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 12.207.1

गुरुरुवाच ।
अत्रोपायं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथावच्छास्त्रचक्षुषा ।
तद्विज्ञानाच्चरन्प्राज्ञः प्राप्नुयात्परमां गतिम् ॥ १ ॥

gururuvāca |
atropāyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathāvacchāstracakṣuṣā |
tadvijñānāccaranprājñaḥ prāpnuyātparamāṃ gatim || 1 ||

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

...luminous object, resplendent as blazing fire and that seemed to be a second star of day. And they saw, O Bharata, that that luminous object was gradually approaching towards them both. Riding upon Vishnu’s vehicle...

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

Guru, Atra, Upaya, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Yathavat, Shastracakshusha, Shastracakshus, Pra, Parama, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.207.1). 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: “gururuvāca
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “atropāyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathāvacchāstracakṣuṣā
  • atro -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāyam -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yathāvacch -
  • yathāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śāstracakṣuṣā -
  • śāstracakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śāstracakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śāstracakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “tadvijñānāccaranprājñaḥ prāpnuyātparamāṃ gatim
  • Cannot analyse tadvijñānāccaranprājñaḥ*pr
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • paramām -
  • paramā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.207.1

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 12.207.1 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುರುವಾಚ ।
ಅತ್ರೋಪಾಯಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯಥಾವಚ್ಛಾಸ್ತ್ರಚಕ್ಷುಷಾ ।
ತದ್ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಾಚ್ಚರನ್ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಪರಮಾಂ ಗತಿಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.207.1 in Bengali sript:
গুরুরুবাচ ।
অত্রোপাযং প্রবক্ষ্যামি যথাবচ্ছাস্ত্রচক্ষুষা ।
তদ্বিজ্ঞানাচ্চরন্প্রাজ্ঞঃ প্রাপ্নুযাত্পরমাং গতিম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.207.1 in Gujarati sript:
ગુરુરુવાચ ।
અત્રોપાયં પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ યથાવચ્છાસ્ત્રચક્ષુષા ।
તદ્વિજ્ઞાનાચ્ચરન્પ્રાજ્ઞઃ પ્રાપ્નુયાત્પરમાં ગતિમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.207.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഗുരുരുവാച ।
അത്രോപായം പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി യഥാവച്ഛാസ്ത്രചക്ഷുഷാ ।
തദ്വിജ്ഞാനാച്ചരന്പ്രാജ്ഞഃ പ്രാപ്നുയാത്പരമാം ഗതിമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.207.1 in Telugu sript:
గురురువాచ ।
అత్రోపాయం ప్రవక్ష్యామి యథావచ్ఛాస్త్రచక్షుషా ।
తద్విజ్ఞానాచ్చరన్ప్రాజ్ఞః ప్రాప్నుయాత్పరమాం గతిమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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