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 12.237.29

दैवं त्रिधातुं त्रिवृतं सुपर्णं ये विद्युरग्र्यं परमार्थतां च ।
ते सर्वलोकेषु महीयमाना देवाः समर्थाः सुकृतं व्रजन्ति ॥ २९ ॥

daivaṃ tridhātuṃ trivṛtaṃ suparṇaṃ ye vidyuragryaṃ paramārthatāṃ ca |
te sarvalokeṣu mahīyamānā devāḥ samarthāḥ sukṛtaṃ vrajanti || 29 ||

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

...speaking to you.{GL_NOTE:175335:} The gods know him for a Brahmana who has given up all desire of fruit, who has no exertion in respect of worldly acts, who never bows down his head unto any one, who never utters...

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

Daiva, Tridhatu, Trivrit, Trivrita, Suparna, Yah, Yat, Vidyu, Agrya, Paramarthata, Tad, Yushmad, Sarvaloka, Ana, Deva, Samartha, Sukrit, Sukrita, Vrajat, Vrajanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.237.29). 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: “daivaṃ tridhātuṃ trivṛtaṃ suparṇaṃ ye vidyuragryaṃ paramārthatāṃ ca
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tridhātum -
  • tridhātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    tridhātu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • trivṛtam -
  • trivṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    trivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trivṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trivṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • suparṇam -
  • suparṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suparṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suparṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidyur -
  • vidyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • agryam -
  • agrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramārthatām -
  • paramārthatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “te sarvalokeṣu mahīyamānā devāḥ samarthāḥ sukṛtaṃ vrajanti
  • 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]
  • sarvalokeṣu -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • mahīyam -
  • mahīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānā* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samarthāḥ -
  • samartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samarthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukṛtam -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajanti -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.237.29

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 12.237.29 in Kannada sript:
ದೈವಂ ತ್ರಿಧಾತುಂ ತ್ರಿವೃತಂ ಸುಪರ್ಣಂ ಯೇ ವಿದ್ಯುರಗ್ರ್ಯಂ ಪರಮಾರ್ಥತಾಂ ಚ ।
ತೇ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೇಷು ಮಹೀಯಮಾನಾ ದೇವಾಃ ಸಮರ್ಥಾಃ ಸುಕೃತಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತಿ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 12.237.29 in Bengali sript:
দৈবং ত্রিধাতুং ত্রিবৃতং সুপর্ণং যে বিদ্যুরগ্র্যং পরমার্থতাং চ ।
তে সর্বলোকেষু মহীযমানা দেবাঃ সমর্থাঃ সুকৃতং ব্রজন্তি ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 12.237.29 in Gujarati sript:
દૈવં ત્રિધાતું ત્રિવૃતં સુપર્ણં યે વિદ્યુરગ્ર્યં પરમાર્થતાં ચ ।
તે સર્વલોકેષુ મહીયમાના દેવાઃ સમર્થાઃ સુકૃતં વ્રજન્તિ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 12.237.29 in Malayalam sript:
ദൈവം ത്രിധാതും ത്രിവൃതം സുപര്ണം യേ വിദ്യുരഗ്ര്യം പരമാര്ഥതാം ച ।
തേ സര്വലോകേഷു മഹീയമാനാ ദേവാഃ സമര്ഥാഃ സുകൃതം വ്രജന്തി ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.237.29 in Telugu sript:
దైవం త్రిధాతుం త్రివృతం సుపర్ణం యే విద్యురగ్ర్యం పరమార్థతాం చ ।
తే సర్వలోకేషు మహీయమానా దేవాః సమర్థాః సుకృతం వ్రజన్తి ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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