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 12.315.38

उदयं ज्योतिषां शश्वत्सोमादीनां करोति यः ।
अन्तर्देहेषु चोदानं यं वदन्ति महर्षयः ॥ ३८ ॥

udayaṃ jyotiṣāṃ śaśvatsomādīnāṃ karoti yaḥ |
antardeheṣu codānaṃ yaṃ vadanti maharṣayaḥ || 38 ||

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

...wealth. One’s allotted period of life is running continually. It stops not in its course for even a single moment. When one’s body itself is not durable, what other thing is there (in this world) that one should...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.315.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udaya, Jyotisha, Jyotis, Shashvat, Somad, Ina, Karoti, Yah, Antar, Deha, Coda, Vadat, Vadanti, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.315.38). 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: “udayaṃ jyotiṣāṃ śaśvatsomādīnāṃ karoti yaḥ
  • udayam -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jyotiṣām -
  • jyotiṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jyotis (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śaśvat -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • somādī -
  • somād (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    somād (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • inām -
  • inā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “antardeheṣu codānaṃ yaṃ vadanti maharṣayaḥ
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • deheṣu -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • codān -
  • coda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • maharṣayaḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.315.38

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 12.315.38 in Kannada sript:
ಉದಯಂ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಾಂ ಶಶ್ವತ್ಸೋಮಾದೀನಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಯಃ ।
ಅನ್ತರ್ದೇಹೇಷು ಚೋದಾನಂ ಯಂ ವದನ್ತಿ ಮಹರ್ಷಯಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 12.315.38 in Bengali sript:
উদযং জ্যোতিষাং শশ্বত্সোমাদীনাং করোতি যঃ ।
অন্তর্দেহেষু চোদানং যং বদন্তি মহর্ষযঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 12.315.38 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદયં જ્યોતિષાં શશ્વત્સોમાદીનાં કરોતિ યઃ ।
અન્તર્દેહેષુ ચોદાનં યં વદન્તિ મહર્ષયઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 12.315.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഉദയം ജ്യോതിഷാം ശശ്വത്സോമാദീനാം കരോതി യഃ ।
അന്തര്ദേഹേഷു ചോദാനം യം വദന്തി മഹര്ഷയഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.315.38 in Telugu sript:
ఉదయం జ్యోతిషాం శశ్వత్సోమాదీనాం కరోతి యః ।
అన్తర్దేహేషు చోదానం యం వదన్తి మహర్షయః ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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