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 12.278.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
तिष्ठते मे सदा तात कौतूहलमिदं हृदि ।
तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्तः कुरुपितामह ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
tiṣṭhate me sadā tāta kautūhalamidaṃ hṛdi |
tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi tvattaḥ kurupitāmaha || 1 ||

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

...the rites of the Sraddha one is freed from one’s debts to the Pitris. One pays off one’s debt to one’s fellowmen by doing good offices to them. One pays off the debts one owes to one’s own self by listening...

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

Yudhishthira, Tishthat, Asmad, Sada, Sad, Tata, Kautuhala, Idam, Hrid, Tada, Ham, Shrotu, Yushmad, Tas, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.278.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (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: “tiṣṭhate me sadā tāta kautūhalamidaṃ hṛdi
  • tiṣṭhate -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kautūhalam -
  • kautūhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi tvattaḥ kurupitāmaha
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pitāmaha -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.278.1

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 12.278.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಿಷ್ಠತೇ ಮೇ ಸದಾ ತಾತ ಕೌತೂಹಲಮಿದಂ ಹೃದಿ ।
ತದಹಂ ಶ್ರೋತುಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ತ್ವತ್ತಃ ಕುರುಪಿತಾಮಹ ॥ 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 12.278.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
তিষ্ঠতে মে সদা তাত কৌতূহলমিদং হৃদি ।
তদহং শ্রোতুমিচ্ছামি ত্বত্তঃ কুরুপিতামহ ॥ 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 12.278.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
તિષ્ઠતે મે સદા તાત કૌતૂહલમિદં હૃદિ ।
તદહં શ્રોતુમિચ્છામિ ત્વત્તઃ કુરુપિતામહ ॥ 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 12.278.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
തിഷ്ഠതേ മേ സദാ താത കൌതൂഹലമിദം ഹൃദി ।
തദഹം ശ്രോതുമിച്ഛാമി ത്വത്തഃ കുരുപിതാമഹ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.278.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
తిష్ఠతే మే సదా తాత కౌతూహలమిదం హృది ।
తదహం శ్రోతుమిచ్ఛామి త్వత్తః కురుపితామహ ॥ ౧ ॥

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