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 12.216.12

ततो ददर्श स बलिं खरवेषेण संवृतम् ।
यथाख्यातं भगवता शून्यागारकृतालयम् ॥ १२ ॥

tato dadarśa sa baliṃ kharaveṣeṇa saṃvṛtam |
yathākhyātaṃ bhagavatā śūnyāgārakṛtālayam || 12 ||

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

...who is endued with a clear vision, who observes those duties that are laid down for his order, who does not, by his acts, produce an inter-mixture of duties, who attends to the observances set down in the scriptures...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bali, Kharu, Esha, Samvrit, Samvrita, Yatha, Akhyata, Bhagavat, Bhagavata, Shunyagarakritalaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.216.12). 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: “tato dadarśa sa baliṃ kharaveṣeṇa saṃvṛtam
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kharave -
  • kharu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single], [dative single]
    kharu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single], [dative single]
  • eṣeṇa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃvṛtam -
  • saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yathākhyātaṃ bhagavatā śūnyāgārakṛtālayam
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akhyātam -
  • akhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • bhagavatā -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhagavatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūnyāgārakṛtālayam -
  • śūnyāgārakṛtālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūnyāgārakṛtālaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūnyāgārakṛtālayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.216.12

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 12.216.12 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದದರ್ಶ ಸ ಬಲಿಂ ಖರವೇಷೇಣ ಸಂವೃತಮ್ ।
ಯಥಾಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಭಗವತಾ ಶೂನ್ಯಾಗಾರಕೃತಾಲಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.216.12 in Bengali sript:
ততো দদর্শ স বলিং খরবেষেণ সংবৃতম্ ।
যথাখ্যাতং ভগবতা শূন্যাগারকৃতালযম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.216.12 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દદર્શ સ બલિં ખરવેષેણ સંવૃતમ્ ।
યથાખ્યાતં ભગવતા શૂન્યાગારકૃતાલયમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.216.12 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദദര്ശ സ ബലിം ഖരവേഷേണ സംവൃതമ് ।
യഥാഖ്യാതം ഭഗവതാ ശൂന്യാഗാരകൃതാലയമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.216.12 in Telugu sript:
తతో దదర్శ స బలిం ఖరవేషేణ సంవృతమ్ ।
యథాఖ్యాతం భగవతా శూన్యాగారకృతాలయమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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