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 12.295.44

बृहच्चैव हि तच्छास्त्रमित्याहुः कुशला जनाः ।
अस्मिंश्च शास्त्रे योगानां पुनर्दधि पुनः शरः ॥ ४४ ॥

bṛhaccaiva hi tacchāstramityāhuḥ kuśalā janāḥ |
asmiṃśca śāstre yogānāṃ punardadhi punaḥ śaraḥ || 44 ||

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

...his here and hereafter) is unwavering firmness. The royal sage Mahabhisha, through want of this firmness, fell from heaven. Yayati, also, though his merits had become exhausted (in consequence of his boastfulness...

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

Brihat, Tat, Tad, Shastra, Iti, Itya, Kushala, Jana, Idam, Shastri, Yoga, Punar, Dadhi, Puna, Shara, Sharas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.295.44). 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: “bṛhaccaiva hi tacchāstramityāhuḥ kuśalā janāḥ
  • bṛhac -
  • bṛhat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bṛhat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • kuśalā* -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “asmiṃśca śāstre yogānāṃ punardadhi punaḥ śaraḥ
  • asmiṃś -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāstre -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yogānām -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dadhi -
  • dadhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śaraḥ -
  • śaras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.295.44

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 12.295.44 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹಚ್ಚೈವ ಹಿ ತಚ್ಛಾಸ್ತ್ರಮಿತ್ಯಾಹುಃ ಕುಶಲಾ ಜನಾಃ ।
ಅಸ್ಮಿಂಶ್ಚ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇ ಯೋಗಾನಾಂ ಪುನರ್ದಧಿ ಪುನಃ ಶರಃ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 12.295.44 in Bengali sript:
বৃহচ্চৈব হি তচ্ছাস্ত্রমিত্যাহুঃ কুশলা জনাঃ ।
অস্মিংশ্চ শাস্ত্রে যোগানাং পুনর্দধি পুনঃ শরঃ ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 12.295.44 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહચ્ચૈવ હિ તચ્છાસ્ત્રમિત્યાહુઃ કુશલા જનાઃ ।
અસ્મિંશ્ચ શાસ્ત્રે યોગાનાં પુનર્દધિ પુનઃ શરઃ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 12.295.44 in Malayalam sript:
ബൃഹച്ചൈവ ഹി തച്ഛാസ്ത്രമിത്യാഹുഃ കുശലാ ജനാഃ ।
അസ്മിംശ്ച ശാസ്ത്രേ യോഗാനാം പുനര്ദധി പുനഃ ശരഃ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.295.44 in Telugu sript:
బృహచ్చైవ హి తచ్ఛాస్త్రమిత్యాహుః కుశలా జనాః ।
అస్మింశ్చ శాస్త్రే యోగానాం పునర్దధి పునః శరః ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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