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 12.318.6

व्यत्ययो ह्ययमत्यन्तं पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः ।
जातं मर्त्यं जरयति निमेषं नावतिष्ठते ॥ ६ ॥

vyatyayo hyayamatyantaṃ pakṣayoḥ śuklakṛṣṇayoḥ |
jātaṃ martyaṃ jarayati nimeṣaṃ nāvatiṣṭhate || 6 ||

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

...worlds to resound with the noise he made. Meanwhile, the righteous-souled Suka, who had entered the elements, had become their soul and acquired omnipresence, answered his sire by uttering the monosyllable Bho...

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

Vyatyaya, Aya, Idam, Atyantam, Atyanta, Paksha, Shuklakrishna, Jata, Martya, Jarayat, Jarayati, Nimesha, Nava, Asmad, Atishthat, Atishthata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.318.6). 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: “vyatyayo hyayamatyantaṃ pakṣayoḥ śuklakṛṣṇayoḥ
  • vyatyayo* -
  • vyatyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atyantam -
  • atyantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atyanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pakṣayoḥ -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • śuklakṛṣṇayoḥ -
  • śuklakṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “jātaṃ martyaṃ jarayati nimeṣaṃ nāvatiṣṭhate
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • martyam -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    martyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jarayati -
  • jṝ -> jarayatī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jṝ]
    jṝ -> jarayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [locative single from √jṝ]
    jṝ -> jarayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [locative single from √jṝ]
    jṝ -> jarayatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ]
    jṝ (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    jṝ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • nimeṣam -
  • nimeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nāva -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • atiṣṭhate -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    atiṣṭhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.318.6

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 12.318.6 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯತ್ಯಯೋ ಹ್ಯಯಮತ್ಯನ್ತಂ ಪಕ್ಷಯೋಃ ಶುಕ್ಲಕೃಷ್ಣಯೋಃ ।
ಜಾತಂ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಂ ಜರಯತಿ ನಿಮೇಷಂ ನಾವತಿಷ್ಠತೇ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.318.6 in Bengali sript:
ব্যত্যযো হ্যযমত্যন্তং পক্ষযোঃ শুক্লকৃষ্ণযোঃ ।
জাতং মর্ত্যং জরযতি নিমেষং নাবতিষ্ঠতে ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.318.6 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યત્યયો હ્યયમત્યન્તં પક્ષયોઃ શુક્લકૃષ્ણયોઃ ।
જાતં મર્ત્યં જરયતિ નિમેષં નાવતિષ્ઠતે ॥ ૬ ॥

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 12.318.6 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യത്യയോ ഹ്യയമത്യന്തം പക്ഷയോഃ ശുക്ലകൃഷ്ണയോഃ ।
ജാതം മര്ത്യം ജരയതി നിമേഷം നാവതിഷ്ഠതേ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.318.6 in Telugu sript:
వ్యత్యయో హ్యయమత్యన్తం పక్షయోః శుక్లకృష్ణయోః ।
జాతం మర్త్యం జరయతి నిమేషం నావతిష్ఠతే ॥ ౬ ॥

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