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 12.292.25

स्वधाकारवषट्कारौ स्वाहाकारनमस्क्रियाः ।
याजनाध्यापनं दानं तथैवाहुः प्रतिग्रहम् ।
यजनाध्ययने चैव यच्चान्यदपि किंचन ॥ २५ ॥

svadhākāravaṣaṭkārau svāhākāranamaskriyāḥ |
yājanādhyāpanaṃ dānaṃ tathaivāhuḥ pratigraham |
yajanādhyayane caiva yaccānyadapi kiṃcana || 25 ||

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

...one’s mind becomes perfectly free from every purpose; when one is not conscious of any thing, when one cherishes no thought; when one becomes like a piece of wood, then is one called by the wise to be in perfect...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.292.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svadhakara, Vashatkara, Svahakara, Namaskriya, Yajana, Adhyapana, Dana, Tatha, Ahu, Pratigraha, Yajanadhyayana, Yat, Yad, Api, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.292.25). 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: “svadhākāravaṣaṭkārau svāhākāranamaskriyāḥ
  • svadhākāra -
  • svadhākāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṣaṭkārau -
  • vaṣaṭkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svāhākāra -
  • svāhākāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • namaskriyāḥ -
  • namaskriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yājanādhyāpanaṃ dānaṃ tathaivāhuḥ pratigraham
  • yājanā -
  • yājana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhyāpanam -
  • adhyāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhyāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathai -
  • 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]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ahuḥ -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • pratigraham -
  • pratigraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “yajanādhyayane caiva yaccānyadapi kiṃcana
  • yajanādhyayane -
  • yajanādhyayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.292.25

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 12.292.25 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಧಾಕಾರವಷಟ್ಕಾರೌ ಸ್ವಾಹಾಕಾರನಮಸ್ಕ್ರಿಯಾಃ ।
ಯಾಜನಾಧ್ಯಾಪನಂ ದಾನಂ ತಥೈವಾಹುಃ ಪ್ರತಿಗ್ರಹಮ್ ।
ಯಜನಾಧ್ಯಯನೇ ಚೈವ ಯಚ್ಚಾನ್ಯದಪಿ ಕಿಂಚನ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 12.292.25 in Bengali sript:
স্বধাকারবষট্কারৌ স্বাহাকারনমস্ক্রিযাঃ ।
যাজনাধ্যাপনং দানং তথৈবাহুঃ প্রতিগ্রহম্ ।
যজনাধ্যযনে চৈব যচ্চান্যদপি কিংচন ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 12.292.25 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વધાકારવષટ્કારૌ સ્વાહાકારનમસ્ક્રિયાઃ ।
યાજનાધ્યાપનં દાનં તથૈવાહુઃ પ્રતિગ્રહમ્ ।
યજનાધ્યયને ચૈવ યચ્ચાન્યદપિ કિંચન ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 12.292.25 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വധാകാരവഷട്കാരൌ സ്വാഹാകാരനമസ്ക്രിയാഃ ।
യാജനാധ്യാപനം ദാനം തഥൈവാഹുഃ പ്രതിഗ്രഹമ് ।
യജനാധ്യയനേ ചൈവ യച്ചാന്യദപി കിംചന ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.292.25 in Telugu sript:
స్వధాకారవషట్కారౌ స్వాహాకారనమస్క్రియాః ।
యాజనాధ్యాపనం దానం తథైవాహుః ప్రతిగ్రహమ్ ।
యజనాధ్యయనే చైవ యచ్చాన్యదపి కించన ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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