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 12.247.3

भूमेः स्थैर्यं पृथुत्वं च काठिन्यं प्रसवात्मता ।
गन्धो गुरुत्वं शक्तिश्च संघातः स्थापना धृतिः ॥ ३ ॥

bhūmeḥ sthairyaṃ pṛthutvaṃ ca kāṭhinyaṃ prasavātmatā |
gandho gurutvaṃ śaktiśca saṃghātaḥ sthāpanā dhṛtiḥ || 3 ||

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

...them that sanction the slaughter of living creatures), whence have those other duties (fraught with entire harmlessness to all creatures) come to be regarded as authoritative?{GL_NOTE:175381:} Men devoted 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 (12.247.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhumi, Sthairya, Prithutva, Kathinya, Prasava, Mata, Gandha, Gurutva, Shakti, Sanghata, Sthapana, Dhriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.247.3). 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: “bhūmeḥ sthairyaṃ pṛthutvaṃ ca kāṭhinyaṃ prasavātmatā
  • bhūmeḥ -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sthairyam -
  • sthairya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthutvam -
  • pṛthutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṭhinyam -
  • kāṭhinya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prasavāt -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • matā -
  • matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “gandho gurutvaṃ śaktiśca saṃghātaḥ sthāpanā dhṛtiḥ
  • gandho* -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gurutvam -
  • gurutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaktiś -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghātaḥ -
  • saṅghāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthāpanā* -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhṛtiḥ -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.247.3

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 12.247.3 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂಮೇಃ ಸ್ಥೈರ್ಯಂ ಪೃಥುತ್ವಂ ಚ ಕಾಠಿನ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಸವಾತ್ಮತಾ ।
ಗನ್ಧೋ ಗುರುತ್ವಂ ಶಕ್ತಿಶ್ಚ ಸಂಘಾತಃ ಸ್ಥಾಪನಾ ಧೃತಿಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.247.3 in Bengali sript:
ভূমেঃ স্থৈর্যং পৃথুত্বং চ কাঠিন্যং প্রসবাত্মতা ।
গন্ধো গুরুত্বং শক্তিশ্চ সংঘাতঃ স্থাপনা ধৃতিঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.247.3 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂમેઃ સ્થૈર્યં પૃથુત્વં ચ કાઠિન્યં પ્રસવાત્મતા ।
ગન્ધો ગુરુત્વં શક્તિશ્ચ સંઘાતઃ સ્થાપના ધૃતિઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.247.3 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂമേഃ സ്ഥൈര്യം പൃഥുത്വം ച കാഠിന്യം പ്രസവാത്മതാ ।
ഗന്ധോ ഗുരുത്വം ശക്തിശ്ച സംഘാതഃ സ്ഥാപനാ ധൃതിഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.247.3 in Telugu sript:
భూమేః స్థైర్యం పృథుత్వం చ కాఠిన్యం ప్రసవాత్మతా ।
గన్ధో గురుత్వం శక్తిశ్చ సంఘాతః స్థాపనా ధృతిః ॥ ౩ ॥

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