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 12.135.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्रैव चेदमव्यग्रः शृण्वाख्यानमनुत्तमम् ।
दीर्घसूत्रं समाश्रित्य कार्याकार्यविनिश्चये ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
atraiva cedamavyagraḥ śṛṇvākhyānamanuttamam |
dīrghasūtraṃ samāśritya kāryākāryaviniścaye || 1 ||

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

...duties of the order of my birth, I have despatched innumerable Kshatriyas to heaven! There are some that are not delighted with me for this. The goat, the horse and the Kshatriya were created by Brahman for...

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

Bhishma, Atraiva, Mavya, Gras, Akhyana, Anuttama, Dirghasutra, Samashritya, Karyakarya, Vinishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.135.1). 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: “atraiva cedamavyagraḥ śṛṇvākhyānamanuttamam
  • atraiva -
  • atraiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ceda -
  • cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • mavya -
  • mav -> mavya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mav]
    -> mavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> mavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    mavy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • graḥ -
  • gras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇvā -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākhyānam -
  • ākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuttamam -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “dīrghasūtraṃ samāśritya kāryākāryaviniścaye
  • dīrghasūtram -
  • dīrghasūtra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīrghasūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīrghasūtrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samāśritya -
  • samāśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryākārya -
  • kāryākārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viniścaye -
  • viniścaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.135.1

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 12.135.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅತ್ರೈವ ಚೇದಮವ್ಯಗ್ರಃ ಶೃಣ್ವಾಖ್ಯಾನಮನುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ದೀರ್ಘಸೂತ್ರಂ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಕಾರ್ಯವಿನಿಶ್ಚಯೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.135.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
অত্রৈব চেদমব্যগ্রঃ শৃণ্বাখ্যানমনুত্তমম্ ।
দীর্ঘসূত্রং সমাশ্রিত্য কার্যাকার্যবিনিশ্চযে ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.135.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
અત્રૈવ ચેદમવ્યગ્રઃ શૃણ્વાખ્યાનમનુત્તમમ્ ।
દીર્ઘસૂત્રં સમાશ્રિત્ય કાર્યાકાર્યવિનિશ્ચયે ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.135.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
അത്രൈവ ചേദമവ്യഗ്രഃ ശൃണ്വാഖ്യാനമനുത്തമമ് ।
ദീര്ഘസൂത്രം സമാശ്രിത്യ കാര്യാകാര്യവിനിശ്ചയേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.135.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
అత్రైవ చేదమవ్యగ్రః శృణ్వాఖ్యానమనుత్తమమ్ ।
దీర్ఘసూత్రం సమాశ్రిత్య కార్యాకార్యవినిశ్చయే ॥ ౧ ॥

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