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 12.317.3

तस्मादनिष्टनाशार्थमितिहासं निबोध मे ।
तिष्ठते चेद्वशे बुद्धिर्लभते शोकनाशनम् ॥ ३ ॥

tasmādaniṣṭanāśārthamitihāsaṃ nibodha me |
tiṣṭhate cedvaśe buddhirlabhate śokanāśanam || 3 ||

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

...wind or thought, all creatures, cast their eyes upon him. Endued with the splendour of fire or the Sun, Suka then regarded the three worlds in their entirety as one homogenous Brahma, and proceeded along that...

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

Tasmat, Tad, Anishta, Nashartha, Itihasa, Bodha, Asmad, Tishthat, Ced, Vasha, Vashi, Buddhi, Labhat, Shokanashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.317.3). 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: “tasmādaniṣṭanāśārthamitihāsaṃ nibodha me
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • aniṣṭa -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāśārtham -
  • nāśārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāśārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itihāsam -
  • itihāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bodha -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tiṣṭhate cedvaśe buddhirlabhate śokanāśanam
  • tiṣṭhate -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaśe -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vaśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • śokanāśanam -
  • śokanāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śokanāśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śokanāśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.317.3

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 12.317.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾದನಿಷ್ಟನಾಶಾರ್ಥಮಿತಿಹಾಸಂ ನಿಬೋಧ ಮೇ ।
ತಿಷ್ಠತೇ ಚೇದ್ವಶೇ ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ಲಭತೇ ಶೋಕನಾಶನಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.317.3 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাদনিষ্টনাশার্থমিতিহাসং নিবোধ মে ।
তিষ্ঠতে চেদ্বশে বুদ্ধির্লভতে শোকনাশনম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.317.3 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માદનિષ્ટનાશાર્થમિતિહાસં નિબોધ મે ।
તિષ્ઠતે ચેદ્વશે બુદ્ધિર્લભતે શોકનાશનમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.317.3 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാദനിഷ്ടനാശാര്ഥമിതിഹാസം നിബോധ മേ ।
തിഷ്ഠതേ ചേദ്വശേ ബുദ്ധിര്ലഭതേ ശോകനാശനമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.317.3 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాదనిష్టనాశార్థమితిహాసం నిబోధ మే ।
తిష్ఠతే చేద్వశే బుద్ధిర్లభతే శోకనాశనమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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