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 12.28.41

न दृष्टपूर्वं प्रत्यक्षं परलोकं विदुर्बुधाः ।
आगमांस्त्वनतिक्रम्य श्रद्धातव्यं बुभूषता ॥ ४१ ॥

na dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ pratyakṣaṃ paralokaṃ vidurbudhāḥ |
āgamāṃstvanatikramya śraddhātavyaṃ bubhūṣatā || 41 ||

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

...hundred princesses, and each princess brought a hundred elephants. With each of those elephants were a hundred cars. With each car were a hundred steeds, all of good breed and all decked with trappings of gold...

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

Drishtapurva, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Paraloka, Vidu, Vidus, Budha, Agama, Tva, Nat, Kramya, Shraddhatavya, Bubhushat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.28.41). 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: “na dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ pratyakṣaṃ paralokaṃ vidurbudhāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭapūrvam -
  • dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pratyakṣam -
  • pratyakṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paralokam -
  • paraloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vidur -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • budhāḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    budhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “āgamāṃstvanatikramya śraddhātavyaṃ bubhūṣatā
  • āgamāṃs -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nati -
  • nati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kramya -
  • kramya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kramya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kram -> kramya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kram]
    kram -> kramya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kram]
    kram -> kramya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kram]
    kram -> kramya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kram]
    kram -> kramya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kram]
    kram -> kramya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kram]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śraddhātavyam -
  • śraddhātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bubhūṣatā -
  • bhū -> bubhūṣat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bubhūṣat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √bhū]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.28.41

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 12.28.41 in Kannada sript:
ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಂ ಪರಲೋಕಂ ವಿದುರ್ಬುಧಾಃ ।
ಆಗಮಾಂಸ್ತ್ವನತಿಕ್ರಮ್ಯ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾತವ್ಯಂ ಬುಭೂಷತಾ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 12.28.41 in Bengali sript:
ন দৃষ্টপূর্বং প্রত্যক্ষং পরলোকং বিদুর্বুধাঃ ।
আগমাংস্ত্বনতিক্রম্য শ্রদ্ধাতব্যং বুভূষতা ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 12.28.41 in Gujarati sript:
ન દૃષ્ટપૂર્વં પ્રત્યક્ષં પરલોકં વિદુર્બુધાઃ ।
આગમાંસ્ત્વનતિક્રમ્ય શ્રદ્ધાતવ્યં બુભૂષતા ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 12.28.41 in Malayalam sript:
ന ദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വം പ്രത്യക്ഷം പരലോകം വിദുര്ബുധാഃ ।
ആഗമാംസ്ത്വനതിക്രമ്യ ശ്രദ്ധാതവ്യം ബുഭൂഷതാ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.28.41 in Telugu sript:
న దృష్టపూర్వం ప్రత్యక్షం పరలోకం విదుర్బుధాః ।
ఆగమాంస్త్వనతిక్రమ్య శ్రద్ధాతవ్యం బుభూషతా ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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