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 12.293.37

अलिङ्गा प्रकृतिर्लिङ्गैरुपलभ्यति सात्मजैः ।
यथा पुष्पफलैर्नित्यमृतवो मूर्तयस्तथा ॥ ३७ ॥

aliṅgā prakṛtirliṅgairupalabhyati sātmajaiḥ |
yathā puṣpaphalairnityamṛtavo mūrtayastathā || 37 ||

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

...Whatever be my nature and whoever I may be, I am competent to be like Him and to attain an identity with Him. I see my similarity with Him. I am indeed, like Him. He is stainless. It is evident that I am of...

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

Prakriti, Linga, Upala, Bha, Ati, Satma, Satman, Yatha, Pushpaphala, Nityam, Nitya, Ritu, Murtaya, Murti, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.293.37). 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: “aliṅgā prakṛtirliṅgairupalabhyati sātmajaiḥ
  • aliṅgā -
  • prakṛtir -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • liṅgair -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upala -
  • upala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhya -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sātma -
  • sātma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sātma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sātman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jaiḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yathā puṣpaphalairnityamṛtavo mūrtayastathā
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puṣpaphalair -
  • puṣpaphala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṣpaphala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtavo* -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mūrtayas -
  • mūrtaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.293.37

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 12.293.37 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲಿಙ್ಗಾ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿರ್ಲಿಙ್ಗೈರುಪಲಭ್ಯತಿ ಸಾತ್ಮಜೈಃ ।
ಯಥಾ ಪುಷ್ಪಫಲೈರ್ನಿತ್ಯಮೃತವೋ ಮೂರ್ತಯಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.293.37 in Bengali sript:
অলিঙ্গা প্রকৃতির্লিঙ্গৈরুপলভ্যতি সাত্মজৈঃ ।
যথা পুষ্পফলৈর্নিত্যমৃতবো মূর্তযস্তথা ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.293.37 in Gujarati sript:
અલિઙ્ગા પ્રકૃતિર્લિઙ્ગૈરુપલભ્યતિ સાત્મજૈઃ ।
યથા પુષ્પફલૈર્નિત્યમૃતવો મૂર્તયસ્તથા ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.293.37 in Malayalam sript:
അലിങ്ഗാ പ്രകൃതിര്ലിങ്ഗൈരുപലഭ്യതി സാത്മജൈഃ ।
യഥാ പുഷ്പഫലൈര്നിത്യമൃതവോ മൂര്തയസ്തഥാ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.293.37 in Telugu sript:
అలిఙ్గా ప్రకృతిర్లిఙ్గైరుపలభ్యతి సాత్మజైః ।
యథా పుష్పఫలైర్నిత్యమృతవో మూర్తయస్తథా ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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