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 12.258.12

अनवज्ञा पितुर्युक्ता धारणं मातृरक्षणम् ।
युक्तक्षमावुभावेतौ नातिवर्तेतमां कथम् ॥ १२ ॥

anavajñā pituryuktā dhāraṇaṃ mātṛrakṣaṇam |
yuktakṣamāvubhāvetau nātivartetamāṃ katham || 12 ||

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

...dwell together in the body. Or, this body made up of the five (primal) essences is only a combination (that must dissolve away). The eighteen attributes (including Avidya), with him that owns the body, and counting...

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

Anava, Jna, Pitri, Pitu, Yukta, Dharana, Rakshana, Ksham, Kshama, Ubha, Eta, Eti, Esha, Nati, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.258.12). 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: “anavajñā pituryuktā dhāraṇaṃ mātṛrakṣaṇam
  • anava -
  • anava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñā -
  • jñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitur -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuktā* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • dhāraṇam -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mātṛ -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • rakṣaṇam -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yuktakṣamāvubhāvetau nātivartetamāṃ katham
  • yukta -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • kṣamāvu -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhāve -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etau -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vartetam -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [optative active second dual]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.258.12

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 12.258.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅನವಜ್ಞಾ ಪಿತುರ್ಯುಕ್ತಾ ಧಾರಣಂ ಮಾತೃರಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಯುಕ್ತಕ್ಷಮಾವುಭಾವೇತೌ ನಾತಿವರ್ತೇತಮಾಂ ಕಥಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.258.12 in Bengali sript:
অনবজ্ঞা পিতুর্যুক্তা ধারণং মাতৃরক্ষণম্ ।
যুক্তক্ষমাবুভাবেতৌ নাতিবর্তেতমাং কথম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.258.12 in Gujarati sript:
અનવજ્ઞા પિતુર્યુક્તા ધારણં માતૃરક્ષણમ્ ।
યુક્તક્ષમાવુભાવેતૌ નાતિવર્તેતમાં કથમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.258.12 in Malayalam sript:
അനവജ്ഞാ പിതുര്യുക്താ ധാരണം മാതൃരക്ഷണമ് ।
യുക്തക്ഷമാവുഭാവേതൌ നാതിവര്തേതമാം കഥമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.258.12 in Telugu sript:
అనవజ్ఞా పితుర్యుక్తా ధారణం మాతృరక్షణమ్ ।
యుక్తక్షమావుభావేతౌ నాతివర్తేతమాం కథమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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