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 12.286.41

भीष्म उवाच ।
एतद्वै सर्वमाख्यातं मुनिना सुमहात्मना ।
विदेहराजाय पुरा श्रेयसोऽर्थे नराधिप ॥ ४१ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
etadvai sarvamākhyātaṃ muninā sumahātmanā |
videharājāya purā śreyaso'rthe narādhipa || 41 ||

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

...the Brahmanas is always happy? Who alone amongst them can observe the vow of silence though dwelling in the midst of many? Who alone amongst them, though weak, is still regarded as strong? And who alone amongst...

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

Bhishma, Etad, Sarvam, Sarva, Akhyata, Muni, Sumahatman, Sumahatmana, Videharaja, Pura, Pur, Shreyas, Artha, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.286.41). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (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: “etadvai sarvamākhyātaṃ muninā sumahātmanā
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ākhyātam -
  • ākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • muninā -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sumahātmanā -
  • sumahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sumahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sumahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “videharājāya purā śreyaso'rthe narādhipa
  • videharājāya -
  • videharāja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyaso' -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.286.41

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 12.286.41 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತದ್ವೈ ಸರ್ವಮಾಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಮುನಿನಾ ಸುಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ವಿದೇಹರಾಜಾಯ ಪುರಾ ಶ್ರೇಯಸೋಽರ್ಥೇ ನರಾಧಿಪ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 12.286.41 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
এতদ্বৈ সর্বমাখ্যাতং মুনিনা সুমহাত্মনা ।
বিদেহরাজায পুরা শ্রেযসোঽর্থে নরাধিপ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 12.286.41 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
એતદ્વૈ સર્વમાખ્યાતં મુનિના સુમહાત્મના ।
વિદેહરાજાય પુરા શ્રેયસોઽર્થે નરાધિપ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 12.286.41 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഏതദ്വൈ സര്വമാഖ്യാതം മുനിനാ സുമഹാത്മനാ ।
വിദേഹരാജായ പുരാ ശ്രേയസോഽര്ഥേ നരാധിപ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.286.41 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
ఏతద్వై సర్వమాఖ్యాతం మునినా సుమహాత్మనా ।
విదేహరాజాయ పురా శ్రేయసోఽర్థే నరాధిప ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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