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 12.322.37

प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च योनिरेतद्भविष्यति ।
ऋग्यजुःसामभिर्जुष्टमथर्वाङ्गिरसैस्तथा ॥ ३७ ॥

pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca yoniretadbhaviṣyati |
ṛgyajuḥsāmabhirjuṣṭamatharvāṅgirasaistathā || 37 ||

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

...who is called Kshetrajna, who is the foremost of all Beings, who is Infinite, who is called Purusha, who is the great Purusha, who is the foremost of all Purushas, who is the soul of the three attributes, who...

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

Pravritta, Pravritti, Nivritta, Nivritti, Yoni, Yonin, Etad, Bhavishyat, Rigyajus, Saman, Jushta, Atharvangirasa, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.322.37). 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: “pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca yoniretadbhaviṣyati
  • pravṛttau -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivṛttau -
  • nivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoni -
  • yonī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yonin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yonin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “ṛgyajuḥsāmabhirjuṣṭamatharvāṅgirasaistathā
  • ṛgyajuḥ -
  • ṛgyajus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sāmabhir -
  • sāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • juṣṭam -
  • juṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    juṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    juṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
    juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √juṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
  • atharvāṅgirasais -
  • atharvāṅgirasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    atharvāṅgirasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.322.37

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 12.322.37 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೌ ಚ ನಿವೃತ್ತೌ ಚ ಯೋನಿರೇತದ್ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಋಗ್ಯಜುಃಸಾಮಭಿರ್ಜುಷ್ಟಮಥರ್ವಾಙ್ಗಿರಸೈಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.322.37 in Bengali sript:
প্রবৃত্তৌ চ নিবৃত্তৌ চ যোনিরেতদ্ভবিষ্যতি ।
ঋগ্যজুঃসামভির্জুষ্টমথর্বাঙ্গিরসৈস্তথা ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.322.37 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવૃત્તૌ ચ નિવૃત્તૌ ચ યોનિરેતદ્ભવિષ્યતિ ।
ઋગ્યજુઃસામભિર્જુષ્ટમથર્વાઙ્ગિરસૈસ્તથા ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.322.37 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രവൃത്തൌ ച നിവൃത്തൌ ച യോനിരേതദ്ഭവിഷ്യതി ।
ഋഗ്യജുഃസാമഭിര്ജുഷ്ടമഥര്വാങ്ഗിരസൈസ്തഥാ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.322.37 in Telugu sript:
ప్రవృత్తౌ చ నివృత్తౌ చ యోనిరేతద్భవిష్యతి ।
ఋగ్యజుఃసామభిర్జుష్టమథర్వాఙ్గిరసైస్తథా ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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