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 12.290.109

सांख्यं विशालं परमं पुराणं महार्णवं विमलमुदारकान्तम् ।
कृत्स्नं च सांख्यं नृपते महात्मा नारायणो धारयतेऽप्रमेयम् ॥ १०९ ॥

sāṃkhyaṃ viśālaṃ paramaṃ purāṇaṃ mahārṇavaṃ vimalamudārakāntam |
kṛtsnaṃ ca sāṃkhyaṃ nṛpate mahātmā nārāyaṇo dhārayate'prameyam || 109 ||

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

...said to be destitute of all attributes. Her existence is affirmed only in consequence of her acts (beginning with Mahat). After the same manner, Purusha (or Soul), though without attributes himself, has his...

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

Sankhya, Vishalam, Vishala, Paramam, Parama, Purana, Maharnava, Vimala, Udaraka, Kritsna, Nripati, Mahatma, Narayana, Dharayat, Aprameya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.290.109). 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: “sāṃkhyaṃ viśālaṃ paramaṃ purāṇaṃ mahārṇavaṃ vimalamudārakāntam
  • sāṅkhyam -
  • sāṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśālam -
  • viśālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • purāṇam -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahārṇavam -
  • mahārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vimalam -
  • vimala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vimala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vimalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udārakān -
  • udāraka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtsnaṃ ca sāṃkhyaṃ nṛpate mahātmā nārāyaṇo dhārayate'prameyam
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāṅkhyam -
  • sāṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpate -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nārāyaṇo* -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārayate' -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • aprameyam -
  • aprameya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aprameya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aprameyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.290.109

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 12.290.109 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಂ ವಿಶಾಲಂ ಪರಮಂ ಪುರಾಣಂ ಮಹಾರ್ಣವಂ ವಿಮಲಮುದಾರಕಾನ್ತಮ್ ।
ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ಚ ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಂ ನೃಪತೇ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ಧಾರಯತೇಽಪ್ರಮೇಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೯ ॥

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 12.290.109 in Bengali sript:
সাংখ্যং বিশালং পরমং পুরাণং মহার্ণবং বিমলমুদারকান্তম্ ।
কৃত্স্নং চ সাংখ্যং নৃপতে মহাত্মা নারাযণো ধারযতেঽপ্রমেযম্ ॥ ১০৯ ॥

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 12.290.109 in Gujarati sript:
સાંખ્યં વિશાલં પરમં પુરાણં મહાર્ણવં વિમલમુદારકાન્તમ્ ।
કૃત્સ્નં ચ સાંખ્યં નૃપતે મહાત્મા નારાયણો ધારયતેઽપ્રમેયમ્ ॥ ૧૦૯ ॥

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 12.290.109 in Malayalam sript:
സാംഖ്യം വിശാലം പരമം പുരാണം മഹാര്ണവം വിമലമുദാരകാന്തമ് ।
കൃത്സ്നം ച സാംഖ്യം നൃപതേ മഹാത്മാ നാരായണോ ധാരയതേഽപ്രമേയമ് ॥ ൧൦൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.290.109 in Telugu sript:
సాంఖ్యం విశాలం పరమం పురాణం మహార్ణవం విమలముదారకాన్తమ్ ।
కృత్స్నం చ సాంఖ్యం నృపతే మహాత్మా నారాయణో ధారయతేఽప్రమేయమ్ ॥ ౧౦౯ ॥

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