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 13.149.12

तस्माद्दद्यान्न याचेत पूजयेद्धार्मिकानपि ।
स्वाभाषी प्रियकृच्छुद्धः सर्वसत्त्वाविहिंसकः ॥ १२ ॥

tasmāddadyānna yāceta pūjayeddhārmikānapi |
svābhāṣī priyakṛcchuddhaḥ sarvasattvāvihiṃsakaḥ || 12 ||

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

...preceptors with reverence their hearts always turn towards Righteousness. Verily, they who adore Righteousness attain to the regions of the deities. Those individuals, whether human beings or deities who divest themselves of cupidity and malice...

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

Tasmat, Tad, Dharmika, Api, Sva, Svan, Abhashi, Priyakrit, Shuddha, Sarvasattva, Avihimsaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.149.12). 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: “tasmāddadyānna yāceta pūjayeddhārmikānapi
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • dadyān -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāceta -
  • yāc (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • pūjayed -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • dhārmikān -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “svābhāṣī priyakṛcchuddhaḥ sarvasattvāvihiṃsakaḥ
  • svā -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhāṣī -
  • abhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    abhāṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • priyakṛcch -
  • priyakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    priyakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śuddhaḥ -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • sarvasattvā -
  • sarvasattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvasattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avihiṃsakaḥ -
  • avihiṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.149.12

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 13.149.12 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ದದ್ಯಾನ್ನ ಯಾಚೇತ ಪೂಜಯೇದ್ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕಾನಪಿ ।
ಸ್ವಾಭಾಷೀ ಪ್ರಿಯಕೃಚ್ಛುದ್ಧಃ ಸರ್ವಸತ್ತ್ವಾವಿಹಿಂಸಕಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 13.149.12 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাদ্দদ্যান্ন যাচেত পূজযেদ্ধার্মিকানপি ।
স্বাভাষী প্রিযকৃচ্ছুদ্ধঃ সর্বসত্ত্বাবিহিংসকঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 13.149.12 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માદ્દદ્યાન્ન યાચેત પૂજયેદ્ધાર્મિકાનપિ ।
સ્વાભાષી પ્રિયકૃચ્છુદ્ધઃ સર્વસત્ત્વાવિહિંસકઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 13.149.12 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാദ്ദദ്യാന്ന യാചേത പൂജയേദ്ധാര്മികാനപി ।
സ്വാഭാഷീ പ്രിയകൃച്ഛുദ്ധഃ സര്വസത്ത്വാവിഹിംസകഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.149.12 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాద్దద్యాన్న యాచేత పూజయేద్ధార్మికానపి ।
స్వాభాషీ ప్రియకృచ్ఛుద్ధః సర్వసత్త్వావిహింసకః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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