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 12.308.147

सर्वः स्वे स्वे गृहे राजा सर्वः स्वे स्वे गृहे गृही ।
निग्रहानुग्रहौ कुर्वंस्तुल्यो जनक राजभिः ॥ १४७ ॥

sarvaḥ sve sve gṛhe rājā sarvaḥ sve sve gṛhe gṛhī |
nigrahānugrahau kurvaṃstulyo janaka rājabhiḥ || 147 ||

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

...regardless of the sufferings of others, very soon takes the lives of all persons, that is of thyself and your friends. There is none capable of resisting him. Very soon the wind of Yama will blow before you...

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

Sarva, Sva, Grih, Griha, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Grihin, Grihi, Nigrahanugraha, Kurvat, Tulya, Janaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.147). 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: “sarvaḥ sve sve gṛhe rājā sarvaḥ sve sve gṛhe gṛhī
  • sarvaḥ -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvaḥ -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gṛhī -
  • gṛhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gṛhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gṛhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nigrahānugrahau kurvaṃstulyo janaka rājabhiḥ
  • nigrahānugrahau -
  • nigrahānugraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kurvaṃs -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • tulyo* -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • janaka -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājabhiḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.147

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 12.308.147 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಃ ಸ್ವೇ ಸ್ವೇ ಗೃಹೇ ರಾಜಾ ಸರ್ವಃ ಸ್ವೇ ಸ್ವೇ ಗೃಹೇ ಗೃಹೀ ।
ನಿಗ್ರಹಾನುಗ್ರಹೌ ಕುರ್ವಂಸ್ತುಲ್ಯೋ ಜನಕ ರಾಜಭಿಃ ॥ ೧೪೭ ॥

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 12.308.147 in Bengali sript:
সর্বঃ স্বে স্বে গৃহে রাজা সর্বঃ স্বে স্বে গৃহে গৃহী ।
নিগ্রহানুগ্রহৌ কুর্বংস্তুল্যো জনক রাজভিঃ ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

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 12.308.147 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વઃ સ્વે સ્વે ગૃહે રાજા સર્વઃ સ્વે સ્વે ગૃહે ગૃહી ।
નિગ્રહાનુગ્રહૌ કુર્વંસ્તુલ્યો જનક રાજભિઃ ॥ ૧૪૭ ॥

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 12.308.147 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വഃ സ്വേ സ്വേ ഗൃഹേ രാജാ സര്വഃ സ്വേ സ്വേ ഗൃഹേ ഗൃഹീ ।
നിഗ്രഹാനുഗ്രഹൌ കുര്വംസ്തുല്യോ ജനക രാജഭിഃ ॥ ൧൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.147 in Telugu sript:
సర్వః స్వే స్వే గృహే రాజా సర్వః స్వే స్వే గృహే గృహీ ।
నిగ్రహానుగ్రహౌ కుర్వంస్తుల్యో జనక రాజభిః ॥ ౧౪౭ ॥

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