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 12.259.14

यदा पुरोहितं वा ते पर्येयुः शरणैषिणः ।
करिष्यामः पुनर्ब्रह्मन्न पापमिति वादिनः ॥ १४ ॥

yadā purohitaṃ vā te paryeyuḥ śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ |
kariṣyāmaḥ punarbrahmanna pāpamiti vādinaḥ || 14 ||

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

...dissociation from company, he should be perfectly equable, steadily fixed, and uniform. He should not earn either merit or demerit by means of acts.{GL_NOTE:175494:} He should be always gratified, well-contented...

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

Yada, Yad, Purohita, Tad, Yushmad, Pari, Sharanaishin, Papam, Papa, Iti, Vadi, Vadin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.259.14). 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: “yadā purohitaṃ te paryeyuḥ śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • purohitam -
  • purohita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purohita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purohitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • parye -
  • pari (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    paryā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iyuḥ -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
  • śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ -
  • śaraṇaiṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaraṇaiṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kariṣyāmaḥ punarbrahmanna pāpamiti vādinaḥ
  • kariṣyāmaḥ -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active first plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active first plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active first plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active first plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active first plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active first plural]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active first plural]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active first plural]
  • Cannot analyse punarbrahmanna*pā
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vādinaḥ -
  • vādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.259.14

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 12.259.14 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ಪುರೋಹಿತಂ ವಾ ತೇ ಪರ್ಯೇಯುಃ ಶರಣೈಷಿಣಃ ।
ಕರಿಷ್ಯಾಮಃ ಪುನರ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ನ ಪಾಪಮಿತಿ ವಾದಿನಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 12.259.14 in Bengali sript:
যদা পুরোহিতং বা তে পর্যেযুঃ শরণৈষিণঃ ।
করিষ্যামঃ পুনর্ব্রহ্মন্ন পাপমিতি বাদিনঃ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.259.14 in Gujarati sript:
યદા પુરોહિતં વા તે પર્યેયુઃ શરણૈષિણઃ ।
કરિષ્યામઃ પુનર્બ્રહ્મન્ન પાપમિતિ વાદિનઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 12.259.14 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ പുരോഹിതം വാ തേ പര്യേയുഃ ശരണൈഷിണഃ ।
കരിഷ്യാമഃ പുനര്ബ്രഹ്മന്ന പാപമിതി വാദിനഃ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.259.14 in Telugu sript:
యదా పురోహితం వా తే పర్యేయుః శరణైషిణః ।
కరిష్యామః పునర్బ్రహ్మన్న పాపమితి వాదినః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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