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 12.31.24

ववृधे स यथाकालं सरसीव महोत्पलम् ।
बभूव काञ्चनष्ठीवी यथार्थं नाम तस्य तत् ॥ २४ ॥

vavṛdhe sa yathākālaṃ sarasīva mahotpalam |
babhūva kāñcanaṣṭhīvī yathārthaṃ nāma tasya tat || 24 ||

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

...indicated what the expiations are of the sins that have been mentioned. There is expiation for every sin except those that are called Mahapatakas (highly heinous sins). As regards sins in respect of unclean...

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

Yathakala, Saras, Sarasi, Iva, Mahotpala, Kancana, Shthivi, Shthivin, Yathartha, Naman, Tad, Tat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.31.24). 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: “vavṛdhe sa yathākālaṃ sarasīva mahotpalam
  • vavṛdhe -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathākālam -
  • yathākāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sarasī -
  • sarasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    saras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahotpalam -
  • mahotpala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahotpalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “babhūva kāñcanaṣṭhīvī yathārthaṃ nāma tasya tat
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kāñcana -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣṭhīvī -
  • ṣṭhīvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣṭhīvi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṣṭhīvi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṣṭhīvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathārtham -
  • yathārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.31.24

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 12.31.24 in Kannada sript:
ವವೃಧೇ ಸ ಯಥಾಕಾಲಂ ಸರಸೀವ ಮಹೋತ್ಪಲಮ್ ।
ಬಭೂವ ಕಾಞ್ಚನಷ್ಠೀವೀ ಯಥಾರ್ಥಂ ನಾಮ ತಸ್ಯ ತತ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 12.31.24 in Bengali sript:
ববৃধে স যথাকালং সরসীব মহোত্পলম্ ।
বভূব কাঞ্চনষ্ঠীবী যথার্থং নাম তস্য তত্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 12.31.24 in Gujarati sript:
વવૃધે સ યથાકાલં સરસીવ મહોત્પલમ્ ।
બભૂવ કાઞ્ચનષ્ઠીવી યથાર્થં નામ તસ્ય તત્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 12.31.24 in Malayalam sript:
വവൃധേ സ യഥാകാലം സരസീവ മഹോത്പലമ് ।
ബഭൂവ കാഞ്ചനഷ്ഠീവീ യഥാര്ഥം നാമ തസ്യ തത് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.31.24 in Telugu sript:
వవృధే స యథాకాలం సరసీవ మహోత్పలమ్ ।
బభూవ కాఞ్చనష్ఠీవీ యథార్థం నామ తస్య తత్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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