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 12.200.14

तस्मिन्नपि महाबाहो प्रादुर्भूते महात्मनि ।
तमसः पूर्वजो जज्ञे मधुर्नाम महासुरः ॥ १४ ॥

tasminnapi mahābāho prādurbhūte mahātmani |
tamasaḥ pūrvajo jajñe madhurnāma mahāsuraḥ || 14 ||

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

...has been accomplished by a real agent (who is different). When the question comes as to who is it that causes the creation and the destruction of things in the world, it is generally regarded that some person...

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

Tad, Api, Mahabahu, Pradurbhuta, Mahatman, Tamas, Tamasa, Purvaja, Jajni, Madhu, Madhus, Naman, Mahasura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.200.14). 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: “tasminnapi mahābāho prādurbhūte mahātmani
  • tasminn -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mahābāho -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • prādurbhūte -
  • prādurbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prādurbhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prādurbhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahātmani -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “tamasaḥ pūrvajo jajñe madhurnāma mahāsuraḥ
  • tamasaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tamasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvajo* -
  • pūrvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jajñe -
  • jajñi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jajñi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • madhur -
  • madhus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    madhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāsuraḥ -
  • mahāsura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.200.14

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 12.200.14 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಪಿ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭೂತೇ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಿ ।
ತಮಸಃ ಪೂರ್ವಜೋ ಜಜ್ಞೇ ಮಧುರ್ನಾಮ ಮಹಾಸುರಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 12.200.14 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্নপি মহাবাহো প্রাদুর্ভূতে মহাত্মনি ।
তমসঃ পূর্বজো জজ্ঞে মধুর্নাম মহাসুরঃ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.200.14 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્નપિ મહાબાહો પ્રાદુર્ભૂતે મહાત્મનિ ।
તમસઃ પૂર્વજો જજ્ઞે મધુર્નામ મહાસુરઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 12.200.14 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്നപി മഹാബാഹോ പ്രാദുര്ഭൂതേ മഹാത്മനി ।
തമസഃ പൂര്വജോ ജജ്ഞേ മധുര്നാമ മഹാസുരഃ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.200.14 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్నపి మహాబాహో ప్రాదుర్భూతే మహాత్మని ।
తమసః పూర్వజో జజ్ఞే మధుర్నామ మహాసురః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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