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 12.225.2

ततः प्रलीने सर्वस्मिन्स्थावरे जङ्गमे तथा ।
अकाष्ठा निस्तृणा भूमिर्दृश्यते कूर्मपृष्ठवत् ॥ २ ॥

tataḥ pralīne sarvasminsthāvare jaṅgame tathā |
akāṣṭhā nistṛṇā bhūmirdṛśyate kūrmapṛṣṭhavat || 2 ||

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

...of life is regarded by the foremost of righteous persons, by ascetics conversant with the truth, to be the highest of all acts that one can accomplish. This knowledge of the all-pervading Soul is intended to...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pralina, Sarva, Sthavara, Jangama, Tatha, Aka, Ashtha, Nih, Trina, Bhumi, Drishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.225.2). 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 pralīne sarvasminsthāvare jaṅgame tathā
  • 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]
  • pralīne -
  • pralīna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pralīna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pralīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarvasmin -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sthāvare -
  • sthāvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthāvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthāvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jaṅgame -
  • jaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jaṅgamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “akāṣṭhā nistṛṇā bhūmirdṛśyate kūrmapṛṣṭhavat
  • akā -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṣṭhā* -
  • āṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nis -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tṛṇā* -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhūmir -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse kūrmapṛṣṭhavat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.225.2

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 12.225.2 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಲೀನೇ ಸರ್ವಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸ್ಥಾವರೇ ಜಙ್ಗಮೇ ತಥಾ ।
ಅಕಾಷ್ಠಾ ನಿಸ್ತೃಣಾ ಭೂಮಿರ್ದೃಶ್ಯತೇ ಕೂರ್ಮಪೃಷ್ಠವತ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.225.2 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রলীনে সর্বস্মিন্স্থাবরে জঙ্গমে তথা ।
অকাষ্ঠা নিস্তৃণা ভূমির্দৃশ্যতে কূর্মপৃষ্ঠবত্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.225.2 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રલીને સર્વસ્મિન્સ્થાવરે જઙ્ગમે તથા ।
અકાષ્ઠા નિસ્તૃણા ભૂમિર્દૃશ્યતે કૂર્મપૃષ્ઠવત્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.225.2 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രലീനേ സര്വസ്മിന്സ്ഥാവരേ ജങ്ഗമേ തഥാ ।
അകാഷ്ഠാ നിസ്തൃണാ ഭൂമിര്ദൃശ്യതേ കൂര്മപൃഷ്ഠവത് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.225.2 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రలీనే సర్వస్మిన్స్థావరే జఙ్గమే తథా ।
అకాష్ఠా నిస్తృణా భూమిర్దృశ్యతే కూర్మపృష్ఠవత్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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