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 12.154.37

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एतद्भीष्मस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा युधिष्ठिरः ।
अमृतेनेव संतृप्तः प्रहृष्टः समपद्यत ॥ ३७ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etadbhīṣmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
amṛteneva saṃtṛptaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ samapadyata || 37 ||

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

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

Vaishampayana, Etad, Bhishma, Vacana, Raja, Yudhishthira, Amrita, Iva, Santripta, Prahrishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.154.37). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “etadbhīṣmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhīṣmasya -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “amṛteneva saṃtṛptaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ samapadyata
  • amṛtene -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • santṛptaḥ -
  • santṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahṛṣṭaḥ -
  • prahṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samapa -
  • samapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dyata -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.154.37

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 12.154.37 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತದ್ಭೀಷ್ಮಸ್ಯ ವಚನಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ರಾಜಾ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ।
ಅಮೃತೇನೇವ ಸಂತೃಪ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟಃ ಸಮಪದ್ಯತ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.154.37 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এতদ্ভীষ্মস্য বচনং শ্রুত্বা রাজা যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ।
অমৃতেনেব সংতৃপ্তঃ প্রহৃষ্টঃ সমপদ্যত ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.154.37 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એતદ્ભીષ્મસ્ય વચનં શ્રુત્વા રાજા યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ।
અમૃતેનેવ સંતૃપ્તઃ પ્રહૃષ્ટઃ સમપદ્યત ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.154.37 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏതദ്ഭീഷ്മസ്യ വചനം ശ്രുത്വാ രാജാ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ।
അമൃതേനേവ സംതൃപ്തഃ പ്രഹൃഷ്ടഃ സമപദ്യത ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.154.37 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏతద్భీష్మస్య వచనం శ్రుత్వా రాజా యుధిష్ఠిరః ।
అమృతేనేవ సంతృప్తః ప్రహృష్టః సమపద్యత ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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