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 12.296.48

देवलोकं तथा तिर्यङ्मानुष्यमपि चाश्नुते ।
यदि शुध्यति कालेन तस्मादज्ञानसागरात् ॥ ४८ ॥

devalokaṃ tathā tiryaṅmānuṣyamapi cāśnute |
yadi śudhyati kālena tasmādajñānasāgarāt || 48 ||

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

...immeasurable Space. Then that Lord of all creatures, viz., Consciousness, who is the Soul of every-thing, swallows up the Mind. Consciousness, in his turn, is swallowed up by the Mahat-soul who is conversant...

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

Devaloka, Tatha, Tiryak, Tiryanc, Manushya, Api, Yadi, Yad, Shudhyat, Kalena, Kala, Tasmat, Tad, Ajnana, Sagara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.296.48). 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: “devalokaṃ tathā tiryaṅmānuṣyamapi cāśnute
  • devalokam -
  • devaloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiryaṅ -
  • tiryak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tiryañc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tiryañc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mānuṣyam -
  • mānuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśnute -
  • (verb class 5)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “yadi śudhyati kālena tasmādajñānasāgarāt
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śudhyati -
  • śudh -> śudhyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • ajñāna -
  • ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāgarāt -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.296.48

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 12.296.48 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಲೋಕಂ ತಥಾ ತಿರ್ಯಙ್ಮಾನುಷ್ಯಮಪಿ ಚಾಶ್ನುತೇ ।
ಯದಿ ಶುಧ್ಯತಿ ಕಾಲೇನ ತಸ್ಮಾದಜ್ಞಾನಸಾಗರಾತ್ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 12.296.48 in Bengali sript:
দেবলোকং তথা তির্যঙ্মানুষ্যমপি চাশ্নুতে ।
যদি শুধ্যতি কালেন তস্মাদজ্ঞানসাগরাত্ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 12.296.48 in Gujarati sript:
દેવલોકં તથા તિર્યઙ્માનુષ્યમપિ ચાશ્નુતે ।
યદિ શુધ્યતિ કાલેન તસ્માદજ્ઞાનસાગરાત્ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 12.296.48 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവലോകം തഥാ തിര്യങ്മാനുഷ്യമപി ചാശ്നുതേ ।
യദി ശുധ്യതി കാലേന തസ്മാദജ്ഞാനസാഗരാത് ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.296.48 in Telugu sript:
దేవలోకం తథా తిర్యఙ్మానుష్యమపి చాశ్నుతే ।
యది శుధ్యతి కాలేన తస్మాదజ్ఞానసాగరాత్ ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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