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 12.240.4

इन्द्रियाणां पृथग्भावाद्बुद्धिर्विक्रियते ह्यणु ।
शृण्वती भवति श्रोत्रं स्पृशती स्पर्श उच्यते ॥ ४ ॥

indriyāṇāṃ pṛthagbhāvādbuddhirvikriyate hyaṇu |
śṛṇvatī bhavati śrotraṃ spṛśatī sparśa ucyate || 4 ||

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

...offends in respect of any act. There was once a man of great wisdom, of the name of Chirakarin, who was the son of Gautama. Reflecting for a long time upon every consideration connected with proposed acts, he...

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

Indriya, Prithagbhava, Buddhi, Vij, Iyat, Iyata, Anu, Shrinvat, Shrinvati, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shrotra, Sprishat, Sparsha, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.240.4). 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: “indriyāṇāṃ pṛthagbhāvādbuddhirvikriyate hyaṇu
  • indriyāṇām -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pṛthagbhāvād -
  • pṛthagbhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aṇu -
  • aṇu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇvatī bhavati śrotraṃ spṛśatī sparśa ucyate
  • śṛṇvatī -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śṛṇvatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śrotram -
  • śrotra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • spṛśatī -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • sparśa* -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.240.4

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 12.240.4 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಪೃಥಗ್ಭಾವಾದ್ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ವಿಕ್ರಿಯತೇ ಹ್ಯಣು ।
ಶೃಣ್ವತೀ ಭವತಿ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಂ ಸ್ಪೃಶತೀ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ ಉಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.240.4 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্রিযাণাং পৃথগ্ভাবাদ্বুদ্ধির্বিক্রিযতে হ্যণু ।
শৃণ্বতী ভবতি শ্রোত্রং স্পৃশতী স্পর্শ উচ্যতে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.240.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રિયાણાં પૃથગ્ભાવાદ્બુદ્ધિર્વિક્રિયતે હ્યણુ ।
શૃણ્વતી ભવતિ શ્રોત્રં સ્પૃશતી સ્પર્શ ઉચ્યતે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.240.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്രിയാണാം പൃഥഗ്ഭാവാദ്ബുദ്ധിര്വിക്രിയതേ ഹ്യണു ।
ശൃണ്വതീ ഭവതി ശ്രോത്രം സ്പൃശതീ സ്പര്ശ ഉച്യതേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.240.4 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్రియాణాం పృథగ్భావాద్బుద్ధిర్విక్రియతే హ్యణు ।
శృణ్వతీ భవతి శ్రోత్రం స్పృశతీ స్పర్శ ఉచ్యతే ॥ ౪ ॥

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