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 12.255.27

प्रापयेयुः प्रजाः स्वर्गं स्वधर्मचरणेन वै ।
इति मे वर्तते बुद्धिः समा सर्वत्र जाजले ॥ २७ ॥

prāpayeyuḥ prajāḥ svargaṃ svadharmacaraṇena vai |
iti me vartate buddhiḥ samā sarvatra jājale || 27 ||

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

...acquired in righteous ways. Indeed, he waters the roots of only those things in which he sees merit. In this way, does one become righteous and acquires friends that are good. In consequence of his acquisition...

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

Prapa, Yah, Yat, Praja, Prajas, Svarga, Svadharma, Svadharman, Carana, Iti, Asmad, Vartat, Buddhi, Sama, Sarvatra, Jajala, Jajali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.255.27). 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: “prāpayeyuḥ prajāḥ svargaṃ svadharmacaraṇena vai
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyuḥ -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svadharma -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svadharman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caraṇena -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    caraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “iti me vartate buddhiḥ samā sarvatra jājale
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • buddhiḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jājale -
  • jājala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jājali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.255.27

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 12.255.27 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಪಯೇಯುಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಂ ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಚರಣೇನ ವೈ ।
ಇತಿ ಮೇ ವರ್ತತೇ ಬುದ್ಧಿಃ ಸಮಾ ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಜಾಜಲೇ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 12.255.27 in Bengali sript:
প্রাপযেযুঃ প্রজাঃ স্বর্গং স্বধর্মচরণেন বৈ ।
ইতি মে বর্ততে বুদ্ধিঃ সমা সর্বত্র জাজলে ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 12.255.27 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાપયેયુઃ પ્રજાઃ સ્વર્ગં સ્વધર્મચરણેન વૈ ।
ઇતિ મે વર્તતે બુદ્ધિઃ સમા સર્વત્ર જાજલે ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 12.255.27 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാപയേയുഃ പ്രജാഃ സ്വര്ഗം സ്വധര്മചരണേന വൈ ।
ഇതി മേ വര്തതേ ബുദ്ധിഃ സമാ സര്വത്ര ജാജലേ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.255.27 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాపయేయుః ప్రజాః స్వర్గం స్వధర్మచరణేన వై ।
ఇతి మే వర్తతే బుద్ధిః సమా సర్వత్ర జాజలే ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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