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 12.217.31

नाहं तदनुशोचामि नात्मभ्रंशं शचीपते ।
एवं मे निश्चिता बुद्धिः शास्तुस्तिष्ठाम्यहं वशे ॥ ३१ ॥

nāhaṃ tadanuśocāmi nātmabhraṃśaṃ śacīpate |
evaṃ me niścitā buddhiḥ śāstustiṣṭhāmyahaṃ vaśe || 31 ||

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

...and a lump of gold with an equal eye, who is equally disposed towards friend and foe, who is possessed of patience, who takes praise and blame equally,{GL_NOTE:175070:} who is free from longing with respect...

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

Naha, Tada, Bhramsha, Shacipati, Evam, Eva, Asmad, Nishcita, Buddhi, Shastri, Aha, Vasha, Vashi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.217.31). 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: “nāhaṃ tadanuśocāmi nātmabhraṃśaṃ śacīpate
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śocāmi -
  • śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhraṃśam -
  • bhraṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śacīpate -
  • śacīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ me niścitā buddhiḥ śāstustiṣṭhāmyahaṃ vaśe
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • niścitā* -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niścitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • buddhiḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstus -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tiṣṭhāmya -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vaśe -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vaśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.217.31

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 12.217.31 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಹಂ ತದನುಶೋಚಾಮಿ ನಾತ್ಮಭ್ರಂಶಂ ಶಚೀಪತೇ ।
ಏವಂ ಮೇ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿಃ ಶಾಸ್ತುಸ್ತಿಷ್ಠಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ವಶೇ ॥ 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 12.217.31 in Bengali sript:
নাহং তদনুশোচামি নাত্মভ্রংশং শচীপতে ।
এবং মে নিশ্চিতা বুদ্ধিঃ শাস্তুস্তিষ্ঠাম্যহং বশে ॥ 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 12.217.31 in Gujarati sript:
નાહં તદનુશોચામિ નાત્મભ્રંશં શચીપતે ।
એવં મે નિશ્ચિતા બુદ્ધિઃ શાસ્તુસ્તિષ્ઠામ્યહં વશે ॥ 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 12.217.31 in Malayalam sript:
നാഹം തദനുശോചാമി നാത്മഭ്രംശം ശചീപതേ ।
ഏവം മേ നിശ്ചിതാ ബുദ്ധിഃ ശാസ്തുസ്തിഷ്ഠാമ്യഹം വശേ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.217.31 in Telugu sript:
నాహం తదనుశోచామి నాత్మభ్రంశం శచీపతే ।
ఏవం మే నిశ్చితా బుద్ధిః శాస్తుస్తిష్ఠామ్యహం వశే ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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