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 12.325.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
प्राप्य श्वेतं महाद्वीपं नारदो भगवानृषिः ।
ददर्श तानेव नराञ्श्वेतांश्चन्द्रप्रभाञ्शुभान् ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
prāpya śvetaṃ mahādvīpaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ |
dadarśa tāneva narāñśvetāṃścandraprabhāñśubhān || 1 ||

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

...Rama in the race of Bhrigu, and exterminate the Kshatriyas who will become proud of their strength and possessions. Towards the close of Treta and the beginning of Dvapara, I shall take birth as Rama, the son...

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

Bhishma, Prapya, Shveta, Maha, Vipa, Narada, Bhagavat, Rishi, Tana, Iva, Nara, Candraprabha, Shubha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.325.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “prāpya śvetaṃ mahādvīpaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvetam -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śveta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śvetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahād -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vīpam -
  • vīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nārado* -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣiḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “dadarśa tāneva narāñśvetāṃścandraprabhāñśubhān
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tāne -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • narāñś -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śvetāṃś -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • candraprabhāñś -
  • candraprabha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śubhān -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.325.1

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 12.325.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಶ್ವೇತಂ ಮಹಾದ್ವೀಪಂ ನಾರದೋ ಭಗವಾನೃಷಿಃ ।
ದದರ್ಶ ತಾನೇವ ನರಾಞ್ಶ್ವೇತಾಂಶ್ಚನ್ದ್ರಪ್ರಭಾಞ್ಶುಭಾನ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.325.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
প্রাপ্য শ্বেতং মহাদ্বীপং নারদো ভগবানৃষিঃ ।
দদর্শ তানেব নরাঞ্শ্বেতাংশ্চন্দ্রপ্রভাঞ্শুভান্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.325.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
પ્રાપ્ય શ્વેતં મહાદ્વીપં નારદો ભગવાનૃષિઃ ।
દદર્શ તાનેવ નરાઞ્શ્વેતાંશ્ચન્દ્રપ્રભાઞ્શુભાન્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.325.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
പ്രാപ്യ ശ്വേതം മഹാദ്വീപം നാരദോ ഭഗവാനൃഷിഃ ।
ദദര്ശ താനേവ നരാഞ്ശ്വേതാംശ്ചന്ദ്രപ്രഭാഞ്ശുഭാന് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.325.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
ప్రాప్య శ్వేతం మహాద్వీపం నారదో భగవానృషిః ।
దదర్శ తానేవ నరాఞ్శ్వేతాంశ్చన్ద్రప్రభాఞ్శుభాన్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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