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 13.117.17

आरण्याः सर्वदैवत्याः प्रोक्षिताः सर्वशो मृगाः ।
अगस्त्येन पुरा राजन्मृगया येन पूज्यते ॥ १७ ॥

āraṇyāḥ sarvadaivatyāḥ prokṣitāḥ sarvaśo mṛgāḥ |
agastyena purā rājanmṛgayā yena pūjyate || 17 ||

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

...highly blessed. They are regarded as the most sacred of all sacred things. Verily, it is they that are upholding the three worlds with the deities, the Asuras, and human beings. Respectful services rendered to them are fraught with high merit...

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

Aranya, Arani, Sarvadaivatya, Prokshita, Sarvashah, Mriga, Agastya, Pura, Rajan, Rajat, Mrigaya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Pujyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.117.17). 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: “āraṇyāḥ sarvadaivatyāḥ prokṣitāḥ sarvaśo mṛgāḥ
  • āraṇyāḥ -
  • āraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    āraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sarvadaivatyāḥ -
  • sarvadaivatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvadaivatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prokṣitāḥ -
  • prokṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prokṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvaśo* -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mṛgāḥ -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “agastyena purā rājanmṛgayā yena pūjyate
  • agastyena -
  • agastya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • mṛgayā* -
  • mṛgaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pūjyate -
  • pūjyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.117.17

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 13.117.17 in Kannada sript:
ಆರಣ್ಯಾಃ ಸರ್ವದೈವತ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಿತಾಃ ಸರ್ವಶೋ ಮೃಗಾಃ ।
ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯೇನ ಪುರಾ ರಾಜನ್ಮೃಗಯಾ ಯೇನ ಪೂಜ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 13.117.17 in Bengali sript:
আরণ্যাঃ সর্বদৈবত্যাঃ প্রোক্ষিতাঃ সর্বশো মৃগাঃ ।
অগস্ত্যেন পুরা রাজন্মৃগযা যেন পূজ্যতে ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 13.117.17 in Gujarati sript:
આરણ્યાઃ સર્વદૈવત્યાઃ પ્રોક્ષિતાઃ સર્વશો મૃગાઃ ।
અગસ્ત્યેન પુરા રાજન્મૃગયા યેન પૂજ્યતે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 13.117.17 in Malayalam sript:
ആരണ്യാഃ സര്വദൈവത്യാഃ പ്രോക്ഷിതാഃ സര്വശോ മൃഗാഃ ।
അഗസ്ത്യേന പുരാ രാജന്മൃഗയാ യേന പൂജ്യതേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.117.17 in Telugu sript:
ఆరణ్యాః సర్వదైవత్యాః ప్రోక్షితాః సర్వశో మృగాః ।
అగస్త్యేన పురా రాజన్మృగయా యేన పూజ్యతే ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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