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 12.292.18

शैवालभोजनश्चैव तथाचामेन वर्तयन् ।
वर्तयञ्शीर्णपर्णैश्च प्रकीर्णफलभोजनः ॥ १८ ॥

śaivālabhojanaścaiva tathācāmena vartayan |
vartayañśīrṇaparṇaiśca prakīrṇaphalabhojanaḥ || 18 ||

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

...concentration of mind is unendued with it.{GL_NOTE:175775:} Excepting the three times when a man passes urine and stools and eats, one should devote the whole of his time to contemplation. With-drawing the senses...

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

Shaivala, Bhojana, Tatha, Acama, Vartayat, Shirnaparna, Prakirna, Phala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.292.18). 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: “śaivālabhojanaścaiva tathācāmena vartayan
  • śaivāla -
  • śaivāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaivāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojanaś -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāmena -
  • ācāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vartayan -
  • vṛt -> vartayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt], [vocative single from √vṛt]
  • Line 2: “vartayañśīrṇaparṇaiśca prakīrṇaphalabhojanaḥ
  • vartayañś -
  • vṛt -> vartayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt], [vocative single from √vṛt]
  • śīrṇaparṇaiś -
  • śīrṇaparṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śīrṇaparṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakīrṇa -
  • prakīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhojanaḥ -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.292.18

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 12.292.18 in Kannada sript:
ಶೈವಾಲಭೋಜನಶ್ಚೈವ ತಥಾಚಾಮೇನ ವರ್ತಯನ್ ।
ವರ್ತಯಞ್ಶೀರ್ಣಪರ್ಣೈಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣಫಲಭೋಜನಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 12.292.18 in Bengali sript:
শৈবালভোজনশ্চৈব তথাচামেন বর্তযন্ ।
বর্তযঞ্শীর্ণপর্ণৈশ্চ প্রকীর্ণফলভোজনঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 12.292.18 in Gujarati sript:
શૈવાલભોજનશ્ચૈવ તથાચામેન વર્તયન્ ।
વર્તયઞ્શીર્ણપર્ણૈશ્ચ પ્રકીર્ણફલભોજનઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 12.292.18 in Malayalam sript:
ശൈവാലഭോജനശ്ചൈവ തഥാചാമേന വര്തയന് ।
വര്തയഞ്ശീര്ണപര്ണൈശ്ച പ്രകീര്ണഫലഭോജനഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.292.18 in Telugu sript:
శైవాలభోజనశ్చైవ తథాచామేన వర్తయన్ ।
వర్తయఞ్శీర్ణపర్ణైశ్చ ప్రకీర్ణఫలభోజనః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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