जहाति न हीयते ।
अनग्निरनिकेतः स्याद्ग्राममन्नार्थमाश्रयेत् ॥ ५ ॥

ekaścarati yaḥ paśyanna jahāti na hīyate |
anagniraniketaḥ syādgrāmamannārthamāśrayet || 5 ||

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

...Vedas and directed to be accomplished every day, who is penetrated with fear if he fails to accomplish them any day, who takes all the essentials of Sacrifice as identical with Brahma, and who never regards...

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

Eka, Yah, Pashyat, Anagni, Aniketa, Syat, Sya, Grama, Anna, Artha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.237.5). 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: “ekaścarati yaḥ paśyanna jahāti na hīyate
  • ekaś -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyann -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jahāti -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “anagniraniketaḥ syādgrāmamannārthamāśrayet
  • anagnir -
  • anagni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anagni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aniketaḥ -
  • aniketa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • grāmam -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • annā -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    annā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrayet -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.237.5

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 12.237.5 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಶ್ಚರತಿ ಯಃ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ನ ಜಹಾತಿ ನ ಹೀಯತೇ ।
ಅನಗ್ನಿರನಿಕೇತಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಗ್ರಾಮಮನ್ನಾರ್ಥಮಾಶ್ರಯೇತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.237.5 in Bengali sript:
একশ্চরতি যঃ পশ্যন্ন জহাতি ন হীযতে ।
অনগ্নিরনিকেতঃ স্যাদ্গ্রামমন্নার্থমাশ্রযেত্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.237.5 in Gujarati sript:
એકશ્ચરતિ યઃ પશ્યન્ન જહાતિ ન હીયતે ।
અનગ્નિરનિકેતઃ સ્યાદ્ગ્રામમન્નાર્થમાશ્રયેત્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.237.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകശ്ചരതി യഃ പശ്യന്ന ജഹാതി ന ഹീയതേ ।
അനഗ്നിരനികേതഃ സ്യാദ്ഗ്രാമമന്നാര്ഥമാശ്രയേത് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.237.5 in Telugu sript:
ఏకశ్చరతి యః పశ్యన్న జహాతి న హీయతే ।
అనగ్నిరనికేతః స్యాద్గ్రామమన్నార్థమాశ్రయేత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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