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 12.262.27

तेषामपेततृष्णानां निर्णिक्तानां शुभात्मनाम् ।
चतुर्थ औपनिषदो धर्मः साधारणः स्मृतः ॥ २७ ॥

teṣāmapetatṛṣṇānāṃ nirṇiktānāṃ śubhātmanām |
caturtha aupaniṣado dharmaḥ sādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ || 27 ||

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

...Then the encounter commenced, inspiring the three worlds with terror, between Indra, the chief of the deities, and Vritra of high soul. The entire welkin was enveloped by the combats of both sides with swords...

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

Tad, Apeta, Trishna, Nirnikta, Shubha, Mana, Caturtha, Aupanishada, Dharma, Sadharana, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.262.27). 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: “teṣāmapetatṛṣṇānāṃ nirṇiktānāṃ śubhātmanām
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • apeta -
  • apeta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apeta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛṣṇānām -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nirṇiktānām -
  • nirṇikta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nirṇikta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nirṇiktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śubhāt -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manām -
  • manā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “caturtha aupaniṣado dharmaḥ sādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • caturtha -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aupaniṣado* -
  • aupaniṣada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhāraṇaḥ -
  • sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.262.27

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 12.262.27 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಮಪೇತತೃಷ್ಣಾನಾಂ ನಿರ್ಣಿಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಶುಭಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಚತುರ್ಥ ಔಪನಿಷದೋ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸಾಧಾರಣಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 12.262.27 in Bengali sript:
তেষামপেততৃষ্ণানাং নির্ণিক্তানাং শুভাত্মনাম্ ।
চতুর্থ ঔপনিষদো ধর্মঃ সাধারণঃ স্মৃতঃ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 12.262.27 in Gujarati sript:
તેષામપેતતૃષ્ણાનાં નિર્ણિક્તાનાં શુભાત્મનામ્ ।
ચતુર્થ ઔપનિષદો ધર્મઃ સાધારણઃ સ્મૃતઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 12.262.27 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാമപേതതൃഷ്ണാനാം നിര്ണിക്താനാം ശുഭാത്മനാമ് ।
ചതുര്ഥ ഔപനിഷദോ ധര്മഃ സാധാരണഃ സ്മൃതഃ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.262.27 in Telugu sript:
తేషామపేతతృష్ణానాం నిర్ణిక్తానాం శుభాత్మనామ్ ।
చతుర్థ ఔపనిషదో ధర్మః సాధారణః స్మృతః ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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