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 12.238.14

धर्माख्यानेषु सर्वेषु सत्याख्यानेषु यद्वसु ।
दशेदमृक्सहस्राणि निर्मथ्यामृतमुद्धृतम् ॥ १४ ॥

dharmākhyāneṣu sarveṣu satyākhyāneṣu yadvasu |
daśedamṛksahasrāṇi nirmathyāmṛtamuddhṛtam || 14 ||

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

...restrained, that have tranquil minds, and that perform sacrifices from a sense of duty (and not from desire of fruit), become productive of fruit.{GL_NOTE:175344:} Faith with respect to Brahma is the daughter...

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

Dharmakhyana, Sarva, Sat, Sati, Satya, Akhyana, Yadvan, Ric, Sahasra, Nirmathya, Ritam, Rita, Uddhrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.238.14). 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: “dharmākhyāneṣu sarveṣu satyākhyāneṣu yadvasu
  • dharmākhyāneṣu -
  • dharmākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sarveṣu -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • satyā -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyāneṣu -
  • ākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yadvasu -
  • yadvan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “daśedamṛksahasrāṇi nirmathyāmṛtamuddhṛtam
  • daśed -
  • daṃś (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirmathyām -
  • nirmathyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uddhṛtam -
  • uddhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.238.14

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 12.238.14 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮಾಖ್ಯಾನೇಷು ಸರ್ವೇಷು ಸತ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನೇಷು ಯದ್ವಸು ।
ದಶೇದಮೃಕ್ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ನಿರ್ಮಥ್ಯಾಮೃತಮುದ್ಧೃತಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 12.238.14 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মাখ্যানেষু সর্বেষু সত্যাখ্যানেষু যদ্বসু ।
দশেদমৃক্সহস্রাণি নির্মথ্যামৃতমুদ্ধৃতম্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.238.14 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્માખ્યાનેષુ સર્વેષુ સત્યાખ્યાનેષુ યદ્વસુ ।
દશેદમૃક્સહસ્રાણિ નિર્મથ્યામૃતમુદ્ધૃતમ્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 12.238.14 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മാഖ്യാനേഷു സര്വേഷു സത്യാഖ്യാനേഷു യദ്വസു ।
ദശേദമൃക്സഹസ്രാണി നിര്മഥ്യാമൃതമുദ്ധൃതമ് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.238.14 in Telugu sript:
ధర్మాఖ్యానేషు సర్వేషు సత్యాఖ్యానేషు యద్వసు ।
దశేదమృక్సహస్రాణి నిర్మథ్యామృతముద్ధృతమ్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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