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 12.293.17

त्वङ्मांसं शोणितं चैव मातृजान्यपि शुश्रुम ।
एवमेतद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ वेदशास्त्रेषु पठ्यते ॥ १७ ॥

tvaṅmāṃsaṃ śoṇitaṃ caiva mātṛjānyapi śuśruma |
evametaddvijaśreṣṭha vedaśāstreṣu paṭhyate || 17 ||

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

...Of the five subtile essences and Consciousness, Consciousness constitutes Vidya. Of Consciousness and Mahat, Mahat, O king, is Vidya. Of all the topics or principles beginning with Mahat, and Prakriti, it is...

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

Tvac, Mamsa, Shonita, Jani, Janya, Api, Evam, Eva, Etad, Dvijashreshtha, Vedashastra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.293.17). 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: “tvaṅmāṃsaṃ śoṇitaṃ caiva mātṛjānyapi śuśruma
  • tvaṅ -
  • tvac (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • māṃsam -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śoṇitam -
  • śoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śoṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • mātṛ -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jānya -
  • jāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śuśruma -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • Line 2: “evametaddvijaśreṣṭha vedaśāstreṣu paṭhyate
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvijaśreṣṭha -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedaśāstreṣu -
  • vedaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • paṭhyate -
  • paṭh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.293.17

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 12.293.17 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಙ್ಮಾಂಸಂ ಶೋಣಿತಂ ಚೈವ ಮಾತೃಜಾನ್ಯಪಿ ಶುಶ್ರುಮ ।
ಏವಮೇತದ್ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ವೇದಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಷು ಪಠ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 12.293.17 in Bengali sript:
ত্বঙ্মাংসং শোণিতং চৈব মাতৃজান্যপি শুশ্রুম ।
এবমেতদ্দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠ বেদশাস্ত্রেষু পঠ্যতে ॥ 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 12.293.17 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વઙ્માંસં શોણિતં ચૈવ માતૃજાન્યપિ શુશ્રુમ ।
એવમેતદ્દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠ વેદશાસ્ત્રેષુ પઠ્યતે ॥ 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 12.293.17 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വങ്മാംസം ശോണിതം ചൈവ മാതൃജാന്യപി ശുശ്രുമ ।
ഏവമേതദ്ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠ വേദശാസ്ത്രേഷു പഠ്യതേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.293.17 in Telugu sript:
త్వఙ్మాంసం శోణితం చైవ మాతృజాన్యపి శుశ్రుమ ।
ఏవమేతద్ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠ వేదశాస్త్రేషు పఠ్యతే ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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