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 12.258.17

प्रीतिमात्रं पितुः पुत्रः सर्वं पुत्रस्य वै पिता ।
शरीरादीनि देयानि पिता त्वेकः प्रयच्छति ॥ १७ ॥

prītimātraṃ pituḥ putraḥ sarvaṃ putrasya vai pitā |
śarīrādīni deyāni pitā tvekaḥ prayacchati || 17 ||

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

...Time, like a person abandoning house after house in succession. They that are wise, and endued with certainty of knowledge, do not give way to grief upon beholding this (migration). Only they that are foolish...

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

Priti, Atra, Pitri, Pitu, Putra, Sarvam, Sarva, Sharira, Deya, Tva, Eka, Prayat, Shati, Shatin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.258.17). 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: “prītimātraṃ pituḥ putraḥ sarvaṃ putrasya vai pitā
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putraḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • putrasya -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śarīrādīni deyāni pitā tvekaḥ prayacchati
  • śarīrād -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • deyāni -
  • deya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ekaḥ -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śati -
  • śatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.258.17

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 12.258.17 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರೀತಿಮಾತ್ರಂ ಪಿತುಃ ಪುತ್ರಃ ಸರ್ವಂ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ವೈ ಪಿತಾ ।
ಶರೀರಾದೀನಿ ದೇಯಾನಿ ಪಿತಾ ತ್ವೇಕಃ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 12.258.17 in Bengali sript:
প্রীতিমাত্রং পিতুঃ পুত্রঃ সর্বং পুত্রস্য বৈ পিতা ।
শরীরাদীনি দেযানি পিতা ত্বেকঃ প্রযচ্ছতি ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 12.258.17 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રીતિમાત્રં પિતુઃ પુત્રઃ સર્વં પુત્રસ્ય વૈ પિતા ।
શરીરાદીનિ દેયાનિ પિતા ત્વેકઃ પ્રયચ્છતિ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 12.258.17 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രീതിമാത്രം പിതുഃ പുത്രഃ സര്വം പുത്രസ്യ വൈ പിതാ ।
ശരീരാദീനി ദേയാനി പിതാ ത്വേകഃ പ്രയച്ഛതി ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.258.17 in Telugu sript:
ప్రీతిమాత్రం పితుః పుత్రః సర్వం పుత్రస్య వై పితా ।
శరీరాదీని దేయాని పితా త్వేకః ప్రయచ్ఛతి ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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