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 12.308.166

अथापीमासु संज्ञासु लौकिकीषु प्रतिष्ठसि ।
अभिषङ्गावरोधाभ्यां बद्धस्त्वं प्राकृतो यथा ॥ १६६ ॥

athāpīmāsu saṃjñāsu laukikīṣu pratiṣṭhasi |
abhiṣaṅgāvarodhābhyāṃ baddhastvaṃ prākṛto yathā || 166 ||

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

...other world (that leads to the regions of Yama), is infested by many foes (in the form of iron-beaked birds and wolves) and by many repulsive and terrible insects and worms. Do you take care of your own acts...

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

Athapi, Iyam, Idam, Sanjna, Laukiki, Pratishtha, Abhishanga, Ara, Aru, Udha, Baddha, Tva, Yushmad, Prakrita, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.166). 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: “athāpīmāsu saṃjñāsu laukikīṣu pratiṣṭhasi
  • athāpī -
  • athāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āsu -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • sañjñāsu -
  • sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • laukikīṣu -
  • laukikī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • pratiṣṭha -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abhiṣaṅgāvarodhābhyāṃ baddhastvaṃ prākṛto yathā
  • abhiṣaṅgāva -
  • abhiṣaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aro -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • udhābhyām -
  • udhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • baddhas -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • prākṛto* -
  • prākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.166

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 12.308.166 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಪೀಮಾಸು ಸಂಜ್ಞಾಸು ಲೌಕಿಕೀಷು ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಸಿ ।
ಅಭಿಷಙ್ಗಾವರೋಧಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಬದ್ಧಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಾಕೃತೋ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೧೬೬ ॥

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 12.308.166 in Bengali sript:
অথাপীমাসু সংজ্ঞাসু লৌকিকীষু প্রতিষ্ঠসি ।
অভিষঙ্গাবরোধাভ্যাং বদ্ধস্ত্বং প্রাকৃতো যথা ॥ ১৬৬ ॥

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 12.308.166 in Gujarati sript:
અથાપીમાસુ સંજ્ઞાસુ લૌકિકીષુ પ્રતિષ્ઠસિ ।
અભિષઙ્ગાવરોધાભ્યાં બદ્ધસ્ત્વં પ્રાકૃતો યથા ॥ ૧૬૬ ॥

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 12.308.166 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാപീമാസു സംജ്ഞാസു ലൌകികീഷു പ്രതിഷ്ഠസി ।
അഭിഷങ്ഗാവരോധാഭ്യാം ബദ്ധസ്ത്വം പ്രാകൃതോ യഥാ ॥ ൧൬൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.166 in Telugu sript:
అథాపీమాసు సంజ్ఞాసు లౌకికీషు ప్రతిష్ఠసి ।
అభిషఙ్గావరోధాభ్యాం బద్ధస్త్వం ప్రాకృతో యథా ॥ ౧౬౬ ॥

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