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 12.284.2

प्रायेण हि गृहस्थस्य ममत्वं नाम जायते ।
सङ्गागतं नरश्रेष्ठ भावैस्तामसराजसैः ॥ २ ॥

prāyeṇa hi gṛhasthasya mamatvaṃ nāma jāyate |
saṅgāgataṃ naraśreṣṭha bhāvaistāmasarājasaiḥ || 2 ||

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

...body meets with dissolution, its next birth, determined by those circumstances, is seen to enjoy and endure the fruits of all its past acts. Jiva, after dissolution of the body it inhabited, does not, O king...

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

Prayena, Praya, Grihastha, Mamatva, Naman, Jayat, Sanga, Agata, Narashreshtha, Bhava, Tamasa, Rajasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.284.2). 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: “prāyeṇa hi gṛhasthasya mamatvaṃ nāma jāyate
  • prāyeṇa -
  • prāyeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gṛhasthasya -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    gṛhastha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mamatvam -
  • mamatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “saṅgāgataṃ naraśreṣṭha bhāvaistāmasarājasaiḥ
  • saṅgā -
  • saṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agatam -
  • agata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • naraśreṣṭha -
  • naraśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvais -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tāmasa -
  • tāmasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāmasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājasaiḥ -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.284.2

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 12.284.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಯೇಣ ಹಿ ಗೃಹಸ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಮಮತ್ವಂ ನಾಮ ಜಾಯತೇ ।
ಸಙ್ಗಾಗತಂ ನರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಭಾವೈಸ್ತಾಮಸರಾಜಸೈಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.284.2 in Bengali sript:
প্রাযেণ হি গৃহস্থস্য মমত্বং নাম জাযতে ।
সঙ্গাগতং নরশ্রেষ্ঠ ভাবৈস্তামসরাজসৈঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.284.2 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાયેણ હિ ગૃહસ્થસ્ય મમત્વં નામ જાયતે ।
સઙ્ગાગતં નરશ્રેષ્ઠ ભાવૈસ્તામસરાજસૈઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.284.2 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രായേണ ഹി ഗൃഹസ്ഥസ്യ മമത്വം നാമ ജായതേ ।
സങ്ഗാഗതം നരശ്രേഷ്ഠ ഭാവൈസ്താമസരാജസൈഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.284.2 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాయేణ హి గృహస్థస్య మమత్వం నామ జాయతే ।
సఙ్గాగతం నరశ్రేష్ఠ భావైస్తామసరాజసైః ॥ ౨ ॥

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