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 12.18.36

तत्त्वज्ञो जनको राजा लोकेऽस्मिन्निति गीयते ।
सोऽप्यासीन्मोहसंपन्नो मा मोहवशमन्वगाः ॥ ३६ ॥

tattvajño janako rājā loke'sminniti gīyate |
so'pyāsīnmohasaṃpanno mā mohavaśamanvagāḥ || 36 ||

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

...achieve it. It will then behove you, after hearing me, to accomplish that promise. O bull among men, I ate some fruits that had not been given me by my elder brother. Do you, O monarch, punish me for it without...

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

Tattvajna, Janaka, Raja, Loka, Idam, Iti, Sah, Api, Apya, Moha, Sampanna, Mas, Vasha, Anvak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.18.36). 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: “tattvajño janako rājā loke'sminniti gīyate
  • tattvajño* -
  • tattvajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janako* -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • loke' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • asminn -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gīyate -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “so'pyāsīnmohasaṃpanno mohavaśamanvagāḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apyā -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āsīn -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • moha -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampanno* -
  • sampanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • moha -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anvag -
  • anvak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.18.36

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 12.18.36 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ತ್ವಜ್ಞೋ ಜನಕೋ ರಾಜಾ ಲೋಕೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಿತಿ ಗೀಯತೇ ।
ಸೋಽಪ್ಯಾಸೀನ್ಮೋಹಸಂಪನ್ನೋ ಮಾ ಮೋಹವಶಮನ್ವಗಾಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 12.18.36 in Bengali sript:
তত্ত্বজ্ঞো জনকো রাজা লোকেঽস্মিন্নিতি গীযতে ।
সোঽপ্যাসীন্মোহসংপন্নো মা মোহবশমন্বগাঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 12.18.36 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ત્વજ્ઞો જનકો રાજા લોકેઽસ્મિન્નિતિ ગીયતે ।
સોઽપ્યાસીન્મોહસંપન્નો મા મોહવશમન્વગાઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 12.18.36 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ത്വജ്ഞോ ജനകോ രാജാ ലോകേഽസ്മിന്നിതി ഗീയതേ ।
സോഽപ്യാസീന്മോഹസംപന്നോ മാ മോഹവശമന്വഗാഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.18.36 in Telugu sript:
తత్త్వజ్ఞో జనకో రాజా లోకేఽస్మిన్నితి గీయతే ।
సోఽప్యాసీన్మోహసంపన్నో మా మోహవశమన్వగాః ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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