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 12.228.7

तरत्येव महादुर्गं जरामरणसागरम् ।
एवं ह्येतेन योगेन युञ्जानोऽप्येकमन्ततः ।
अपि जिज्ञासमानो हि शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥ ७ ॥

taratyeva mahādurgaṃ jarāmaraṇasāgaram |
evaṃ hyetena yogena yuñjāno'pyekamantataḥ |
api jijñāsamāno hi śabdabrahmātivartate || 7 ||

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

Tarat, Eva, Mahadurga, Jaramarana, Sagara, Evam, Eta, Etad, Esha, Yogena, Yoga, Yunjana, Apya, Kama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Api, Jijnasamana, Shabdabrahma, Iva, Rita, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.228.7). 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: “taratyeva mahādurgaṃ jarāmaraṇasāgaram
  • taratye -
  • tṝ -> tarat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tṝ class 1 verb], [locative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahādurgam -
  • mahādurga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahādurga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahādurgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jarāmaraṇa -
  • jarāmaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jarāmaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāgaram -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ hyetena yogena yuñjāno'pyekamantataḥ
  • 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]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • etena -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yogena -
  • yogena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yuñjāno' -
  • yuñjāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yuñjāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • apye -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kaman -
  • kama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 3: “api jijñāsamāno hi śabdabrahmātivartate
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jijñāsamāno* -
  • jñā -> jijñāsamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śabdabrahmāt -
  • śabdabrahma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śabdabrahma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ivar -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.228.7

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 12.228.7 in Kannada sript:
ತರತ್ಯೇವ ಮಹಾದುರ್ಗಂ ಜರಾಮರಣಸಾಗರಮ್ ।
ಏವಂ ಹ್ಯೇತೇನ ಯೋಗೇನ ಯುಞ್ಜಾನೋಽಪ್ಯೇಕಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ಅಪಿ ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸಮಾನೋ ಹಿ ಶಬ್ದಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾತಿವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 12.228.7 in Bengali sript:
তরত্যেব মহাদুর্গং জরামরণসাগরম্ ।
এবং হ্যেতেন যোগেন যুঞ্জানোঽপ্যেকমন্ততঃ ।
অপি জিজ্ঞাসমানো হি শব্দব্রহ্মাতিবর্ততে ॥ ৭ ॥

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 12.228.7 in Gujarati sript:
તરત્યેવ મહાદુર્ગં જરામરણસાગરમ્ ।
એવં હ્યેતેન યોગેન યુઞ્જાનોઽપ્યેકમન્તતઃ ।
અપિ જિજ્ઞાસમાનો હિ શબ્દબ્રહ્માતિવર્તતે ॥ ૭ ॥

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 12.228.7 in Malayalam sript:
തരത്യേവ മഹാദുര്ഗം ജരാമരണസാഗരമ് ।
ഏവം ഹ്യേതേന യോഗേന യുഞ്ജാനോഽപ്യേകമന്തതഃ ।
അപി ജിജ്ഞാസമാനോ ഹി ശബ്ദബ്രഹ്മാതിവര്തതേ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.228.7 in Telugu sript:
తరత్యేవ మహాదుర్గం జరామరణసాగరమ్ ।
ఏవం హ్యేతేన యోగేన యుఞ్జానోఽప్యేకమన్తతః ।
అపి జిజ్ఞాసమానో హి శబ్దబ్రహ్మాతివర్తతే ॥ ౭ ॥

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