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 12.267.17

पूर्वं चेतयते जन्तुरिन्द्रियैर्विषयान्पृथक् ।
विचार्य मनसा पश्चादथ बुद्ध्या व्यवस्यति ।
इन्द्रियैरुपलब्धार्थान्सर्वान्यस्त्वध्यवस्यति ॥ १७ ॥

pūrvaṃ cetayate janturindriyairviṣayānpṛthak |
vicārya manasā paścādatha buddhyā vyavasyati |
indriyairupalabdhārthānsarvānyastvadhyavasyati || 17 ||

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

...sight could make one’s hair stand on its end. The blazing flames that emanated from his body rendered him exceedingly awful to behold. His arms were many in number and in each was a weapon that struck the beholder...

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

Purvam, Purva, Cetayat, Jantu, Indriya, Vishaya, Prithak, Vicarya, Manasa, Manas, Pashcat, Pashca, Atha, Buddhi, Vya, Vasyat, Upalabdhartha, Sarvanya, Tva, Adhi, Ava, Avas, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.267.17). 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: “pūrvaṃ cetayate janturindriyairviṣayānpṛthak
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cetayate -
  • cit -> cetayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √cit]
    cit -> cetayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √cit]
    cit (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • jantur -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • indriyair -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viṣayān -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vicārya manasā paścādatha buddhyā vyavasyati
  • vicārya -
  • vicārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paścād -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • buddhyā* -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vya -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasyati -
  • vas -> vasyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vas class 4 verb]
    vas -> vasyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vas class 4 verb]
    vas (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 3: “indriyairupalabdhārthānsarvānyastvadhyavasyati
  • indriyair -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upalabdhārthān -
  • upalabdhārtha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvānyas -
  • sarvānya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avasya -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    avas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    vas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.267.17

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 12.267.17 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಚೇತಯತೇ ಜನ್ತುರಿನ್ದ್ರಿಯೈರ್ವಿಷಯಾನ್ಪೃಥಕ್ ।
ವಿಚಾರ್ಯ ಮನಸಾ ಪಶ್ಚಾದಥ ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಯತಿ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯೈರುಪಲಬ್ಧಾರ್ಥಾನ್ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಯಸ್ತ್ವಧ್ಯವಸ್ಯತಿ ॥ 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 12.267.17 in Bengali sript:
পূর্বং চেতযতে জন্তুরিন্দ্রিযৈর্বিষযান্পৃথক্ ।
বিচার্য মনসা পশ্চাদথ বুদ্ধ্যা ব্যবস্যতি ।
ইন্দ্রিযৈরুপলব্ধার্থান্সর্বান্যস্ত্বধ্যবস্যতি ॥ 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 12.267.17 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વં ચેતયતે જન્તુરિન્દ્રિયૈર્વિષયાન્પૃથક્ ।
વિચાર્ય મનસા પશ્ચાદથ બુદ્ધ્યા વ્યવસ્યતિ ।
ઇન્દ્રિયૈરુપલબ્ધાર્થાન્સર્વાન્યસ્ત્વધ્યવસ્યતિ ॥ 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 12.267.17 in Malayalam sript:
പൂര്വം ചേതയതേ ജന്തുരിന്ദ്രിയൈര്വിഷയാന്പൃഥക് ।
വിചാര്യ മനസാ പശ്ചാദഥ ബുദ്ധ്യാ വ്യവസ്യതി ।
ഇന്ദ്രിയൈരുപലബ്ധാര്ഥാന്സര്വാന്യസ്ത്വധ്യവസ്യതി ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.267.17 in Telugu sript:
పూర్వం చేతయతే జన్తురిన్ద్రియైర్విషయాన్పృథక్ ।
విచార్య మనసా పశ్చాదథ బుద్ధ్యా వ్యవస్యతి ।
ఇన్ద్రియైరుపలబ్ధార్థాన్సర్వాన్యస్త్వధ్యవస్యతి ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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