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 12.16.12

तेषामन्यतमोत्सेके विधानमुपदिष्यते ।
उष्णेन बाध्यते शीतं शीतेनोष्णं प्रबाध्यते ॥ १२ ॥

teṣāmanyatamotseke vidhānamupadiṣyate |
uṣṇena bādhyate śītaṃ śītenoṣṇaṃ prabādhyate || 12 ||

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

...and aversion (and others).{GL_NOTE:174217:} Incapable of being seen by the eye, exceedingly subtle, and inexpressible by words, it revolves in a round (of re-births) among the creatures of the earth, keeping...

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

Tad, Anyatama, Utseka, Vidhana, Padishyat, Ushna, Shita, Ushnam, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.16.12). 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: “teṣāmanyatamotseke vidhānamupadiṣyate
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anyatamo -
  • anyatama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyatama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyatamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utseke -
  • utseka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vidhāna -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mu -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • padiṣyate -
  • pad -> padiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √pad class 1 verb]
    pad -> padiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √pad class 1 verb]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
  • Line 2: “uṣṇena bādhyate śītaṃ śītenoṣṇaṃ prabādhyate
  • uṣṇena -
  • uṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    uṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bādhyate -
  • bādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bādh (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • śītam -
  • śīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • śīteno -
  • śīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śi class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śi class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śyā class 1 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • uṣṇam -
  • uṣṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bādhyate -
  • bādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bādh (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.16.12

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 12.16.12 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಮನ್ಯತಮೋತ್ಸೇಕೇ ವಿಧಾನಮುಪದಿಷ್ಯತೇ ।
ಉಷ್ಣೇನ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೇ ಶೀತಂ ಶೀತೇನೋಷ್ಣಂ ಪ್ರಬಾಧ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 12.16.12 in Bengali sript:
তেষামন্যতমোত্সেকে বিধানমুপদিষ্যতে ।
উষ্ণেন বাধ্যতে শীতং শীতেনোষ্ণং প্রবাধ্যতে ॥ 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 12.16.12 in Gujarati sript:
તેષામન્યતમોત્સેકે વિધાનમુપદિષ્યતે ।
ઉષ્ણેન બાધ્યતે શીતં શીતેનોષ્ણં પ્રબાધ્યતે ॥ 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 12.16.12 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാമന്യതമോത്സേകേ വിധാനമുപദിഷ്യതേ ।
ഉഷ്ണേന ബാധ്യതേ ശീതം ശീതേനോഷ്ണം പ്രബാധ്യതേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.16.12 in Telugu sript:
తేషామన్యతమోత్సేకే విధానముపదిష్యతే ।
ఉష్ణేన బాధ్యతే శీతం శీతేనోష్ణం ప్రబాధ్యతే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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