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 12.276.30

न लोके दीप्यते मूर्खः केवलात्मप्रशंसया ।
अपि चापिहितः श्वभ्रे कृतविद्यः प्रकाशते ॥ ३० ॥

na loke dīpyate mūrkhaḥ kevalātmapraśaṃsayā |
api cāpihitaḥ śvabhre kṛtavidyaḥ prakāśate || 30 ||

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

...he rose from the mighty lake. Then that primeval god of the gods, viz., the eternal Brahman, approached him, and enquired after the progress of his penances and after his welfare. The deity having the bull for...

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

Loka, Murkha, Kevalatman, Prashamsa, Api, Capin, Capi, Hita, Shvabhra, Kritavidya, Prakashata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.276.30). 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: “na loke dīpyate mūrkhaḥ kevalātmapraśaṃsayā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dīpyate -
  • dīp (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • mūrkhaḥ -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kevalātma -
  • kevalātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kevalātman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • praśaṃsayā -
  • praśaṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “api cāpihitaḥ śvabhre kṛtavidyaḥ prakāśate
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hitaḥ -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • śvabhre -
  • śvabhra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śvabhra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kṛtavidyaḥ -
  • kṛtavidya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakāśate -
  • prakāśatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.276.30

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 12.276.30 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಲೋಕೇ ದೀಪ್ಯತೇ ಮೂರ್ಖಃ ಕೇವಲಾತ್ಮಪ್ರಶಂಸಯಾ ।
ಅಪಿ ಚಾಪಿಹಿತಃ ಶ್ವಭ್ರೇ ಕೃತವಿದ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಕಾಶತೇ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 12.276.30 in Bengali sript:
ন লোকে দীপ্যতে মূর্খঃ কেবলাত্মপ্রশংসযা ।
অপি চাপিহিতঃ শ্বভ্রে কৃতবিদ্যঃ প্রকাশতে ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 12.276.30 in Gujarati sript:
ન લોકે દીપ્યતે મૂર્ખઃ કેવલાત્મપ્રશંસયા ।
અપિ ચાપિહિતઃ શ્વભ્રે કૃતવિદ્યઃ પ્રકાશતે ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 12.276.30 in Malayalam sript:
ന ലോകേ ദീപ്യതേ മൂര്ഖഃ കേവലാത്മപ്രശംസയാ ।
അപി ചാപിഹിതഃ ശ്വഭ്രേ കൃതവിദ്യഃ പ്രകാശതേ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.276.30 in Telugu sript:
న లోకే దీప్యతే మూర్ఖః కేవలాత్మప్రశంసయా ।
అపి చాపిహితః శ్వభ్రే కృతవిద్యః ప్రకాశతే ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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