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 13.107.25

आयुष्यं प्राङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते यशस्यं दक्षिणामुखः ।
धन्यं पश्चान्मुखो भुङ्क्ते ऋतं भुङ्क्ते उदङ्मुखः ॥ २५ ॥

āyuṣyaṃ prāṅmukho bhuṅkte yaśasyaṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ |
dhanyaṃ paścānmukho bhuṅkte ṛtaṃ bhuṅkte udaṅmukhaḥ || 25 ||

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

...fasts, even a poor man may attain to the highest end, O foremost one of Bharata’s race, attending all the while, besides, to the worship of the deities and the Brahmanas I have thus recited to you in detail the ordinances in respect of fasts...

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

Ayushya, Pranmukha, Yashasya, Dakshinamukha, Dhanya, Dhani, Pashcat, Pashca, Mukha, Ritam, Rita, Udanmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.107.25). 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: “āyuṣyaṃ prāṅmukho bhuṅkte yaśasyaṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
  • āyuṣyam -
  • āyuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāṅmukho* -
  • prāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuṅkte -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third single]
  • yaśasyam -
  • yaśasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yaśasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yaśasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ -
  • dakṣiṇāmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dhanyaṃ paścānmukho bhuṅkte ṛtaṃ bhuṅkte udaṅmukhaḥ
  • dhanyam -
  • dhanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhanyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • paścān -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mukho* -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuṅkte -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhuṅkte -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third single]
  • udaṅmukhaḥ -
  • udaṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.107.25

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 13.107.25 in Kannada sript:
ಆಯುಷ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಙ್ಮುಖೋ ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ ಯಶಸ್ಯಂ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮುಖಃ ।
ಧನ್ಯಂ ಪಶ್ಚಾನ್ಮುಖೋ ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ ಋತಂ ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ ಉದಙ್ಮುಖಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 13.107.25 in Bengali sript:
আযুষ্যং প্রাঙ্মুখো ভুঙ্ক্তে যশস্যং দক্ষিণামুখঃ ।
ধন্যং পশ্চান্মুখো ভুঙ্ক্তে ঋতং ভুঙ্ক্তে উদঙ্মুখঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 13.107.25 in Gujarati sript:
આયુષ્યં પ્રાઙ્મુખો ભુઙ્ક્તે યશસ્યં દક્ષિણામુખઃ ।
ધન્યં પશ્ચાન્મુખો ભુઙ્ક્તે ઋતં ભુઙ્ક્તે ઉદઙ્મુખઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 13.107.25 in Malayalam sript:
ആയുഷ്യം പ്രാങ്മുഖോ ഭുങ്ക്തേ യശസ്യം ദക്ഷിണാമുഖഃ ।
ധന്യം പശ്ചാന്മുഖോ ഭുങ്ക്തേ ഋതം ഭുങ്ക്തേ ഉദങ്മുഖഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.107.25 in Telugu sript:
ఆయుష్యం ప్రాఙ్ముఖో భుఙ్క్తే యశస్యం దక్షిణాముఖః ।
ధన్యం పశ్చాన్ముఖో భుఙ్క్తే ఋతం భుఙ్క్తే ఉదఙ్ముఖః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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