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 12.312.37

कामोपचारकुशला भावज्ञाः सर्वकोविदाः ।
परं पञ्चाशतो नार्यो वारमुख्याः समाद्रवन् ॥ ३७ ॥

kāmopacārakuśalā bhāvajñāḥ sarvakovidāḥ |
paraṃ pañcāśato nāryo vāramukhyāḥ samādravan || 37 ||

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

...and his son. One day as he was seated, his disciples, all well-skilled in the Vedas, having their senses under control, and endued with tranquil souls, sat themselves around him. All of them had thoroughly mastered...

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

Kama, Upacara, Kushala, Bhavajna, Sarvaka, Vida, Param, Para, Pancashat, Nari, Narya, Varamukhya, Sama, Ravat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.312.37). 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: “kāmopacārakuśalā bhāvajñāḥ sarvakovidāḥ
  • kāmo -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upacāra -
  • upacāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuśalā* -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāvajñāḥ -
  • bhāvajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāvajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvako -
  • sarvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidāḥ -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “paraṃ pañcāśato nāryo vāramukhyāḥ samādravan
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pañcāśato* -
  • pañcāśat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nāryo* -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
  • vāramukhyāḥ -
  • vāramukhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāramukhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samād -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ravan -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.312.37

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 12.312.37 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಮೋಪಚಾರಕುಶಲಾ ಭಾವಜ್ಞಾಃ ಸರ್ವಕೋವಿದಾಃ ।
ಪರಂ ಪಞ್ಚಾಶತೋ ನಾರ್ಯೋ ವಾರಮುಖ್ಯಾಃ ಸಮಾದ್ರವನ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.312.37 in Bengali sript:
কামোপচারকুশলা ভাবজ্ঞাঃ সর্বকোবিদাঃ ।
পরং পঞ্চাশতো নার্যো বারমুখ্যাঃ সমাদ্রবন্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.312.37 in Gujarati sript:
કામોપચારકુશલા ભાવજ્ઞાઃ સર્વકોવિદાઃ ।
પરં પઞ્ચાશતો નાર્યો વારમુખ્યાઃ સમાદ્રવન્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.312.37 in Malayalam sript:
കാമോപചാരകുശലാ ഭാവജ്ഞാഃ സര്വകോവിദാഃ ।
പരം പഞ്ചാശതോ നാര്യോ വാരമുഖ്യാഃ സമാദ്രവന് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.312.37 in Telugu sript:
కామోపచారకుశలా భావజ్ఞాః సర్వకోవిదాః ।
పరం పఞ్చాశతో నార్యో వారముఖ్యాః సమాద్రవన్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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