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 12.160.81

असेरष्टौ च नामानि रहस्यानि निबोध मे ।
पाण्डवेय सदा यानि कीर्तयंल्लभते जयम् ॥ ८१ ॥

aseraṣṭau ca nāmāni rahasyāni nibodha me |
pāṇḍaveya sadā yāni kīrtayaṃllabhate jayam || 81 ||

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

...'There is no destruction of the living creature, or of what is given, or of our other acts. The creature that dies only goes into another form. The body along dissolves away. The living creature, though depending...

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

Asi, Ashta, Ashti, Naman, Rahasya, Bodha, Asmad, Pandaveya, Sada, Yani, Yat, Kirtayat, Labhat, Jaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.160.81). 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: “aseraṣṭau ca nāmāni rahasyāni nibodha me
  • aser -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmāni -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rahasyāni -
  • rahasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bodha -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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]
  • Line 2: “pāṇḍaveya sadā yāni kīrtayaṃllabhate jayam
  • pāṇḍaveya -
  • pāṇḍaveya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍaveya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • kīrtayaṃl -
  • kīrtayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • jayam -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.160.81

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 12.160.81 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸೇರಷ್ಟೌ ಚ ನಾಮಾನಿ ರಹಸ್ಯಾನಿ ನಿಬೋಧ ಮೇ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವೇಯ ಸದಾ ಯಾನಿ ಕೀರ್ತಯಂಲ್ಲಭತೇ ಜಯಮ್ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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 12.160.81 in Bengali sript:
অসেরষ্টৌ চ নামানি রহস্যানি নিবোধ মে ।
পাণ্ডবেয সদা যানি কীর্তযংল্লভতে জযম্ ॥ ৮১ ॥

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 12.160.81 in Gujarati sript:
અસેરષ્ટૌ ચ નામાનિ રહસ્યાનિ નિબોધ મે ।
પાણ્ડવેય સદા યાનિ કીર્તયંલ્લભતે જયમ્ ॥ ૮૧ ॥

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 12.160.81 in Malayalam sript:
അസേരഷ്ടൌ ച നാമാനി രഹസ്യാനി നിബോധ മേ ।
പാണ്ഡവേയ സദാ യാനി കീര്തയംല്ലഭതേ ജയമ് ॥ ൮൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.160.81 in Telugu sript:
అసేరష్టౌ చ నామాని రహస్యాని నిబోధ మే ।
పాణ్డవేయ సదా యాని కీర్తయంల్లభతే జయమ్ ॥ ౮౧ ॥

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