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 12.308.24

पाराशर्यसगोत्रस्य वृद्धस्य सुमहात्मनः ।
भिक्षोः पञ्चशिखस्याहं शिष्यः परमसंमतः ॥ २४ ॥

pārāśaryasagotrasya vṛddhasya sumahātmanaḥ |
bhikṣoḥ pañcaśikhasyāhaṃ śiṣyaḥ paramasaṃmataḥ || 24 ||

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

...named Vidhi, Sukra, and Vala, that make the tale reach thirty.{GL_NOTE:175854:} That in which these ten and twenty principles occur is said to be body. Some persons regard unmanifest Prakriti to be the source...

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

Parashari, Parasharin, Parasharya, Asagotra, Vriddha, Sumahatman, Bhikshu, Pancashikha, Aha, Asmad, Shishya, Parama, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.24). 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: “pārāśaryasagotrasya vṛddhasya sumahātmanaḥ
  • pārāśarya -
  • pārāśari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pārāśarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pārāśarin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    pārāśarya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārāśarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asagotrasya -
  • asagotra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    asagotra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vṛddhasya -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • sumahātmanaḥ -
  • sumahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sumahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “bhikṣoḥ pañcaśikhasyāhaṃ śiṣyaḥ paramasaṃmataḥ
  • bhikṣoḥ -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pañcaśikhasyā -
  • pañcaśikha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pañcaśikha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śiṣyaḥ -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.24

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 12.308.24 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾರಾಶರ್ಯಸಗೋತ್ರಸ್ಯ ವೃದ್ಧಸ್ಯ ಸುಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಭಿಕ್ಷೋಃ ಪಞ್ಚಶಿಖಸ್ಯಾಹಂ ಶಿಷ್ಯಃ ಪರಮಸಂಮತಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 12.308.24 in Bengali sript:
পারাশর্যসগোত্রস্য বৃদ্ধস্য সুমহাত্মনঃ ।
ভিক্ষোঃ পঞ্চশিখস্যাহং শিষ্যঃ পরমসংমতঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 12.308.24 in Gujarati sript:
પારાશર્યસગોત્રસ્ય વૃદ્ધસ્ય સુમહાત્મનઃ ।
ભિક્ષોઃ પઞ્ચશિખસ્યાહં શિષ્યઃ પરમસંમતઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 12.308.24 in Malayalam sript:
പാരാശര്യസഗോത്രസ്യ വൃദ്ധസ്യ സുമഹാത്മനഃ ।
ഭിക്ഷോഃ പഞ്ചശിഖസ്യാഹം ശിഷ്യഃ പരമസംമതഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.24 in Telugu sript:
పారాశర్యసగోత్రస్య వృద్ధస్య సుమహాత్మనః ।
భిక్షోః పఞ్చశిఖస్యాహం శిష్యః పరమసంమతః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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