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 12.290.76

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युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
स्थानमुत्तममासाद्य भगवन्तं स्थिरव्रताः ।
आजन्ममरणं वा ते स्मरन्त्युत न वानघ ॥ ७६ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
sthānamuttamamāsādya bhagavantaṃ sthiravratāḥ |
ājanmamaraṇaṃ vā te smarantyuta na vānagha || 76 ||

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

...on the bare earth or on beds or on battlefields or in water or in mire or on wooden planks or on diverse kinds of beds; or impelled by desire of fruits, he regards himself as clad in a scant piece of cloth made...
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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 (12.290.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Sthana, Uttamam, Uttama, Asadya, Bhagavanta, Bhagavat, Sthira, Vrata, Ajanma, Arana, Tad, Yushmad, Smarat, Smaranti, Uta, Vana, Gha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.290.76). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ”
yudhiṣṭhira* -
yudhiṣṭhira (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: “sthānamuttamamāsādya bhagavantaṃ sthiravratāḥ ”
sthānam -
sthāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āsādya -
āsādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhagavantam -
bhagavanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
sthira -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vratāḥ -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “ājanmamaraṇaṃ vā te smarantyuta na vānagha ”
ājanmam -
ājanma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ājanma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
araṇam -
araṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

araṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

araṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√raṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
smarantyu -
smarantī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

smarantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

smarantī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smarantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
uta -
uta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāna -
vāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√u -> vāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]

√u -> vāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
gha -
gha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.290.76

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.290.76 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ್ಥಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಭಗವನ್ತಂ ಸ್ಥಿರವ್ರತಾಃ ।
ಆಜನ್ಮಮರಣಂ ವಾ ತೇ ಸ್ಮರನ್ತ್ಯುತ ನ ವಾನಘ ॥ ೭೬ ॥

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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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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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 12.290.76 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
স্থানমুত্তমমাসাদ্য ভগবন্তং স্থিরব্রতাঃ ।
আজন্মমরণং বা তে স্মরন্ত্যুত ন বানঘ ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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 12.290.76 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
સ્થાનમુત્તમમાસાદ્ય ભગવન્તં સ્થિરવ્રતાઃ ।
આજન્મમરણં વા તે સ્મરન્ત્યુત ન વાનઘ ॥ ૭૬ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.290.76 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
സ്ഥാനമുത്തമമാസാദ്യ ഭഗവന്തം സ്ഥിരവ്രതാഃ ।
ആജന്മമരണം വാ തേ സ്മരന്ത്യുത ന വാനഘ ॥ ൭൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.290.76 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
స్థానముత్తమమాసాద్య భగవన్తం స్థిరవ్రతాః ।
ఆజన్మమరణం వా తే స్మరన్త్యుత న వానఘ ॥ ౭౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021