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 12.324.4

ऋषय ऊचुः ।
बीजैर्यज्ञेषु यष्टव्यमिति वै वैदिकी श्रुतिः ।
अजसंज्ञानि बीजानि छागं न घ्नन्तुमर्हथ ॥ ४ ॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
bījairyajñeṣu yaṣṭavyamiti vai vaidikī śrutiḥ |
ajasaṃjñāni bījāni chāgaṃ na ghnantumarhatha || 4 ||

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

...from me, O Narada, that the indestructible and destructible, the existent and the non-existent, flow. They that are devoted to me enter into me and become emancipate. I am known as Purusha. Without acts, I am...

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

Rishi, Bija, Yajna, Yashtavya, Iti, Vaidiki, Shruti, Jna, Jnanin, Jnani, Chaga, Asmad, Rihat, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.324.4). 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: “ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
  • ṛṣaya* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “bījairyajñeṣu yaṣṭavyamiti vai vaidikī śrutiḥ
  • bījair -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yajñeṣu -
  • yajñeṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • yaṣṭavyam -
  • yaṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yaj -> yaṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yaṣṭavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vaidikī -
  • vaidikī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śrutiḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ajasaṃjñāni bījāni chāgaṃ na ghnantumarhatha
  • ajasañ -
  • jas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • jñāni -
  • jñānin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jñānin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jñānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jñānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jñānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bījāni -
  • bīja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • chāgam -
  • chāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghnantu -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • mar -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛhat -
  • ṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.324.4

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 12.324.4 in Kannada sript:
ಋಷಯ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಬೀಜೈರ್ಯಜ್ಞೇಷು ಯಷ್ಟವ್ಯಮಿತಿ ವೈ ವೈದಿಕೀ ಶ್ರುತಿಃ ।
ಅಜಸಂಜ್ಞಾನಿ ಬೀಜಾನಿ ಛಾಗಂ ನ ಘ್ನನ್ತುಮರ್ಹಥ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.324.4 in Bengali sript:
ঋষয ঊচুঃ ।
বীজৈর্যজ্ঞেষু যষ্টব্যমিতি বৈ বৈদিকী শ্রুতিঃ ।
অজসংজ্ঞানি বীজানি ছাগং ন ঘ্নন্তুমর্হথ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.324.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઋષય ઊચુઃ ।
બીજૈર્યજ્ઞેષુ યષ્ટવ્યમિતિ વૈ વૈદિકી શ્રુતિઃ ।
અજસંજ્ઞાનિ બીજાનિ છાગં ન ઘ્નન્તુમર્હથ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.324.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഋഷയ ഊചുഃ ।
ബീജൈര്യജ്ഞേഷു യഷ്ടവ്യമിതി വൈ വൈദികീ ശ്രുതിഃ ।
അജസംജ്ഞാനി ബീജാനി ഛാഗം ന ഘ്നന്തുമര്ഹഥ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.324.4 in Telugu sript:
ఋషయ ఊచుః ।
బీజైర్యజ్ఞేషు యష్టవ్యమితి వై వైదికీ శ్రుతిః ।
అజసంజ్ఞాని బీజాని ఛాగం న ఘ్నన్తుమర్హథ ॥ ౪ ॥

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