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 12.200.31

ततः कृष्णो महाबाहुः पुनरेव युधिष्ठिर ।
ब्राह्मणानां शतं श्रेष्ठं मुखादसृजत प्रभुः ॥ ३१ ॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇo mahābāhuḥ punareva yudhiṣṭhira |
brāhmaṇānāṃ śataṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mukhādasṛjata prabhuḥ || 31 ||

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

...race, devoid of knowledge, and with even a stain on his birth, is seen, O Sakra, to live in happiness with all his counsellors and friends. This also happens because of its having been ordained. An auspicious...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Krishna, Mahabahu, Punar, Eva, Yudhishthira, Brahmana, Shata, Shreshtha, Mukha, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.200.31). 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: “tataḥ kṛṣṇo mahābāhuḥ punareva yudhiṣṭhira
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābāhuḥ -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇānāṃ śataṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mukhādasṛjata prabhuḥ
  • brāhmaṇānām -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mukhād -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • asṛjata -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • 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 12.200.31

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 12.200.31 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಃ ಪುನರೇವ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ಶತಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಮುಖಾದಸೃಜತ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 12.200.31 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কৃষ্ণো মহাবাহুঃ পুনরেব যুধিষ্ঠির ।
ব্রাহ্মণানাং শতং শ্রেষ্ঠং মুখাদসৃজত প্রভুঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 12.200.31 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ કૃષ્ણો મહાબાહુઃ પુનરેવ યુધિષ્ઠિર ।
બ્રાહ્મણાનાં શતં શ્રેષ્ઠં મુખાદસૃજત પ્રભુઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 12.200.31 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ കൃഷ്ണോ മഹാബാഹുഃ പുനരേവ യുധിഷ്ഠിര ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാനാം ശതം ശ്രേഷ്ഠം മുഖാദസൃജത പ്രഭുഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.200.31 in Telugu sript:
తతః కృష్ణో మహాబాహుః పునరేవ యుధిష్ఠిర ।
బ్రాహ్మణానాం శతం శ్రేష్ఠం ముఖాదసృజత ప్రభుః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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