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 12.300.12

मनो ग्रसति सर्वात्मा सोऽहंकारः प्रजापतिः ।
अहंकारं महानात्मा भूतभव्यभविष्यवित् ॥ १२ ॥

mano grasati sarvātmā so'haṃkāraḥ prajāpatiḥ |
ahaṃkāraṃ mahānātmā bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit || 12 ||

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

...Yogins contemplate the Supreme Soul which is One, which is freed from Rajas, which is stainless, which is Immutable and Infinite and Pure and without defect, who is Eternal Purusha, who is unchangeable, who...

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

Mana, Manas, Grasati, Grasat, Sarvatman, Sarvatma, Sah, Ahankara, Prajapati, Mahana, Mas, Bhutabhavya, Bhavishya, Vid, Vidh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.300.12). 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: “mano grasati sarvātmā so'haṃkāraḥ prajāpatiḥ
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grasati -
  • grasatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    grasat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grasat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    grasat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gras (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sarvātmā -
  • sarvātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sarvātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahaṅkāraḥ -
  • ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajāpatiḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃkāraṃ mahānātmā bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit
  • ahaṅkāram -
  • ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahānāt -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtabhavya -
  • bhūtabhavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaviṣya -
  • bhaviṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaviṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.300.12

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 12.300.12 in Kannada sript:
ಮನೋ ಗ್ರಸತಿ ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ ಸೋಽಹಂಕಾರಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ ।
ಅಹಂಕಾರಂ ಮಹಾನಾತ್ಮಾ ಭೂತಭವ್ಯಭವಿಷ್ಯವಿತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.300.12 in Bengali sript:
মনো গ্রসতি সর্বাত্মা সোঽহংকারঃ প্রজাপতিঃ ।
অহংকারং মহানাত্মা ভূতভব্যভবিষ্যবিত্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.300.12 in Gujarati sript:
મનો ગ્રસતિ સર્વાત્મા સોઽહંકારઃ પ્રજાપતિઃ ।
અહંકારં મહાનાત્મા ભૂતભવ્યભવિષ્યવિત્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.300.12 in Malayalam sript:
മനോ ഗ്രസതി സര്വാത്മാ സോഽഹംകാരഃ പ്രജാപതിഃ ।
അഹംകാരം മഹാനാത്മാ ഭൂതഭവ്യഭവിഷ്യവിത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.300.12 in Telugu sript:
మనో గ్రసతి సర్వాత్మా సోఽహంకారః ప్రజాపతిః ।
అహంకారం మహానాత్మా భూతభవ్యభవిష్యవిత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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