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 12.320.3

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ततस्तस्मिन्पदे नित्ये निर्गुणे लिङ्गवर्जिते ।
ब्रह्मणि प्रत्यतिष्ठत्स विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥ ३ ॥

tatastasminpade nitye nirguṇe liṅgavarjite |
brahmaṇi pratyatiṣṭhatsa vidhūmo'gniriva jvalan || 3 ||

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

...eight ascetics, with concentrated souls, are fully conversant with the Past, the Present and the Future, and are devoted to the religion of Truth.—This is good this is Brahma,—this is highly beneficial,—reflecting...
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 (12.320.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pada, Padi, Pad, Nitya, Nirguna, Linga, Varjita, Brahman, Prati, Atishthat, Vidhuma, Agni, Iva, Jvalat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.320.3). 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: “tatastasminpade nitye nirguṇe liṅgavarjite ”
tatas -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pade -
pada (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

padi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√pad (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
nitye -
nitya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nirguṇe -
nirguṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nirguṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

nirguṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
liṅga -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√liṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
varjite -
varjita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

varjita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

varjitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “brahmaṇi pratyatiṣṭhatsa vidhūmo'gniriva jvalan ”
brahmaṇi -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pratya -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
atiṣṭhat -
atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vidhūmo' -
vidhūma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
agnir -
agni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jvalan -
jvalat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.320.3

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.320.3 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪದೇ ನಿತ್ಯೇ ನಿರ್ಗುಣೇ ಲಿಙ್ಗವರ್ಜಿತೇ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯತಿಷ್ಠತ್ಸ ವಿಧೂಮೋಽಗ್ನಿರಿವ ಜ್ವಲನ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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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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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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 12.320.3 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তস্মিন্পদে নিত্যে নির্গুণে লিঙ্গবর্জিতে ।
ব্রহ্মণি প্রত্যতিষ্ঠত্স বিধূমোঽগ্নিরিব জ্বলন্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.320.3 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તસ્મિન્પદે નિત્યે નિર્ગુણે લિઙ્ગવર્જિતે ।
બ્રહ્મણિ પ્રત્યતિષ્ઠત્સ વિધૂમોઽગ્નિરિવ જ્વલન્ ॥ ૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.320.3 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തസ്മിന്പദേ നിത്യേ നിര്ഗുണേ ലിങ്ഗവര്ജിതേ ।
ബ്രഹ്മണി പ്രത്യതിഷ്ഠത്സ വിധൂമോഽഗ്നിരിവ ജ്വലന് ॥ ൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.320.3 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తస్మిన్పదే నిత్యే నిర్గుణే లిఙ్గవర్జితే ।
బ్రహ్మణి ప్రత్యతిష్ఠత్స విధూమోఽగ్నిరివ జ్వలన్ ॥ ౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021