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 12.136.157

सोऽहमेवं प्रणीतानि ज्ञात्वा शास्त्राणि तत्त्वतः ।
प्रविशेयं कथं पाशं त्वत्कृतं तद्वदस्व मे ॥ १५७ ॥

so'hamevaṃ praṇītāni jñātvā śāstrāṇi tattvataḥ |
praviśeyaṃ kathaṃ pāśaṃ tvatkṛtaṃ tadvadasva me || 157 ||

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

...his full form entering heaven.'" "Yudhishthira said, 'Hast you, O grandsire, ever seen or heard of any mortal restored to life after having succumbed to death?' "Bhishma said, 'Listen, O king, to this story...

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

Sah, Aha, Asmad, Evam, Eva, Pranita, Shastra, Tattvatah, Tattvata, Pra, Katham, Katha, Pasha, Tvatkrita, Tadvat, Asva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.157). 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: “so'hamevaṃ praṇītāni jñātvā śāstrāṇi tattvataḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praṇītāni -
  • praṇīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • śāstrāṇi -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tattvataḥ -
  • tattvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tattvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “praviśeyaṃ kathaṃ pāśaṃ tvatkṛtaṃ tadvadasva me
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viśeyam -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [optative active first single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāśam -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvatkṛtam -
  • tvatkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tvatkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tvatkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadvad -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asva -
  • asva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.157

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 12.136.157 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಹಮೇವಂ ಪ್ರಣೀತಾನಿ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ತತ್ತ್ವತಃ ।
ಪ್ರವಿಶೇಯಂ ಕಥಂ ಪಾಶಂ ತ್ವತ್ಕೃತಂ ತದ್ವದಸ್ವ ಮೇ ॥ ೧೫೭ ॥

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 12.136.157 in Bengali sript:
সোঽহমেবং প্রণীতানি জ্ঞাত্বা শাস্ত্রাণি তত্ত্বতঃ ।
প্রবিশেযং কথং পাশং ত্বত্কৃতং তদ্বদস্ব মে ॥ ১৫৭ ॥

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 12.136.157 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽહમેવં પ્રણીતાનિ જ્ઞાત્વા શાસ્ત્રાણિ તત્ત્વતઃ ।
પ્રવિશેયં કથં પાશં ત્વત્કૃતં તદ્વદસ્વ મે ॥ ૧૫૭ ॥

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 12.136.157 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽഹമേവം പ്രണീതാനി ജ്ഞാത്വാ ശാസ്ത്രാണി തത്ത്വതഃ ।
പ്രവിശേയം കഥം പാശം ത്വത്കൃതം തദ്വദസ്വ മേ ॥ ൧൫൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.157 in Telugu sript:
సోఽహమేవం ప్రణీతాని జ్ఞాత్వా శాస్త్రాణి తత్త్వతః ।
ప్రవిశేయం కథం పాశం త్వత్కృతం తద్వదస్వ మే ॥ ౧౫౭ ॥

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