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 12.322.50

ततस्ते लोकपितरः सर्वलोकार्थचिन्तकाः ।
प्रावर्तयन्त तच्छास्त्रं धर्मयोनिं सनातनम् ॥ ५० ॥

tataste lokapitaraḥ sarvalokārthacintakāḥ |
prāvartayanta tacchāstraṃ dharmayoniṃ sanātanam || 50 ||

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

...five sacrifices, who is the maker of the five sections or divisions of time (viz., day, night, month, season and year), who is incapable of being understood except by those scriptures that are called Pancaratra...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yushmad, Loka, Pitri, Sarvaloka, Arthacintaka, Prava, Rita, Yat, Yah, Tat, Shastra, Dharmayoni, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.322.50). 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: “tataste lokapitaraḥ sarvalokārthacintakāḥ
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitaraḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvalokā -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthacintakāḥ -
  • arthacintaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arthacintakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prāvartayanta tacchāstraṃ dharmayoniṃ sanātanam
  • prāvar -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmayonim -
  • dharmayoni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.322.50

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 12.322.50 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೇ ಲೋಕಪಿತರಃ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಾರ್ಥಚಿನ್ತಕಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾವರ್ತಯನ್ತ ತಚ್ಛಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಧರ್ಮಯೋನಿಂ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ॥ ೫೦ ॥

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 12.322.50 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তে লোকপিতরঃ সর্বলোকার্থচিন্তকাঃ ।
প্রাবর্তযন্ত তচ্ছাস্ত্রং ধর্মযোনিং সনাতনম্ ॥ ৫০ ॥

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 12.322.50 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તે લોકપિતરઃ સર્વલોકાર્થચિન્તકાઃ ।
પ્રાવર્તયન્ત તચ્છાસ્ત્રં ધર્મયોનિં સનાતનમ્ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

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 12.322.50 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തേ ലോകപിതരഃ സര്വലോകാര്ഥചിന്തകാഃ ।
പ്രാവര്തയന്ത തച്ഛാസ്ത്രം ധര്മയോനിം സനാതനമ് ॥ ൫൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.322.50 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తే లోకపితరః సర్వలోకార్థచిన్తకాః ।
ప్రావర్తయన్త తచ్ఛాస్త్రం ధర్మయోనిం సనాతనమ్ ॥ ౫౦ ॥

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