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 12.243.18

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संगोप्य ह्यात्मनो द्वाराण्यपिधाय विचिन्तयन् ।
यो ह्यास्ते ब्राह्मणः शिष्टः स आत्मरतिरुच्यते ॥ १८ ॥

saṃgopya hyātmano dvārāṇyapidhāya vicintayan |
yo hyāste brāhmaṇaḥ śiṣṭaḥ sa ātmaratirucyate || 18 ||

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

...me, O foremost of good men!' "Bhishma said, 'In this connection is cited the old narrative of the conversation between Dyumatsena and king Satyavat. We have heard that upon a certain number of individuals having...
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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 (12.243.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanga, Upya, Atman, Dvara, Api, Dha, Dhaya, Cinta, Yat, Yah, Brahmana, Shishta, Atmarati, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.243.18). 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: “saṃgopya hyātmano dvārāṇyapidhāya vicintayan ”
saṅgo -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
upya -
upya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vap -> upya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vap]

√vap -> upya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vap]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ātmano* -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
dvārāṇya -
dvāra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhāya -
dhāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhā -> dhāya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> dhāya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> dhāya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> dhāya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

dha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cinta -
cinta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cinta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cint (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
Line 2: “yo hyāste brāhmaṇaḥ śiṣṭaḥ sa ātmaratirucyate ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
āste -
√ās (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
brāhmaṇaḥ -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiṣṭaḥ -
śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]

√śās (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
sa*ā -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

si (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle second single]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ātmaratir -
ātmarati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ātmarati (noun, feminine)

[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 12.243.18

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.243.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಗೋಪ್ಯ ಹ್ಯಾತ್ಮನೋ ದ್ವಾರಾಣ್ಯಪಿಧಾಯ ವಿಚಿನ್ತಯನ್ ।
ಯೋ ಹ್ಯಾಸ್ತೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಶಿಷ್ಟಃ ಸ ಆತ್ಮರತಿರುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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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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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 12.243.18 in Bengali sript:
সংগোপ্য হ্যাত্মনো দ্বারাণ্যপিধায বিচিন্তযন্ ।
যো হ্যাস্তে ব্রাহ্মণঃ শিষ্টঃ স আত্মরতিরুচ্যতে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 12.243.18 in Gujarati sript:
સંગોપ્ય હ્યાત્મનો દ્વારાણ્યપિધાય વિચિન્તયન્ ।
યો હ્યાસ્તે બ્રાહ્મણઃ શિષ્ટઃ સ આત્મરતિરુચ્યતે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.243.18 in Malayalam sript:
സംഗോപ്യ ഹ്യാത്മനോ ദ്വാരാണ്യപിധായ വിചിന്തയന് ।
യോ ഹ്യാസ്തേ ബ്രാഹ്മണഃ ശിഷ്ടഃ സ ആത്മരതിരുച്യതേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.243.18 in Telugu sript:
సంగోప్య హ్యాత్మనో ద్వారాణ్యపిధాయ విచిన్తయన్ ।
యో హ్యాస్తే బ్రాహ్మణః శిష్టః స ఆత్మరతిరుచ్యతే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021