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 12.284.32

इषुप्रपातमात्रं हि स्पर्शयोगे रतिः स्मृता ।
रसने दर्शने घ्राणे श्रवणे च विशां पते ॥ ३२ ॥

iṣuprapātamātraṃ hi sparśayoge ratiḥ smṛtā |
rasane darśane ghrāṇe śravaṇe ca viśāṃ pate || 32 ||

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

...them: while he that is destitute of intelligence lives wholly in objects of enjoyment that are even unsubstantial.{GL_NOTE:175714:} Sin cannot attach to a man of wisdom even as water cannot drench the leaves...

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

Prapatam, Prapata, Atra, Sparshi, Rati, Smrita, Rasana, Darshana, Ghrana, Shravana, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.284.32). 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: “iṣuprapātamātraṃ hi sparśayoge ratiḥ smṛtā
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • prapātam -
  • prapātam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prapāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sparśayo -
  • sparśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sparśi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ge -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ratiḥ -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “rasane darśane ghrāṇe śravaṇe ca viśāṃ pate
  • rasane -
  • rasana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rasana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rasanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • darśane -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ghrāṇe -
  • ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśām -
  • viśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pate -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.284.32

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 12.284.32 in Kannada sript:
ಇಷುಪ್ರಪಾತಮಾತ್ರಂ ಹಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಯೋಗೇ ರತಿಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ।
ರಸನೇ ದರ್ಶನೇ ಘ್ರಾಣೇ ಶ್ರವಣೇ ಚ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 12.284.32 in Bengali sript:
ইষুপ্রপাতমাত্রং হি স্পর্শযোগে রতিঃ স্মৃতা ।
রসনে দর্শনে ঘ্রাণে শ্রবণে চ বিশাং পতে ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 12.284.32 in Gujarati sript:
ઇષુપ્રપાતમાત્રં હિ સ્પર્શયોગે રતિઃ સ્મૃતા ।
રસને દર્શને ઘ્રાણે શ્રવણે ચ વિશાં પતે ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 12.284.32 in Malayalam sript:
ഇഷുപ്രപാതമാത്രം ഹി സ്പര്ശയോഗേ രതിഃ സ്മൃതാ ।
രസനേ ദര്ശനേ ഘ്രാണേ ശ്രവണേ ച വിശാം പതേ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.284.32 in Telugu sript:
ఇషుప్రపాతమాత్రం హి స్పర్శయోగే రతిః స్మృతా ।
రసనే దర్శనే ఘ్రాణే శ్రవణే చ విశాం పతే ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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