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 12.288.22

यः सर्वेषां भवति ह्यर्चनीय उत्सेचने स्तम्भ इवाभिजातः ।
यस्मै वाचं सुप्रशस्तां वदन्ति स वै देवान्गच्छति संयतात्मा ॥ २२ ॥

yaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhavati hyarcanīya utsecane stambha ivābhijātaḥ |
yasmai vācaṃ supraśastāṃ vadanti sa vai devāngacchati saṃyatātmā || 22 ||

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

...of beings (such as birds and animals) and great birds (such as Garuda and others) and the Maruts and royal sages and regenerate sages and Asuras and Visvedevas and the celestial Rishis and Yogins invested with...

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

Yah, Sarva, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Arcaniya, Utsecana, Stambha, Iva, Abhijata, Yat, Vac, Vaca, Suprashasta, Vadat, Vadanti, Deva, Gacchat, Samyatatman, Samyatatma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.288.22). 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: “yaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhavati hyarcanīya utsecane stambha ivābhijātaḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • arcanīya* -
  • arcanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ṛc -> arcanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc]
  • utsecane -
  • utsecana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • stambha* -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhijātaḥ -
  • abhijāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yasmai vācaṃ supraśastāṃ vadanti sa vai devāngacchati saṃyatātmā
  • yasmai -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vācam -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • supraśastām -
  • supraśastā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saṃyatātmā -
  • saṃyatātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    saṃyatātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.288.22

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 12.288.22 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಭವತಿ ಹ್ಯರ್ಚನೀಯ ಉತ್ಸೇಚನೇ ಸ್ತಮ್ಭ ಇವಾಭಿಜಾತಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಮೈ ವಾಚಂ ಸುಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾಂ ವದನ್ತಿ ಸ ವೈ ದೇವಾನ್ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ಸಂಯತಾತ್ಮಾ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 12.288.22 in Bengali sript:
যঃ সর্বেষাং ভবতি হ্যর্চনীয উত্সেচনে স্তম্ভ ইবাভিজাতঃ ।
যস্মৈ বাচং সুপ্রশস্তাং বদন্তি স বৈ দেবান্গচ্ছতি সংযতাত্মা ॥ ২২ ॥

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 12.288.22 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ સર્વેષાં ભવતિ હ્યર્ચનીય ઉત્સેચને સ્તમ્ભ ઇવાભિજાતઃ ।
યસ્મૈ વાચં સુપ્રશસ્તાં વદન્તિ સ વૈ દેવાન્ગચ્છતિ સંયતાત્મા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 12.288.22 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ സര്വേഷാം ഭവതി ഹ്യര്ചനീയ ഉത്സേചനേ സ്തമ്ഭ ഇവാഭിജാതഃ ।
യസ്മൈ വാചം സുപ്രശസ്താം വദന്തി സ വൈ ദേവാന്ഗച്ഛതി സംയതാത്മാ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.288.22 in Telugu sript:
యః సర్వేషాం భవతి హ్యర్చనీయ ఉత్సేచనే స్తమ్భ ఇవాభిజాతః ।
యస్మై వాచం సుప్రశస్తాం వదన్తి స వై దేవాన్గచ్ఛతి సంయతాత్మా ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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