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 12.195.20

श्रोत्रं खतो घ्राणमथो पृथिव्यास्तेजोमयं रूपमथो विपाकः ।
जलाश्रयः स्वेद उक्तो रसश्च वाय्वात्मकः स्पर्शकृतो गुणश्च ॥ २० ॥

śrotraṃ khato ghrāṇamatho pṛthivyāstejomayaṃ rūpamatho vipākaḥ |
jalāśrayaḥ sveda ukto rasaśca vāyvātmakaḥ sparśakṛto guṇaśca || 20 ||

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

...the latter had said, cast off his sorrows and lived on in the enjoyment of great felicity. He who reads this discourse, O king, that treat of emancipation and who always reflects upon it, is never pained by...

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

Shrotra, Kha, Tas, Ghrana, Atho, Prithivi, Tejomaya, Rupa, Vipaka, Jalashraya, Sveda, Uksh, Ukta, Rasa, Vayu, Atmaka, Sparsha, Krit, Krita, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.195.20). 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: “śrotraṃ khato ghrāṇamatho pṛthivyāstejomayaṃ rūpamatho vipākaḥ
  • śrotram -
  • śrotra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kha -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghrāṇam -
  • ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛthivyās -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tejomayam -
  • tejomaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tejomaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vipākaḥ -
  • vipāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jalāśrayaḥ sveda ukto rasaśca vāyvātmakaḥ sparśakṛto guṇaśca
  • jalāśrayaḥ -
  • jalāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sveda*u -
  • sveda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sveda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    svid (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ukto* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • rasaś -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāyvā -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • ātmakaḥ -
  • ātmaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sparśa -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sparśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛto* -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • guṇaś -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.195.20

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 12.195.20 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಂ ಖತೋ ಘ್ರಾಣಮಥೋ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಸ್ತೇಜೋಮಯಂ ರೂಪಮಥೋ ವಿಪಾಕಃ ।
ಜಲಾಶ್ರಯಃ ಸ್ವೇದ ಉಕ್ತೋ ರಸಶ್ಚ ವಾಯ್ವಾತ್ಮಕಃ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಕೃತೋ ಗುಣಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 12.195.20 in Bengali sript:
শ্রোত্রং খতো ঘ্রাণমথো পৃথিব্যাস্তেজোমযং রূপমথো বিপাকঃ ।
জলাশ্রযঃ স্বেদ উক্তো রসশ্চ বায্বাত্মকঃ স্পর্শকৃতো গুণশ্চ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 12.195.20 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રોત્રં ખતો ઘ્રાણમથો પૃથિવ્યાસ્તેજોમયં રૂપમથો વિપાકઃ ।
જલાશ્રયઃ સ્વેદ ઉક્તો રસશ્ચ વાય્વાત્મકઃ સ્પર્શકૃતો ગુણશ્ચ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 12.195.20 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രോത്രം ഖതോ ഘ്രാണമഥോ പൃഥിവ്യാസ്തേജോമയം രൂപമഥോ വിപാകഃ ।
ജലാശ്രയഃ സ്വേദ ഉക്തോ രസശ്ച വായ്വാത്മകഃ സ്പര്ശകൃതോ ഗുണശ്ച ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.195.20 in Telugu sript:
శ్రోత్రం ఖతో ఘ్రాణమథో పృథివ్యాస్తేజోమయం రూపమథో విపాకః ।
జలాశ్రయః స్వేద ఉక్తో రసశ్చ వాయ్వాత్మకః స్పర్శకృతో గుణశ్చ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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