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 12.278.37

ततः प्रणम्य वरदं देवं देवीमुमां तथा ।
उशना प्राप तद्धीमान्गतिमिष्टां महामुनिः ॥ ३७ ॥

tataḥ praṇamya varadaṃ devaṃ devīmumāṃ tathā |
uśanā prāpa taddhīmāngatimiṣṭāṃ mahāmuniḥ || 37 ||

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

...Brahmana, pressed for a living, betakes himself to the duties of either the Kshatriya or the Vaisya, he does not fall off from righteousness. When, however, the Brahmana betakes himself to the duties of the...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prana, Varada, Deva, Devi, Uma, Tatha, Ushana, Ushanas, Prapa, Tat, Idam, Gati, Ishta, Mahamuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.278.37). 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: “tataḥ praṇamya varadaṃ devaṃ devīmumāṃ tathā
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • varadam -
  • varada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • devīm -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • umām -
  • umā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “uśanā prāpa taddhīmāngatimiṣṭāṃ mahāmuniḥ
  • uśanā -
  • uśanā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    uśanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • imān -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iṣṭām -
  • iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • mahāmuniḥ -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.278.37

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 12.278.37 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ವರದಂ ದೇವಂ ದೇವೀಮುಮಾಂ ತಥಾ ।
ಉಶನಾ ಪ್ರಾಪ ತದ್ಧೀಮಾನ್ಗತಿಮಿಷ್ಟಾಂ ಮಹಾಮುನಿಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.278.37 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রণম্য বরদং দেবং দেবীমুমাং তথা ।
উশনা প্রাপ তদ্ধীমান্গতিমিষ্টাং মহামুনিঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.278.37 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રણમ્ય વરદં દેવં દેવીમુમાં તથા ।
ઉશના પ્રાપ તદ્ધીમાન્ગતિમિષ્ટાં મહામુનિઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.278.37 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രണമ്യ വരദം ദേവം ദേവീമുമാം തഥാ ।
ഉശനാ പ്രാപ തദ്ധീമാന്ഗതിമിഷ്ടാം മഹാമുനിഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.278.37 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రణమ్య వరదం దేవం దేవీముమాం తథా ।
ఉశనా ప్రాప తద్ధీమాన్గతిమిష్టాం మహామునిః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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