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 3.211.19

प्राणमाश्रित्य यो देहं प्रवर्तयति देहिनाम् ।
तस्य संनिहितो नाम शब्दरूपस्य साधनः ॥ १९ ॥

prāṇamāśritya yo dehaṃ pravartayati dehinām |
tasya saṃnihito nāma śabdarūpasya sādhanaḥ || 19 ||

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

...the name of Kuhu.' "Markandeya continued, 'Vrishaspati had a wife (called Tara) belonging to the lunar world. By her, he had six sons partaking of the energy of fire, and one...

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

Prana, Pran, Ashritya, Yah, Deha, Pravarta, Yat, Yati, Dehin, Tad, Samnihita, Naman, Shabdarupa, Sadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.211.19). 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: “prāṇamāśritya yo dehaṃ pravartayati dehinām
  • prāṇam -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • dehinām -
  • dehin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “tasya saṃnihito nāma śabdarūpasya sādhanaḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃnihito* -
  • saṃnihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śabdarūpasya -
  • śabdarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śabdarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sādhanaḥ -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.211.19

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 3.211.19 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಣಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಯೋ ದೇಹಂ ಪ್ರವರ್ತಯತಿ ದೇಹಿನಾಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಯ ಸಂನಿಹಿತೋ ನಾಮ ಶಬ್ದರೂಪಸ್ಯ ಸಾಧನಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 3.211.19 in Bengali sript:
প্রাণমাশ্রিত্য যো দেহং প্রবর্তযতি দেহিনাম্ ।
তস্য সংনিহিতো নাম শব্দরূপস্য সাধনঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 3.211.19 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાણમાશ્રિત્ય યો દેહં પ્રવર્તયતિ દેહિનામ્ ।
તસ્ય સંનિહિતો નામ શબ્દરૂપસ્ય સાધનઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 3.211.19 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാണമാശ്രിത്യ യോ ദേഹം പ്രവര്തയതി ദേഹിനാമ് ।
തസ്യ സംനിഹിതോ നാമ ശബ്ദരൂപസ്യ സാധനഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.211.19 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాణమాశ్రిత్య యో దేహం ప్రవర్తయతి దేహినామ్ ।
తస్య సంనిహితో నామ శబ్దరూపస్య సాధనః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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