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 12.259.8

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यो यस्तेषामपचरेत्तमाचक्षीत वै द्विजः ।
अयं मे न शृणोतीति तस्मिन्राजा प्रधारयेत् ॥ ८ ॥

yo yasteṣāmapacarettamācakṣīta vai dvijaḥ |
ayaṃ me na śṛṇotīti tasminrājā pradhārayet || 8 ||

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

...extinguished, when all the inmates have finished their meals, or when the hour is over for setting the dishes.{GL_NOTE:175490:} He should content himself with only as much as is barely necessary for keeping...
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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 (12.259.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yasta, Ish, Isha, Apaca, Tta, Aca, Kshita, Dvija, Aya, Idam, Asmad, Iti, Tad, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Pradha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.259.8). 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: “yo yasteṣāmapacarettamācakṣīta vai dvijaḥ ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yaste -
yasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

yasta (noun, neuter)

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

yastā (noun, feminine)

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

√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]

√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]

√yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yas class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
iṣām -
iṣ (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

iṣ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

iṣ (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

iṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
apaca -
apaca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apaca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
re -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ttam -
tta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āca -
āca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ac (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
kṣīta -
√kṣai -> kṣīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]

√kṣai -> kṣīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
dvijaḥ -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ayaṃ me na śṛṇotīti tasminrājā pradhārayet ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śṛṇotī -
√śru (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pradhā -
pradhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
rayet -
√ray (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.259.8

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 12.259.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಯಸ್ತೇಷಾಮಪಚರೇತ್ತಮಾಚಕ್ಷೀತ ವೈ ದ್ವಿಜಃ ।
ಅಯಂ ಮೇ ನ ಶೃಣೋತೀತಿ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ರಾಜಾ ಪ್ರಧಾರಯೇತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.259.8 in Bengali sript:
যো যস্তেষামপচরেত্তমাচক্ষীত বৈ দ্বিজঃ ।
অযং মে ন শৃণোতীতি তস্মিন্রাজা প্রধারযেত্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.259.8 in Gujarati sript:
યો યસ્તેષામપચરેત્તમાચક્ષીત વૈ દ્વિજઃ ।
અયં મે ન શૃણોતીતિ તસ્મિન્રાજા પ્રધારયેત્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.259.8 in Malayalam sript:
യോ യസ്തേഷാമപചരേത്തമാചക്ഷീത വൈ ദ്വിജഃ ।
അയം മേ ന ശൃണോതീതി തസ്മിന്രാജാ പ്രധാരയേത് ॥ ൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.259.8 in Telugu sript:
యో యస్తేషామపచరేత్తమాచక్షీత వై ద్విజః ।
అయం మే న శృణోతీతి తస్మిన్రాజా ప్రధారయేత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021