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 12.307.8

सर्वभूतसमुच्छेदः स्रोतसेवोह्यते सदा ।
उह्यमानं निमज्जन्तमप्लवे कालसागरे ।
जरामृत्युमहाग्राहे न कश्चिदभिपद्यते ॥ ८ ॥

sarvabhūtasamucchedaḥ srotasevohyate sadā |
uhyamānaṃ nimajjantamaplave kālasāgare |
jarāmṛtyumahāgrāhe na kaścidabhipadyate || 8 ||

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

...this occurs) is said to be vitiated by ambiguity.{GL_NOTE:175844:} By ascertainment (of faults and merits), called Sankhya, is meant the establishment, by elimination, of faults or merits (in premises and conclusions...

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

Sarvabhuta, Samuccheda, Srotas, Iva, Sada, Sad, Uhyamana, Nimajjat, Aplava, Kala, Sagara, Jaramrityu, Aha, Agraha, Kah, Cit, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.307.8). 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: “sarvabhūtasamucchedaḥ srotasevohyate sadā
  • sarvabhūta -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samucchedaḥ -
  • samuccheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • srotase -
  • srotas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uhyate -
  • uh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “uhyamānaṃ nimajjantamaplave kālasāgare
  • uhyamānam -
  • uh -> uhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √uh class 1 verb]
    uh -> uhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √uh class 1 verb]
    vah -> uhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> uhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
  • nimajjantam -
  • nimajjat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aplave -
  • aplava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aplava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aplavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    plav (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    plu (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāgare -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “jarāmṛtyumahāgrāhe na kaścidabhipadyate
  • jarāmṛtyum -
  • jarāmṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    jarāmṛtyu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agrāhe -
  • agrāha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agrāha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • padyate -
  • pad (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.307.8

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 12.307.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಭೂತಸಮುಚ್ಛೇದಃ ಸ್ರೋತಸೇವೋಹ್ಯತೇ ಸದಾ ।
ಉಹ್ಯಮಾನಂ ನಿಮಜ್ಜನ್ತಮಪ್ಲವೇ ಕಾಲಸಾಗರೇ ।
ಜರಾಮೃತ್ಯುಮಹಾಗ್ರಾಹೇ ನ ಕಶ್ಚಿದಭಿಪದ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.307.8 in Bengali sript:
সর্বভূতসমুচ্ছেদঃ স্রোতসেবোহ্যতে সদা ।
উহ্যমানং নিমজ্জন্তমপ্লবে কালসাগরে ।
জরামৃত্যুমহাগ্রাহে ন কশ্চিদভিপদ্যতে ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.307.8 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વભૂતસમુચ્છેદઃ સ્રોતસેવોહ્યતે સદા ।
ઉહ્યમાનં નિમજ્જન્તમપ્લવે કાલસાગરે ।
જરામૃત્યુમહાગ્રાહે ન કશ્ચિદભિપદ્યતે ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.307.8 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വഭൂതസമുച്ഛേദഃ സ്രോതസേവോഹ്യതേ സദാ ।
ഉഹ്യമാനം നിമജ്ജന്തമപ്ലവേ കാലസാഗരേ ।
ജരാമൃത്യുമഹാഗ്രാഹേ ന കശ്ചിദഭിപദ്യതേ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.307.8 in Telugu sript:
సర్వభూతసముచ్ఛేదః స్రోతసేవోహ్యతే సదా ।
ఉహ్యమానం నిమజ్జన్తమప్లవే కాలసాగరే ।
జరామృత్యుమహాగ్రాహే న కశ్చిదభిపద్యతే ॥ ౮ ॥

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