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 12.253.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
तुलाधारस्य वाक्यानि धर्मे जाजलिना सह ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
tulādhārasya vākyāni dharme jājalinā saha || 1 ||

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

...the scriptures without betaking themselves ever to the rites laid down in the alternative, they were never under the necessity of performing expiation.{GL_NOTE:175417:} There is no expiation for men living in...

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

Bhishma, Atra, Api, Uda, Anti, Hasa, Puratana, Tuladhara, Vakya, Dharma, Jajali, Jajalin, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.253.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam
  • atrā -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apyu -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • udā -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    udā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āhar -
  • antīm -
  • antī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • amiti -
  • amiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hāsam -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • purātanam -
  • purātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “tulādhārasya vākyāni dharme jājalinā saha
  • tulādhārasya -
  • tulādhāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tulādhāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vākyāni -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vak class 1 verb]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jājalinā -
  • jājali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jājalin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.253.1

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 12.253.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅತ್ರಾಪ್ಯುದಾಹರನ್ತೀಮಮಿತಿಹಾಸಂ ಪುರಾತನಮ್ ।
ತುಲಾಧಾರಸ್ಯ ವಾಕ್ಯಾನಿ ಧರ್ಮೇ ಜಾಜಲಿನಾ ಸಹ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.253.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
অত্রাপ্যুদাহরন্তীমমিতিহাসং পুরাতনম্ ।
তুলাধারস্য বাক্যানি ধর্মে জাজলিনা সহ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.253.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
અત્રાપ્યુદાહરન્તીમમિતિહાસં પુરાતનમ્ ।
તુલાધારસ્ય વાક્યાનિ ધર્મે જાજલિના સહ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.253.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
അത്രാപ്യുദാഹരന്തീമമിതിഹാസം പുരാതനമ് ।
തുലാധാരസ്യ വാക്യാനി ധര്മേ ജാജലിനാ സഹ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.253.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
అత్రాప్యుదాహరన్తీమమితిహాసం పురాతనమ్ ।
తులాధారస్య వాక్యాని ధర్మే జాజలినా సహ ॥ ౧ ॥

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