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 12.200.26

आदित्यानदितिर्जज्ञे देवश्रेष्ठान्महाबलान् ।
तेषां विष्णुर्वामनोऽभूद्गोविन्दश्चाभवत्प्रभुः ॥ २६ ॥

ādityānaditirjajñe devaśreṣṭhānmahābalān |
teṣāṃ viṣṇurvāmano'bhūdgovindaścābhavatprabhuḥ || 26 ||

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

...its origin are not under one’s control. Your mind seems to be like that of a child. It is the same as it was before. Open your eyes, O Maghavat, and adopt an understanding established on certitude and truth...

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

Aditya, Aditi, Jajni, Devashreshtha, Mahabala, Tad, Vishnu, Vamana, Govinda, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.200.26). 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: “ādityānaditirjajñe devaśreṣṭhānmahābalān
  • ādityān -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aditir -
  • aditi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aditi (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]
  • devaśreṣṭhān -
  • devaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mahābalān -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ viṣṇurvāmano'bhūdgovindaścābhavatprabhuḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāmano' -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • govindaś -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.200.26

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 12.200.26 in Kannada sript:
ಆದಿತ್ಯಾನದಿತಿರ್ಜಜ್ಞೇ ದೇವಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾನ್ಮಹಾಬಲಾನ್ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಾಮನೋಽಭೂದ್ಗೋವಿನ್ದಶ್ಚಾಭವತ್ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 12.200.26 in Bengali sript:
আদিত্যানদিতির্জজ্ঞে দেবশ্রেষ্ঠান্মহাবলান্ ।
তেষাং বিষ্ণুর্বামনোঽভূদ্গোবিন্দশ্চাভবত্প্রভুঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 12.200.26 in Gujarati sript:
આદિત્યાનદિતિર્જજ્ઞે દેવશ્રેષ્ઠાન્મહાબલાન્ ।
તેષાં વિષ્ણુર્વામનોઽભૂદ્ગોવિન્દશ્ચાભવત્પ્રભુઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 12.200.26 in Malayalam sript:
ആദിത്യാനദിതിര്ജജ്ഞേ ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠാന്മഹാബലാന് ।
തേഷാം വിഷ്ണുര്വാമനോഽഭൂദ്ഗോവിന്ദശ്ചാഭവത്പ്രഭുഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.200.26 in Telugu sript:
ఆదిత్యానదితిర్జజ్ఞే దేవశ్రేష్ఠాన్మహాబలాన్ ।
తేషాం విష్ణుర్వామనోఽభూద్గోవిన్దశ్చాభవత్ప్రభుః ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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