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 12.271.62

अर्वाक्स्थितस्तु यः स्थायी कल्पान्ते परिवर्तते ।
स शेते भगवानप्सु योऽसावतिबलः प्रभुः ।
तान्विधाता प्रसन्नात्मा लोकांश्चरति शाश्वतान् ॥ ६२ ॥

arvāksthitastu yaḥ sthāyī kalpānte parivartate |
sa śete bhagavānapsu yo'sāvatibalaḥ prabhuḥ |
tānvidhātā prasannātmā lokāṃścarati śāśvatān || 62 ||

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

...bow to that Soul of Yoga who is beheld in the form of an effulgent Light by persons that have their senses under control, that are possessed of the attribute of Sattva, that have regulated their breaths, and...

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

Arvak, Arvac, Sthita, Yah, Sthayi, Sthayin, Kalpanta, Parivarta, Tad, Yushmad, Bhagavat, Apsu, Asi, Asu, Adah, Atibala, Prabhu, Vidhatri, Vidhata, Prasannatma, Loka, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.271.62). 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: “arvāksthitastu yaḥ sthāyī kalpānte parivartate
  • arvāk -
  • arvāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arvāc (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sthitas -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthāyī -
  • sthāyi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalpānte -
  • kalpānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • parivarta -
  • parivarta (noun, masculine)
    [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]
  • Line 2: “sa śete bhagavānapsu yo'sāvatibalaḥ prabhuḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śete -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apsu -
  • apsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apsu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apsu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asāva -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • atibalaḥ -
  • atibala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tānvidhātā prasannātmā lokāṃścarati śāśvatān
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vidhātā -
  • vidhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prasannātmā* -
  • prasannātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lokāṃś -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śāśvatān -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.271.62

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 12.271.62 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ವಾಕ್ಸ್ಥಿತಸ್ತು ಯಃ ಸ್ಥಾಯೀ ಕಲ್ಪಾನ್ತೇ ಪರಿವರ್ತತೇ ।
ಸ ಶೇತೇ ಭಗವಾನಪ್ಸು ಯೋಽಸಾವತಿಬಲಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ತಾನ್ವಿಧಾತಾ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಾತ್ಮಾ ಲೋಕಾಂಶ್ಚರತಿ ಶಾಶ್ವತಾನ್ ॥ ೬೨ ॥

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 12.271.62 in Bengali sript:
অর্বাক্স্থিতস্তু যঃ স্থাযী কল্পান্তে পরিবর্ততে ।
স শেতে ভগবানপ্সু যোঽসাবতিবলঃ প্রভুঃ ।
তান্বিধাতা প্রসন্নাত্মা লোকাংশ্চরতি শাশ্বতান্ ॥ ৬২ ॥

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 12.271.62 in Gujarati sript:
અર્વાક્સ્થિતસ્તુ યઃ સ્થાયી કલ્પાન્તે પરિવર્તતે ।
સ શેતે ભગવાનપ્સુ યોઽસાવતિબલઃ પ્રભુઃ ।
તાન્વિધાતા પ્રસન્નાત્મા લોકાંશ્ચરતિ શાશ્વતાન્ ॥ ૬૨ ॥

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 12.271.62 in Malayalam sript:
അര്വാക്സ്ഥിതസ്തു യഃ സ്ഥായീ കല്പാന്തേ പരിവര്തതേ ।
സ ശേതേ ഭഗവാനപ്സു യോഽസാവതിബലഃ പ്രഭുഃ ।
താന്വിധാതാ പ്രസന്നാത്മാ ലോകാംശ്ചരതി ശാശ്വതാന് ॥ ൬൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.271.62 in Telugu sript:
అర్వాక్స్థితస్తు యః స్థాయీ కల్పాన్తే పరివర్తతే ।
స శేతే భగవానప్సు యోఽసావతిబలః ప్రభుః ।
తాన్విధాతా ప్రసన్నాత్మా లోకాంశ్చరతి శాశ్వతాన్ ॥ ౬౨ ॥

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