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 12.38.44

तत्प्रयाणं महाबाहोर्बभूवाप्रतिमं भुवि ।
आकुलाकुलमुत्सृष्टं हृष्टपुष्टजनान्वितम् ॥ ४४ ॥

tatprayāṇaṃ mahābāhorbabhūvāpratimaṃ bhuvi |
ākulākulamutsṛṣṭaṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanānvitam || 44 ||

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

...you are and whence art you. All the worlds and all created things live in you, and enter you (when the dissolution comes). Like gems strung together in a thread, all things that have attributes reside in you...

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

Tat, Tad, Prayana, Mahabahu, Apratima, Bhu, Akula, Utsrishta, Hrishtapushta, Jana, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.38.44). 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: “tatprayāṇaṃ mahābāhorbabhūvāpratimaṃ bhuvi
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayāṇam -
  • prayāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pre -> prayāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prayāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • mahābāhor -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • babhūvā -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • apratimam -
  • apratima (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apratima (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apratimā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apratiman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    apratiman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “ākulākulamutsṛṣṭaṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanānvitam
  • ākulā -
  • ākula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akulam -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utsṛṣṭam -
  • utsṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utsṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utsṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hṛṣṭapuṣṭa -
  • hṛṣṭapuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣṭapuṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janān -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitam -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.38.44

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 12.38.44 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ಪ್ರಯಾಣಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋರ್ಬಭೂವಾಪ್ರತಿಮಂ ಭುವಿ ।
ಆಕುಲಾಕುಲಮುತ್ಸೃಷ್ಟಂ ಹೃಷ್ಟಪುಷ್ಟಜನಾನ್ವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 12.38.44 in Bengali sript:
তত্প্রযাণং মহাবাহোর্বভূবাপ্রতিমং ভুবি ।
আকুলাকুলমুত্সৃষ্টং হৃষ্টপুষ্টজনান্বিতম্ ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 12.38.44 in Gujarati sript:
તત્પ્રયાણં મહાબાહોર્બભૂવાપ્રતિમં ભુવિ ।
આકુલાકુલમુત્સૃષ્ટં હૃષ્ટપુષ્ટજનાન્વિતમ્ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 12.38.44 in Malayalam sript:
തത്പ്രയാണം മഹാബാഹോര്ബഭൂവാപ്രതിമം ഭുവി ।
ആകുലാകുലമുത്സൃഷ്ടം ഹൃഷ്ടപുഷ്ടജനാന്വിതമ് ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.38.44 in Telugu sript:
తత్ప్రయాణం మహాబాహోర్బభూవాప్రతిమం భువి ।
ఆకులాకులముత్సృష్టం హృష్టపుష్టజనాన్వితమ్ ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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