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 12.326.91

एवं लोका वदिष्यन्ति नरनारायणावृषी ।
उद्युक्तौ दहतः क्षत्रं लोककार्यार्थमीश्वरौ ॥ ९१ ॥

evaṃ lokā vadiṣyanti naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī |
udyuktau dahataḥ kṣatraṃ lokakāryārthamīśvarau || 91 ||

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

...penances that are declared by Brahman in the Vedas. Those austerest of penances are known by the name of Mahaniyama (the foremost vows and observances). They stood there with mind fixed, immovable as posts of...

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

Evam, Eva, Loka, Vadishyat, Vadishyanti, Naranarayana, Rishi, Udyukta, Kshatra, Lokaka, Ari, Arin, Arya, Artha, Ishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.326.91). 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: “evaṃ lokā vadiṣyanti naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lokā* -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vadiṣyanti -
  • vad -> vadiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • naranārāyaṇāvṛ -
  • naranārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛṣī -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “udyuktau dahataḥ kṣatraṃ lokakāryārthamīśvarau
  • udyuktau -
  • udyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dahataḥ -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • kṣatram -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lokakā -
  • lokaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lokaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aryā -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    arya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • īśvarau -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.326.91

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 12.326.91 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಲೋಕಾ ವದಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ನರನಾರಾಯಣಾವೃಷೀ ।
ಉದ್ಯುಕ್ತೌ ದಹತಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಂ ಲೋಕಕಾರ್ಯಾರ್ಥಮೀಶ್ವರೌ ॥ ೯೧ ॥

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 12.326.91 in Bengali sript:
এবং লোকা বদিষ্যন্তি নরনারাযণাবৃষী ।
উদ্যুক্তৌ দহতঃ ক্ষত্রং লোককার্যার্থমীশ্বরৌ ॥ ৯১ ॥

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 12.326.91 in Gujarati sript:
એવં લોકા વદિષ્યન્તિ નરનારાયણાવૃષી ।
ઉદ્યુક્તૌ દહતઃ ક્ષત્રં લોકકાર્યાર્થમીશ્વરૌ ॥ ૯૧ ॥

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 12.326.91 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ലോകാ വദിഷ്യന്തി നരനാരായണാവൃഷീ ।
ഉദ്യുക്തൌ ദഹതഃ ക്ഷത്രം ലോകകാര്യാര്ഥമീശ്വരൌ ॥ ൯൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.326.91 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం లోకా వదిష్యన్తి నరనారాయణావృషీ ।
ఉద్యుక్తౌ దహతః క్షత్రం లోకకార్యార్థమీశ్వరౌ ॥ ౯౧ ॥

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