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 12.274.27

उमा उवाच ।
भगवन्सर्वभूतेषु प्रभवाभ्यधिको गुणैः ।
अजेयश्चाप्रधृष्यश्च तेजसा यशसा श्रिया ॥ २७ ॥

umā uvāca |
bhagavansarvabhūteṣu prabhavābhyadhiko guṇaiḥ |
ajeyaścāpradhṛṣyaśca tejasā yaśasā śriyā || 27 ||

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

...productive of happiness or misery. They that are eaters of Vighasa eat without taking any notice of the flavours of the edibles placed before them. They, however, that eat carefully discriminating the flavours...

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

Uma, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Sarvabhuta, Prabhava, Prabhavan, Abhyadhika, Guna, Ajeya, Apradhrishya, Tejas, Yashas, Yashasa, Shri, Shriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.274.27). 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: “umā uvāca
  • umā* -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    umā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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: “bhagavansarvabhūteṣu prabhavābhyadhiko guṇaiḥ
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sarvabhūteṣu -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • prabhavā -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhavan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    prabhavan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyadhiko* -
  • abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇaiḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “ajeyaścāpradhṛṣyaśca tejasā yaśasā śriyā
  • ajeyaś -
  • ajeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apradhṛṣyaś -
  • apradhṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tejasā -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaśasā -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yaśasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śriyā -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.274.27

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 12.274.27 in Kannada sript:
ಉಮಾ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭಗವನ್ಸರ್ವಭೂತೇಷು ಪ್ರಭವಾಭ್ಯಧಿಕೋ ಗುಣೈಃ ।
ಅಜೇಯಶ್ಚಾಪ್ರಧೃಷ್ಯಶ್ಚ ತೇಜಸಾ ಯಶಸಾ ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ॥ 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 12.274.27 in Bengali sript:
উমা উবাচ ।
ভগবন্সর্বভূতেষু প্রভবাভ্যধিকো গুণৈঃ ।
অজেযশ্চাপ্রধৃষ্যশ্চ তেজসা যশসা শ্রিযা ॥ 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 12.274.27 in Gujarati sript:
ઉમા ઉવાચ ।
ભગવન્સર્વભૂતેષુ પ્રભવાભ્યધિકો ગુણૈઃ ।
અજેયશ્ચાપ્રધૃષ્યશ્ચ તેજસા યશસા શ્રિયા ॥ 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 12.274.27 in Malayalam sript:
ഉമാ ഉവാച ।
ഭഗവന്സര്വഭൂതേഷു പ്രഭവാഭ്യധികോ ഗുണൈഃ ।
അജേയശ്ചാപ്രധൃഷ്യശ്ച തേജസാ യശസാ ശ്രിയാ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.274.27 in Telugu sript:
ఉమా ఉవాచ ।
భగవన్సర్వభూతేషు ప్రభవాభ్యధికో గుణైః ।
అజేయశ్చాప్రధృష్యశ్చ తేజసా యశసా శ్రియా ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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