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 5.167.12

एकायनगतावेतौ पार्थेन दृढभक्तिकौ ।
त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्परं शक्त्या घटितारौ नराधिप ॥ १२ ॥

ekāyanagatāvetau pārthena dṛḍhabhaktikau |
tyaktvā prāṇānparaṃ śaktyā ghaṭitārau narādhipa || 12 ||

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

...Sanjaya continues his narration started at section CLXVI] "Bhishma said, 'This your maternal uncle Sakuni is, O king, equal to a single Ratha. Having caused the (present) hostilities...

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

Ekayanagata, Eta, Eti, Esha, Partha, Dridhabhaktika, Prana, Param, Para, Shakti, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.167.12). 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: “ekāyanagatāvetau pārthena dṛḍhabhaktikau
  • ekāyanagatāve -
  • ekāyanagata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etau -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pārthena -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛḍhabhaktikau -
  • dṛḍhabhaktika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tyaktvā prāṇānparaṃ śaktyā ghaṭitārau narādhipa
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaktyā* -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ghaṭitārau -
  • ghaṭ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third dual]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.167.12

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 5.167.12 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಾಯನಗತಾವೇತೌ ಪಾರ್ಥೇನ ದೃಢಭಕ್ತಿಕೌ ।
ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ಪರಂ ಶಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಘಟಿತಾರೌ ನರಾಧಿಪ ॥ 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 5.167.12 in Bengali sript:
একাযনগতাবেতৌ পার্থেন দৃঢভক্তিকৌ ।
ত্যক্ত্বা প্রাণান্পরং শক্ত্যা ঘটিতারৌ নরাধিপ ॥ 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 5.167.12 in Gujarati sript:
એકાયનગતાવેતૌ પાર્થેન દૃઢભક્તિકૌ ।
ત્યક્ત્વા પ્રાણાન્પરં શક્ત્યા ઘટિતારૌ નરાધિપ ॥ 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 5.167.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകായനഗതാവേതൌ പാര്ഥേന ദൃഢഭക്തികൌ ।
ത്യക്ത്വാ പ്രാണാന്പരം ശക്ത്യാ ഘടിതാരൌ നരാധിപ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.167.12 in Telugu sript:
ఏకాయనగతావేతౌ పార్థేన దృఢభక్తికౌ ।
త్యక్త్వా ప్రాణాన్పరం శక్త్యా ఘటితారౌ నరాధిప ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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