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 12.22.8

स भवान्सर्वधर्मज्ञः सर्वात्मा भरतर्षभ ।
राजा मनीषी निपुणो लोके दृष्टपरावरः ॥ ८ ॥

sa bhavānsarvadharmajñaḥ sarvātmā bharatarṣabha |
rājā manīṣī nipuṇo loke dṛṣṭaparāvaraḥ || 8 ||

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

...amiable one, if you abstainest, in even a slight measure, from doing what is agreeable to your wives and children, you shalt then know who is whose and why so and for what. They that are highly stupid and they...

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

Bhava, Bhavant, Jna, Sarvatma, Bharatarshabha, Raja, Manishin, Manishi, Nipuna, Loka, Drishta, Paravara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.22.8). 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: “sa bhavānsarvadharmajñaḥ sarvātmā bharatarṣabha
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvadharma -
  • sarvadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • jñaḥ -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvātmā* -
  • sarvātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “rājā manīṣī nipuṇo loke dṛṣṭaparāvaraḥ
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manīṣī -
  • manīṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    manīṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nipuṇo* -
  • nipuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dṛṣṭa -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • parāvaraḥ -
  • parāvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.22.8

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 12.22.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಭವಾನ್ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞಃ ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ರಾಜಾ ಮನೀಷೀ ನಿಪುಣೋ ಲೋಕೇ ದೃಷ್ಟಪರಾವರಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.22.8 in Bengali sript:
স ভবান্সর্বধর্মজ্ঞঃ সর্বাত্মা ভরতর্ষভ ।
রাজা মনীষী নিপুণো লোকে দৃষ্টপরাবরঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.22.8 in Gujarati sript:
સ ભવાન્સર્વધર્મજ્ઞઃ સર્વાત્મા ભરતર્ષભ ।
રાજા મનીષી નિપુણો લોકે દૃષ્ટપરાવરઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.22.8 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഭവാന്സര്വധര്മജ്ഞഃ സര്വാത്മാ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
രാജാ മനീഷീ നിപുണോ ലോകേ ദൃഷ്ടപരാവരഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.22.8 in Telugu sript:
స భవాన్సర్వధర్మజ్ఞః సర్వాత్మా భరతర్షభ ।
రాజా మనీషీ నిపుణో లోకే దృష్టపరావరః ॥ ౮ ॥

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