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 12.337.2

किमेतान्येकनिष्ठानि पृथङ्निष्ठानि वा मुने ।
प्रब्रूहि वै मया पृष्टः प्रवृत्तिं च यथाक्रमम् ॥ २ ॥

kimetānyekaniṣṭhāni pṛthaṅniṣṭhāni vā mune |
prabrūhi vai mayā pṛṣṭaḥ pravṛttiṃ ca yathākramam || 2 ||

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

...righteous Regent of the cardinal and subsidiary points of the compass. After this, that cult, born of the mouth of Narayana, once more disappeared from the world. In the next birth of Brahma, viz., that which...

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

Kimi, Tanya, Tani, Kanishtha, Prithannishtha, Var, Muni, Pra, Maya, Asmad, Prishta, Pravritti, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.337.2). 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: “kimetānyekaniṣṭhāni pṛthaṅniṣṭhāni mune
  • kime -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tānye -
  • tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [locative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [locative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [locative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb]
    tānī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • kaniṣṭhāni -
  • kaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛthaṅniṣṭhāni -
  • pṛthaṅniṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “prabrūhi vai mayā pṛṣṭaḥ pravṛttiṃ ca yathākramam
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • pṛṣṭaḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • pravṛttim -
  • pravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akramam -
  • akramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.337.2

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 12.337.2 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಮೇತಾನ್ಯೇಕನಿಷ್ಠಾನಿ ಪೃಥಙ್ನಿಷ್ಠಾನಿ ವಾ ಮುನೇ ।
ಪ್ರಬ್ರೂಹಿ ವೈ ಮಯಾ ಪೃಷ್ಟಃ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಂ ಚ ಯಥಾಕ್ರಮಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.337.2 in Bengali sript:
কিমেতান্যেকনিষ্ঠানি পৃথঙ্নিষ্ঠানি বা মুনে ।
প্রব্রূহি বৈ মযা পৃষ্টঃ প্রবৃত্তিং চ যথাক্রমম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.337.2 in Gujarati sript:
કિમેતાન્યેકનિષ્ઠાનિ પૃથઙ્નિષ્ઠાનિ વા મુને ।
પ્રબ્રૂહિ વૈ મયા પૃષ્ટઃ પ્રવૃત્તિં ચ યથાક્રમમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.337.2 in Malayalam sript:
കിമേതാന്യേകനിഷ്ഠാനി പൃഥങ്നിഷ്ഠാനി വാ മുനേ ।
പ്രബ്രൂഹി വൈ മയാ പൃഷ്ടഃ പ്രവൃത്തിം ച യഥാക്രമമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.337.2 in Telugu sript:
కిమేతాన్యేకనిష్ఠాని పృథఙ్నిష్ఠాని వా మునే ।
ప్రబ్రూహి వై మయా పృష్టః ప్రవృత్తిం చ యథాక్రమమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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