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 12.315.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा गुरोर्वाक्यं व्यासशिष्या महौजसः ।
अन्योन्यं हृष्टमनसः परिषस्वजिरे तदा ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
etacchrutvā gurorvākyaṃ vyāsaśiṣyā mahaujasaḥ |
anyonyaṃ hṛṣṭamanasaḥ pariṣasvajire tadā || 1 ||

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

...case; full of urine and faeces and, therefore, emitting a foul smell; exposed to the assaults of decrepitude and sorrow; forming the seat of disease and weakened by pain; possessed of the attribute of Rajas...

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

Bhishma, Etad, Guru, Vakya, Vyasa, Shishya, Mahaujas, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Hrishtamanas, Pari, Sha, Sva, Svan, Ajira, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.315.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “etacchrutvā gurorvākyaṃ vyāsaśiṣyā mahaujasaḥ
  • etacch -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • guror -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • vyāsa -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiṣyā* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single], [benedictive active second single]
  • mahaujasaḥ -
  • mahaujas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahaujas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “anyonyaṃ hṛṣṭamanasaḥ pariṣasvajire tadā
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hṛṣṭamanasaḥ -
  • hṛṣṭamanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛṣṭamanas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣa -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ajire -
  • ajira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ajira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ajirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.315.1

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 12.315.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಗುರೋರ್ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ವ್ಯಾಸಶಿಷ್ಯಾ ಮಹೌಜಸಃ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ಹೃಷ್ಟಮನಸಃ ಪರಿಷಸ್ವಜಿರೇ ತದಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.315.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
এতচ্ছ্রুত্বা গুরোর্বাক্যং ব্যাসশিষ্যা মহৌজসঃ ।
অন্যোন্যং হৃষ্টমনসঃ পরিষস্বজিরে তদা ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.315.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
એતચ્છ્રુત્વા ગુરોર્વાક્યં વ્યાસશિષ્યા મહૌજસઃ ।
અન્યોન્યં હૃષ્ટમનસઃ પરિષસ્વજિરે તદા ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.315.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഏതച്ഛ്രുത്വാ ഗുരോര്വാക്യം വ്യാസശിഷ്യാ മഹൌജസഃ ।
അന്യോന്യം ഹൃഷ്ടമനസഃ പരിഷസ്വജിരേ തദാ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.315.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
ఏతచ్ఛ్రుత్వా గురోర్వాక్యం వ్యాసశిష్యా మహౌజసః ।
అన్యోన్యం హృష్టమనసః పరిషస్వజిరే తదా ॥ ౧ ॥

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