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 12.7.30

आत्मनो हि वयं दोषाद्विनष्टाः शाश्वतीः समाः ।
प्रदहन्तो दिशः सर्वास्तेजसा भास्करा इव ॥ ३० ॥

ātmano hi vayaṃ doṣādvinaṣṭāḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ |
pradahanto diśaḥ sarvāstejasā bhāskarā iva || 30 ||

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

...performing ablutions at morn and eve, I shall thin myself by reduced diet, and covering myself with skins, bear matted locks on my head. Enduring cold, wind, and heat as also hunger and thirst and toil, I shall...

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

Atman, Vaya, Asmad, Dosha, Vinashta, Shashvati, Sama, Prada, Hantri, Hanta, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Saru, Sarva, Tejas, Bhaskara, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.7.30). 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: “ātmano hi vayaṃ doṣādvinaṣṭāḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
  • ātmano* -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • doṣād -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vinaṣṭāḥ -
  • vinaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śāśvatīḥ -
  • śāśvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samāḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pradahanto diśaḥ sarvāstejasā bhāskarā iva
  • prada -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanto* -
  • hantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    hanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśaḥ -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvās -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tejasā -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhāskarā* -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāskarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.7.30

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 12.7.30 in Kannada sript:
ಆತ್ಮನೋ ಹಿ ವಯಂ ದೋಷಾದ್ವಿನಷ್ಟಾಃ ಶಾಶ್ವತೀಃ ಸಮಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರದಹನ್ತೋ ದಿಶಃ ಸರ್ವಾಸ್ತೇಜಸಾ ಭಾಸ್ಕರಾ ಇವ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 12.7.30 in Bengali sript:
আত্মনো হি বযং দোষাদ্বিনষ্টাঃ শাশ্বতীঃ সমাঃ ।
প্রদহন্তো দিশঃ সর্বাস্তেজসা ভাস্করা ইব ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 12.7.30 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મનો હિ વયં દોષાદ્વિનષ્ટાઃ શાશ્વતીઃ સમાઃ ।
પ્રદહન્તો દિશઃ સર્વાસ્તેજસા ભાસ્કરા ઇવ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 12.7.30 in Malayalam sript:
ആത്മനോ ഹി വയം ദോഷാദ്വിനഷ്ടാഃ ശാശ്വതീഃ സമാഃ ।
പ്രദഹന്തോ ദിശഃ സര്വാസ്തേജസാ ഭാസ്കരാ ഇവ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.7.30 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్మనో హి వయం దోషాద్వినష్టాః శాశ్వతీః సమాః ।
ప్రదహన్తో దిశః సర్వాస్తేజసా భాస్కరా ఇవ ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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