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 12.231.8

क्रान्ते विष्णुर्बले शक्रः कोष्ठेऽग्निर्भुक्तमर्छति ।
कर्णयोः प्रदिशः श्रोत्रे जिह्वायां वाक्सरस्वती ॥ ८ ॥

krānte viṣṇurbale śakraḥ koṣṭhe'gnirbhuktamarchati |
karṇayoḥ pradiśaḥ śrotre jihvāyāṃ vāksarasvatī || 8 ||

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

...exception, (when their merits cease), have to take birth as mortal creatures on earth. Similarly, all mortal creatures also (when they acquire sufficient merit), succeed in attaining to the status of gods. Therefore...

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

Kranta, Kranti, Vishnu, Bala, Bali, Shakra, Koshtha, Koshthi, Agni, Bhukta, Karna, Pradish, Shrotri, Shrotra, Jihva, Vac, Sarasvat, Sarasvati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.231.8). 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: “krānte viṣṇurbale śakraḥ koṣṭhe'gnirbhuktamarchati
  • krānte -
  • krānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    krānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    krāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    krānti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kram -> krānta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kram class 1 verb], [locative single from √kram class 4 verb]
    kram -> krānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [locative single from √kram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kram class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kram class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kram class 4 verb], [locative single from √kram class 4 verb]
    kram -> krāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kram class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kram class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kram class 4 verb]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bale -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śakraḥ -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • koṣṭhe' -
  • koṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    koṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    koṣṭhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    koṣṭhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuktam -
  • bhukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ṛchati -
  • ṛch (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “karṇayoḥ pradiśaḥ śrotre jihvāyāṃ vāksarasvatī
  • karṇayoḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • pradiśaḥ -
  • pradiś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śrotre -
  • śrotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śrotra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jihvāyām -
  • jihvā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vāk -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sarasvatī -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.231.8

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 12.231.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರಾನ್ತೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ಬಲೇ ಶಕ್ರಃ ಕೋಷ್ಠೇಽಗ್ನಿರ್ಭುಕ್ತಮರ್ಛತಿ ।
ಕರ್ಣಯೋಃ ಪ್ರದಿಶಃ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರೇ ಜಿಹ್ವಾಯಾಂ ವಾಕ್ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.231.8 in Bengali sript:
ক্রান্তে বিষ্ণুর্বলে শক্রঃ কোষ্ঠেঽগ্নির্ভুক্তমর্ছতি ।
কর্ণযোঃ প্রদিশঃ শ্রোত্রে জিহ্বাযাং বাক্সরস্বতী ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.231.8 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રાન્તે વિષ્ણુર્બલે શક્રઃ કોષ્ઠેઽગ્નિર્ભુક્તમર્છતિ ।
કર્ણયોઃ પ્રદિશઃ શ્રોત્રે જિહ્વાયાં વાક્સરસ્વતી ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.231.8 in Malayalam sript:
ക്രാന്തേ വിഷ്ണുര്ബലേ ശക്രഃ കോഷ്ഠേഽഗ്നിര്ഭുക്തമര്ഛതി ।
കര്ണയോഃ പ്രദിശഃ ശ്രോത്രേ ജിഹ്വായാം വാക്സരസ്വതീ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.231.8 in Telugu sript:
క్రాన్తే విష్ణుర్బలే శక్రః కోష్ఠేఽగ్నిర్భుక్తమర్ఛతి ।
కర్ణయోః ప్రదిశః శ్రోత్రే జిహ్వాయాం వాక్సరస్వతీ ॥ ౮ ॥

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