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 12.111.4

वासयन्त्यतिथीन्नित्यं नित्यं ये चानसूयकाः ।
नित्यं स्वाध्यायशीलाश्च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥ ४ ॥

vāsayantyatithīnnityaṃ nityaṃ ye cānasūyakāḥ |
nityaṃ svādhyāyaśīlāśca durgāṇyatitaranti te || 4 ||

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

...are said to be proximate. One should seek them when they are of such a character.{GL_NOTE:174531:} One should not cast them off even mentally. If Virtue, Wealth, and Pleasure are to be abandoned, one should...

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

Vasayat, Vasayanti, Atithi, Itya, Nityam, Nitya, Yah, Yat, Asuyaka, Svadhyaya, Shila, Durga, Ati, Taranti, Tarat, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.111.4). 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: “vāsayantyatithīnnityaṃ nityaṃ ye cānasūyakāḥ
  • vāsayantya -
  • vas -> vāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √vas], [adverb from √vas]
    vas -> vāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √vas], [adverb from √vas]
    vas -> vāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √vas], [adverb from √vas]
    vās -> vāsayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vās class 10 verb]
    vās -> vāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vas -> vāsayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [accusative plural from √vas]
    vas -> vāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vas], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [accusative plural from √vas]
    vas -> vāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vas], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [accusative plural from √vas]
    vas -> vāsayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vas], [vocative single from √vas]
    vās (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • atithīnn -
  • atithi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ityam -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • asūyakāḥ -
  • asūyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asūyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nityaṃ svādhyāyaśīlāśca durgāṇyatitaranti te
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svādhyāya -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīlāś -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durgāṇya -
  • durga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • taranti -
  • tarantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ -> tarantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.111.4

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 12.111.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸಯನ್ತ್ಯತಿಥೀನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಯೇ ಚಾನಸೂಯಕಾಃ ।
ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಶೀಲಾಶ್ಚ ದುರ್ಗಾಣ್ಯತಿತರನ್ತಿ ತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.111.4 in Bengali sript:
বাসযন্ত্যতিথীন্নিত্যং নিত্যং যে চানসূযকাঃ ।
নিত্যং স্বাধ্যাযশীলাশ্চ দুর্গাণ্যতিতরন্তি তে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.111.4 in Gujarati sript:
વાસયન્ત્યતિથીન્નિત્યં નિત્યં યે ચાનસૂયકાઃ ।
નિત્યં સ્વાધ્યાયશીલાશ્ચ દુર્ગાણ્યતિતરન્તિ તે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.111.4 in Malayalam sript:
വാസയന്ത്യതിഥീന്നിത്യം നിത്യം യേ ചാനസൂയകാഃ ।
നിത്യം സ്വാധ്യായശീലാശ്ച ദുര്ഗാണ്യതിതരന്തി തേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.111.4 in Telugu sript:
వాసయన్త్యతిథీన్నిత్యం నిత్యం యే చానసూయకాః ।
నిత్యం స్వాధ్యాయశీలాశ్చ దుర్గాణ్యతితరన్తి తే ॥ ౪ ॥

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