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 12.281.22

अग्निरात्मा च माता च पिता जनयिता तथा ।
गुरुश्च नरशार्दूल परिचर्या यथातथम् ॥ २२ ॥

agnirātmā ca mātā ca pitā janayitā tathā |
guruśca naraśārdūla paricaryā yathātatham || 22 ||

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

...sayst, O king! The offspring procreated are none else than the procreator himself. In consequence, however, of falling away from penance, this distribution into classes of different colours has taken place....

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

Agni, Atman, Atma, Matri, Mata, Pitri, Janayitri, Tatha, Guru, Narashardula, Paricarya, Yathatatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.281.22). 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: “agnirātmā ca mātā ca pitā janayitā tathā
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • janayitā -
  • janayitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “guruśca naraśārdūla paricaryā yathātatham
  • guruś -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naraśārdūla -
  • naraśārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paricaryā* -
  • paricarya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paricaryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathātatham -
  • yathātatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathātatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathātathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.281.22

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 12.281.22 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿರಾತ್ಮಾ ಚ ಮಾತಾ ಚ ಪಿತಾ ಜನಯಿತಾ ತಥಾ ।
ಗುರುಶ್ಚ ನರಶಾರ್ದೂಲ ಪರಿಚರ್ಯಾ ಯಥಾತಥಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 12.281.22 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নিরাত্মা চ মাতা চ পিতা জনযিতা তথা ।
গুরুশ্চ নরশার্দূল পরিচর্যা যথাতথম্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 12.281.22 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નિરાત્મા ચ માતા ચ પિતા જનયિતા તથા ।
ગુરુશ્ચ નરશાર્દૂલ પરિચર્યા યથાતથમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 12.281.22 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നിരാത്മാ ച മാതാ ച പിതാ ജനയിതാ തഥാ ।
ഗുരുശ്ച നരശാര്ദൂല പരിചര്യാ യഥാതഥമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.281.22 in Telugu sript:
అగ్నిరాత్మా చ మాతా చ పితా జనయితా తథా ।
గురుశ్చ నరశార్దూల పరిచర్యా యథాతథమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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