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 12.187.13

ऊर्ध्वं पादतलाभ्यां यदर्वागूर्ध्वं च पश्यति ।
एतेन सर्वमेवेदं विद्ध्यभिव्याप्तमन्तरम् ॥ १३ ॥

ūrdhvaṃ pādatalābhyāṃ yadarvāgūrdhvaṃ ca paśyati |
etena sarvamevedaṃ viddhyabhivyāptamantaram || 13 ||

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

...attributes of Goodness, Passion, and Darkness, the three worlds with the Supreme Being himself, and acts, all rest on Self-consciousness.{GL_NOTE:174888:} As Time, under its own laws, always displays the phenomena...

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

Urdhvam, Urdhva, Padatala, Yat, Yad, Arvak, Arvac, Pashyat, Eta, Etad, Esha, Sarvam, Sarva, Eva, Idam, Viddhi, Abhivyapta, Antaram, Antara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.187.13). 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: “ūrdhvaṃ pādatalābhyāṃ yadarvāgūrdhvaṃ ca paśyati
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pādatalābhyām -
  • pādatala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arvāg -
  • arvāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arvāc (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “etena sarvamevedaṃ viddhyabhivyāptamantaram
  • etena -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eve -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viddhya -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhivyāptam -
  • abhivyāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhivyāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhivyāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.187.13

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 12.187.13 in Kannada sript:
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಪಾದತಲಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಯದರ್ವಾಗೂರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಚ ಪಶ್ಯತಿ ।
ಏತೇನ ಸರ್ವಮೇವೇದಂ ವಿದ್ಧ್ಯಭಿವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಮನ್ತರಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 12.187.13 in Bengali sript:
ঊর্ধ্বং পাদতলাভ্যাং যদর্বাগূর্ধ্বং চ পশ্যতি ।
এতেন সর্বমেবেদং বিদ্ধ্যভিব্যাপ্তমন্তরম্ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 12.187.13 in Gujarati sript:
ઊર્ધ્વં પાદતલાભ્યાં યદર્વાગૂર્ધ્વં ચ પશ્યતિ ।
એતેન સર્વમેવેદં વિદ્ધ્યભિવ્યાપ્તમન્તરમ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 12.187.13 in Malayalam sript:
ഊര്ധ്വം പാദതലാഭ്യാം യദര്വാഗൂര്ധ്വം ച പശ്യതി ।
ഏതേന സര്വമേവേദം വിദ്ധ്യഭിവ്യാപ്തമന്തരമ് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.187.13 in Telugu sript:
ఊర్ధ్వం పాదతలాభ్యాం యదర్వాగూర్ధ్వం చ పశ్యతి ।
ఏతేన సర్వమేవేదం విద్ధ్యభివ్యాప్తమన్తరమ్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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