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 12.36.8

गवां शतसहस्रं तु पात्रेभ्यः प्रतिपादयन् ।
ब्रह्महा विप्रमुच्येत सर्वपापेभ्य एव च ॥ ८ ॥

gavāṃ śatasahasraṃ tu pātrebhyaḥ pratipādayan |
brahmahā vipramucyeta sarvapāpebhya eva ca || 8 ||

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

...Dhritarashtra had taken his seat. The righteous-souled king, seated there, touched the beautiful white flowers, Svastikas, vessels full of diverse articles, earth, gold, silver, and gems, (that were placed before...

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

Gava, Shatasahasra, Patra, Pratipada, Yat, Brahmaha, Vipra, Sarvapapa, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.36.8). 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: “gavāṃ śatasahasraṃ tu pātrebhyaḥ pratipādayan
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śatasahasram -
  • śatasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pātrebhyaḥ -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • pratipāda -
  • pratipāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “brahmahā vipramucyeta sarvapāpebhya eva ca
  • brahmahā* -
  • brahmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vipram -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyeta -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [optative active second plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [optative passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [optative passive third single]
  • sarvapāpebhya* -
  • sarvapāpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sarvapāpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.36.8

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 12.36.8 in Kannada sript:
ಗವಾಂ ಶತಸಹಸ್ರಂ ತು ಪಾತ್ರೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಯನ್ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹಾ ವಿಪ್ರಮುಚ್ಯೇತ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪೇಭ್ಯ ಏವ ಚ ॥ 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 12.36.8 in Bengali sript:
গবাং শতসহস্রং তু পাত্রেভ্যঃ প্রতিপাদযন্ ।
ব্রহ্মহা বিপ্রমুচ্যেত সর্বপাপেভ্য এব চ ॥ 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 12.36.8 in Gujarati sript:
ગવાં શતસહસ્રં તુ પાત્રેભ્યઃ પ્રતિપાદયન્ ।
બ્રહ્મહા વિપ્રમુચ્યેત સર્વપાપેભ્ય એવ ચ ॥ 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 12.36.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഗവാം ശതസഹസ്രം തു പാത്രേഭ്യഃ പ്രതിപാദയന് ।
ബ്രഹ്മഹാ വിപ്രമുച്യേത സര്വപാപേഭ്യ ഏവ ച ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.36.8 in Telugu sript:
గవాం శతసహస్రం తు పాత్రేభ్యః ప్రతిపాదయన్ ।
బ్రహ్మహా విప్రముచ్యేత సర్వపాపేభ్య ఏవ చ ॥ ౮ ॥

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