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 12.348.9
आशया त्वभिपन्नानामकृत्वाश्रुप्रमार्जनम् ।
राजा वा राजपुत्रो वा भ्रूणहत्यैव युज्यते ॥ ९ ॥
āśayā tvabhipannānāmakṛtvāśrupramārjanam |
rājā vā rājaputro vā bhrūṇahatyaiva yujyate || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...acts with hostility towards any one. He is always engaged in doing what is beneficial to all creatures. He belongs to a family that is as pure and stainless as the water of a lake in the midst of the Ganges...
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 (12.348.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asha, Ashaya, Tva, Abhipanna, Kritva, Kritvan, Ashrupramarjana, Raja, Var, Rajaputra, Bhrunahati, Bhrunahatya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “āśayā tvabhipannānāmakṛtvāśrupramārjanam ”
- āśayā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]āśayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhipannānām -
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abhipanna (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]abhipanna (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]abhipannā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kṛtvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- aśrupramārjanam -
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aśrupramārjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “rājā vā rājaputro vā bhrūṇahatyaiva yujyate ”
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vā* -
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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]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājaputro* -
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rājaputra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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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]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhrūṇahatyai -
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bhrūṇahati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]bhrūṇahatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.348.9
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.348.9 in Kannada sript:
ಆಶಯಾ ತ್ವಭಿಪನ್ನಾನಾಮಕೃತ್ವಾಶ್ರುಪ್ರಮಾರ್ಜನಮ್ ।
ರಾಜಾ ವಾ ರಾಜಪುತ್ರೋ ವಾ ಭ್ರೂಣಹತ್ಯೈವ ಯುಜ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೯ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.348.9 in Bengali sript:
আশযা ত্বভিপন্নানামকৃত্বাশ্রুপ্রমার্জনম্ ।
রাজা বা রাজপুত্রো বা ভ্রূণহত্যৈব যুজ্যতে ॥ ৯ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.348.9 in Gujarati sript:
આશયા ત્વભિપન્નાનામકૃત્વાશ્રુપ્રમાર્જનમ્ ।
રાજા વા રાજપુત્રો વા ભ્રૂણહત્યૈવ યુજ્યતે ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.348.9 in Malayalam sript:
ആശയാ ത്വഭിപന്നാനാമകൃത്വാശ്രുപ്രമാര്ജനമ് ।
രാജാ വാ രാജപുത്രോ വാ ഭ്രൂണഹത്യൈവ യുജ്യതേ ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.348.9 in Telugu sript:
ఆశయా త్వభిపన్నానామకృత్వాశ్రుప్రమార్జనమ్ ।
రాజా వా రాజపుత్రో వా భ్రూణహత్యైవ యుజ్యతే ॥ ౯ ॥