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 12.123.3

भीष्म उवाच ।
यदा ते स्युः सुमनसो लोकसंस्थार्थनिश्चये ।
कालप्रभवसंस्थासु सज्जन्ते च त्रयस्तदा ॥ ३ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
yadā te syuḥ sumanaso lokasaṃsthārthaniścaye |
kālaprabhavasaṃsthāsu sajjante ca trayastadā || 3 ||

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

...so in consequence of his religious acts. Generally, a person becomes dear for the purpose he serves. The affection between us arose from a sufficient cause. That cause exists no longer. On the other hand, from...

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

Bhishma, Yada, Yad, Tad, Yushmad, Sumanas, Sumanasa, Loka, Samstha, Arthanishcaya, Kala, Prabhava, Prabhavan, Traya, Tri, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.123.3). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yadā te syuḥ sumanaso lokasaṃsthārthaniścaye
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental 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]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • sumanaso* -
  • sumanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sumanas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sumanasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthā -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃstha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthaniścaye -
  • arthaniścaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “kālaprabhavasaṃsthāsu sajjante ca trayastadā
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhava -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhavan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    prabhavan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃsthāsu -
  • saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • sajjante -
  • sajj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    sañj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayas -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.123.3

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 12.123.3 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯದಾ ತೇ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಸುಮನಸೋ ಲೋಕಸಂಸ್ಥಾರ್ಥನಿಶ್ಚಯೇ ।
ಕಾಲಪ್ರಭವಸಂಸ್ಥಾಸು ಸಜ್ಜನ್ತೇ ಚ ತ್ರಯಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.123.3 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
যদা তে স্যুঃ সুমনসো লোকসংস্থার্থনিশ্চযে ।
কালপ্রভবসংস্থাসু সজ্জন্তে চ ত্রযস্তদা ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.123.3 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
યદા તે સ્યુઃ સુમનસો લોકસંસ્થાર્થનિશ્ચયે ।
કાલપ્રભવસંસ્થાસુ સજ્જન્તે ચ ત્રયસ્તદા ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.123.3 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
യദാ തേ സ്യുഃ സുമനസോ ലോകസംസ്ഥാര്ഥനിശ്ചയേ ।
കാലപ്രഭവസംസ്ഥാസു സജ്ജന്തേ ച ത്രയസ്തദാ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.123.3 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
యదా తే స్యుః సుమనసో లోకసంస్థార్థనిశ్చయే ।
కాలప్రభవసంస్థాసు సజ్జన్తే చ త్రయస్తదా ॥ ౩ ॥

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