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 12.56.26

एतज्ज्ञात्वा महाराज नमस्या एव ते द्विजाः ।
भौमं ब्रह्म द्विजश्रेष्ठा धारयन्ति शमान्विताः ॥ २६ ॥

etajjñātvā mahārāja namasyā eva te dvijāḥ |
bhaumaṃ brahma dvijaśreṣṭhā dhārayanti śamānvitāḥ || 26 ||

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

...declared to be the Dakshina of such sacrifices.{GL_NOTE:174340:} It has been heard by us that in days of old a Sudra of the name of Paijavana gave a Dakshina (in one of his sacrifices) consisting of a hundred...

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

Maharaja, Maharajan, Namasya, Eva, Tad, Yushmad, Dvija, Bhauma, Brahma, Brahman, Dvijashreshtha, Dharayanti, Dharayat, Shamanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.56.26). 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: “etajjñātvā mahārāja namasyā eva te dvijāḥ
  • Cannot analyse etajjñātvā*ma
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • namasyā* -
  • namasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    namasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dvijāḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhaumaṃ brahma dvijaśreṣṭhā dhārayanti śamānvitāḥ
  • bhaumam -
  • bhauma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhauma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dvijaśreṣṭhā* -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhārayanti -
  • dhārayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dhṛ]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ], [accusative plural from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • śamānvitāḥ -
  • śamānvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śamānvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.56.26

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 12.56.26 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಜ್ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ನಮಸ್ಯಾ ಏವ ತೇ ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ।
ಭೌಮಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಧಾರಯನ್ತಿ ಶಮಾನ್ವಿತಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 12.56.26 in Bengali sript:
এতজ্জ্ঞাত্বা মহারাজ নমস্যা এব তে দ্বিজাঃ ।
ভৌমং ব্রহ্ম দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠা ধারযন্তি শমান্বিতাঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 12.56.26 in Gujarati sript:
એતજ્જ્ઞાત્વા મહારાજ નમસ્યા એવ તે દ્વિજાઃ ।
ભૌમં બ્રહ્મ દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠા ધારયન્તિ શમાન્વિતાઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 12.56.26 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതജ്ജ്ഞാത്വാ മഹാരാജ നമസ്യാ ഏവ തേ ദ്വിജാഃ ।
ഭൌമം ബ്രഹ്മ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ ധാരയന്തി ശമാന്വിതാഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.56.26 in Telugu sript:
ఏతజ్జ్ఞాత్వా మహారాజ నమస్యా ఏవ తే ద్విజాః ।
భౌమం బ్రహ్మ ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠా ధారయన్తి శమాన్వితాః ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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