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 12.212.32

तद्धि श्रोत्राश्रयं भूतं शब्दः श्रोत्रं समाश्रितः ।
नोभयं शब्दविज्ञाने विज्ञानस्येतरस्य वा ॥ ३२ ॥

taddhi śrotrāśrayaṃ bhūtaṃ śabdaḥ śrotraṃ samāśritaḥ |
nobhayaṃ śabdavijñāne vijñānasyetarasya vā || 32 ||

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

...varieties of form seen in existent things, and the course of actions, have their origin in the Vedas.{GL_NOTE:175041:} Indeed, the Supreme Master of all beings, in the beginning, created all things from the...

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

Tat, Tad, Shrotri, Shrotra, Ashraya, Bhuta, Shabda, Samashrita, Nri, Ubhaya, Vijnana, Itara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.212.32). 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: “taddhi śrotrāśrayaṃ bhūtaṃ śabdaḥ śrotraṃ samāśritaḥ
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śrotrā -
  • śrotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    śrotṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrotra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āśrayam -
  • āśraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āśraya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āśrayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • śabdaḥ -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrotram -
  • śrotra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samāśritaḥ -
  • samāśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nobhayaṃ śabdavijñāne vijñānasyetarasya
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ubhayam -
  • ubhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ubhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ubhaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śabda -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijñāne -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vijñānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vijñānasye -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • itarasya -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    itara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.212.32

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 12.212.32 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ಧಿ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಾಶ್ರಯಂ ಭೂತಂ ಶಬ್ದಃ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಂ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತಃ ।
ನೋಭಯಂ ಶಬ್ದವಿಜ್ಞಾನೇ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಸ್ಯೇತರಸ್ಯ ವಾ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 12.212.32 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ধি শ্রোত্রাশ্রযং ভূতং শব্দঃ শ্রোত্রং সমাশ্রিতঃ ।
নোভযং শব্দবিজ্ঞানে বিজ্ঞানস্যেতরস্য বা ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 12.212.32 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્ધિ શ્રોત્રાશ્રયં ભૂતં શબ્દઃ શ્રોત્રં સમાશ્રિતઃ ।
નોભયં શબ્દવિજ્ઞાને વિજ્ઞાનસ્યેતરસ્ય વા ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 12.212.32 in Malayalam sript:
തദ്ധി ശ്രോത്രാശ്രയം ഭൂതം ശബ്ദഃ ശ്രോത്രം സമാശ്രിതഃ ।
നോഭയം ശബ്ദവിജ്ഞാനേ വിജ്ഞാനസ്യേതരസ്യ വാ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.212.32 in Telugu sript:
తద్ధి శ్రోత్రాశ్రయం భూతం శబ్దః శ్రోత్రం సమాశ్రితః ।
నోభయం శబ్దవిజ్ఞానే విజ్ఞానస్యేతరస్య వా ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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