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 12.290.21

तेजो वायौ तु संसक्तं वायुं नभसि चाश्रितम् ।
नभो महति संयुक्तं महद्बुद्धौ च संश्रितम् ॥ २१ ॥

tejo vāyau tu saṃsaktaṃ vāyuṃ nabhasi cāśritam |
nabho mahati saṃyuktaṃ mahadbuddhau ca saṃśritam || 21 ||

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

...and the Undeteriorating ones for understanding them both truly, O delighter of the Kurus, Brahmanas conversant with the Vedas speak of you as an Ocean of knowledge. Highly-blessed Rishis and Yatis of high souls...

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

Teja, Tejas, Vaya, Vayu, Samsakta, Nabhas, Ashrita, Nabh, Nabha, Mahat, Mahati, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Buddha, Buddhi, Samshrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.290.21). 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: “tejo vāyau tu saṃsaktaṃ vāyuṃ nabhasi cāśritam
  • tejo* -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyau -
  • vāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃsaktam -
  • saṃsakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃsakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāyum -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nabhasi -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    nabh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśritam -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nabho mahati saṃyuktaṃ mahadbuddhau ca saṃśritam
  • nabho* -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nabh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahati -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saṃyuktam -
  • saṃyuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahad -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • buddhau -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśritam -
  • saṃśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.290.21

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 12.290.21 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಜೋ ವಾಯೌ ತು ಸಂಸಕ್ತಂ ವಾಯುಂ ನಭಸಿ ಚಾಶ್ರಿತಮ್ ।
ನಭೋ ಮಹತಿ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತಂ ಮಹದ್ಬುದ್ಧೌ ಚ ಸಂಶ್ರಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.290.21 in Bengali sript:
তেজো বাযৌ তু সংসক্তং বাযুং নভসি চাশ্রিতম্ ।
নভো মহতি সংযুক্তং মহদ্বুদ্ধৌ চ সংশ্রিতম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.290.21 in Gujarati sript:
તેજો વાયૌ તુ સંસક્તં વાયું નભસિ ચાશ્રિતમ્ ।
નભો મહતિ સંયુક્તં મહદ્બુદ્ધૌ ચ સંશ્રિતમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.290.21 in Malayalam sript:
തേജോ വായൌ തു സംസക്തം വായും നഭസി ചാശ്രിതമ് ।
നഭോ മഹതി സംയുക്തം മഹദ്ബുദ്ധൌ ച സംശ്രിതമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.290.21 in Telugu sript:
తేజో వాయౌ తు సంసక్తం వాయుం నభసి చాశ్రితమ్ ।
నభో మహతి సంయుక్తం మహద్బుద్ధౌ చ సంశ్రితమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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