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 6.12.34

मगा ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठाः स्वकर्मनिरता नृप ।
मशकेषु तु राजन्या धार्मिकाः सर्वकामदाः ॥ ३४ ॥

magā brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭhāḥ svakarmaniratā nṛpa |
maśakeṣu tu rājanyā dhārmikāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ || 34 ||

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

...of the island called Saka. This much also should be listened to about that island endued with great energy."{GL_NOTE:141520:} "Sanjaya said, 'O Kauravya, that...

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

Maga, Brahmanabhuyishtha, Svakarman, Irat, Nripa, Mashaka, Rajani, Rajanya, Dharmika, Sarvakamada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.12.34). 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: “magā brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭhāḥ svakarmaniratā nṛpa
  • magā* -
  • maga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭhāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svakarman -
  • svakarman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • iratā -
  • ir -> irat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir -> irat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “maśakeṣu tu rājanyā dhārmikāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ
  • maśakeṣu -
  • maśaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājanyā* -
  • rājanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rājanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhārmikāḥ -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarvakāmadāḥ -
  • sarvakāmada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvakāmadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.12.34

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 6.12.34 in Kannada sript:
ಮಗಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಾಃ ಸ್ವಕರ್ಮನಿರತಾ ನೃಪ ।
ಮಶಕೇಷು ತು ರಾಜನ್ಯಾ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕಾಃ ಸರ್ವಕಾಮದಾಃ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 6.12.34 in Bengali sript:
মগা ব্রাহ্মণভূযিষ্ঠাঃ স্বকর্মনিরতা নৃপ ।
মশকেষু তু রাজন্যা ধার্মিকাঃ সর্বকামদাঃ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 6.12.34 in Gujarati sript:
મગા બ્રાહ્મણભૂયિષ્ઠાઃ સ્વકર્મનિરતા નૃપ ।
મશકેષુ તુ રાજન્યા ધાર્મિકાઃ સર્વકામદાઃ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 6.12.34 in Malayalam sript:
മഗാ ബ്രാഹ്മണഭൂയിഷ്ഠാഃ സ്വകര്മനിരതാ നൃപ ।
മശകേഷു തു രാജന്യാ ധാര്മികാഃ സര്വകാമദാഃ ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.12.34 in Telugu sript:
మగా బ్రాహ్మణభూయిష్ఠాః స్వకర్మనిరతా నృప ।
మశకేషు తు రాజన్యా ధార్మికాః సర్వకామదాః ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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