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 12.308.148

पुत्रा दारास्तथैवात्मा कोशो मित्राणि संचयः ।
परैः साधारणा ह्येते तैस्तैरेवास्य हेतुभिः ॥ १४८ ॥

putrā dārāstathaivātmā kośo mitrāṇi saṃcayaḥ |
paraiḥ sādhāraṇā hyete taistairevāsya hetubhiḥ || 148 ||

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

...drive you to his presence). Very soon will you be taken to that dread presence all alone. Do you achieve what will be for your good there. Where now is that Death-wind which will blow before you very soon?...

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

Putra, Dara, Tatha, Eva, Asmad, Kosha, Mitra, Sancaya, Para, Sadharana, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Tad, Taira, Vasya, Hetu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.148). 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: “putrā dārāstathaivātmā kośo mitrāṇi saṃcayaḥ
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dārās -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kośo* -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mitrāṇi -
  • mitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sañcayaḥ -
  • sañcaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “paraiḥ sādhāraṇā hyete taistairevāsya hetubhiḥ
  • paraiḥ -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sādhāraṇā* -
  • sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • tais -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • taire -
  • taira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vāsya -
  • vāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vās -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vās]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vās -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
  • hetubhiḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.148

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 12.308.148 in Kannada sript:
ಪುತ್ರಾ ದಾರಾಸ್ತಥೈವಾತ್ಮಾ ಕೋಶೋ ಮಿತ್ರಾಣಿ ಸಂಚಯಃ ।
ಪರೈಃ ಸಾಧಾರಣಾ ಹ್ಯೇತೇ ತೈಸ್ತೈರೇವಾಸ್ಯ ಹೇತುಭಿಃ ॥ ೧೪೮ ॥

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 12.308.148 in Bengali sript:
পুত্রা দারাস্তথৈবাত্মা কোশো মিত্রাণি সংচযঃ ।
পরৈঃ সাধারণা হ্যেতে তৈস্তৈরেবাস্য হেতুভিঃ ॥ ১৪৮ ॥

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 12.308.148 in Gujarati sript:
પુત્રા દારાસ્તથૈવાત્મા કોશો મિત્રાણિ સંચયઃ ।
પરૈઃ સાધારણા હ્યેતે તૈસ્તૈરેવાસ્ય હેતુભિઃ ॥ ૧૪૮ ॥

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 12.308.148 in Malayalam sript:
പുത്രാ ദാരാസ്തഥൈവാത്മാ കോശോ മിത്രാണി സംചയഃ ।
പരൈഃ സാധാരണാ ഹ്യേതേ തൈസ്തൈരേവാസ്യ ഹേതുഭിഃ ॥ ൧൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.148 in Telugu sript:
పుత్రా దారాస్తథైవాత్మా కోశో మిత్రాణి సంచయః ।
పరైః సాధారణా హ్యేతే తైస్తైరేవాస్య హేతుభిః ॥ ౧౪౮ ॥

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