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 12.326.102

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
एतदाश्चर्यभूतं हि माहात्म्यं तस्य धीमतः ।
किं ब्रह्मा न विजानीते यतः शुश्राव नारदात् ॥ १०२ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
etadāścaryabhūtaṃ hi māhātmyaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ |
kiṃ brahmā na vijānīte yataḥ śuśrāva nāradāt || 102 ||

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

...complexion of the Sun, as the foremost of Beings, situate beyond the reach of Tamas, vast, pervading all things, the Supreme Lord of all, the giver of boons, and possessed of puissance. Thus adored by them,...

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

Yudhishthira, Etada, Cari, Carya, Abhuta, Mahatmya, Tad, Dhimat, Dhimata, Kim, Brahma, Vijani, Vija, Ita, Iti, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Narada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.326.102). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (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: “etadāścaryabhūtaṃ hi māhātmyaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ
  • etadāś -
  • etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • carya -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    carī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    carya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    car -> carya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √car]
  • abhūtam -
  • abhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • māhātmyam -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhīmataḥ -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kiṃ brahmā na vijānīte yataḥ śuśrāva nāradāt
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijānī -
  • vijāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vijāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vijāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ite -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • śuśrāva -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • nāradāt -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.326.102

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 12.326.102 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತದಾಶ್ಚರ್ಯಭೂತಂ ಹಿ ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಧೀಮತಃ ।
ಕಿಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ನ ವಿಜಾನೀತೇ ಯತಃ ಶುಶ್ರಾವ ನಾರದಾತ್ ॥ ೧೦೨ ॥

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 12.326.102 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
এতদাশ্চর্যভূতং হি মাহাত্ম্যং তস্য ধীমতঃ ।
কিং ব্রহ্মা ন বিজানীতে যতঃ শুশ্রাব নারদাত্ ॥ ১০২ ॥

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 12.326.102 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
એતદાશ્ચર્યભૂતં હિ માહાત્મ્યં તસ્ય ધીમતઃ ।
કિં બ્રહ્મા ન વિજાનીતે યતઃ શુશ્રાવ નારદાત્ ॥ ૧૦૨ ॥

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 12.326.102 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
ഏതദാശ്ചര്യഭൂതം ഹി മാഹാത്മ്യം തസ്യ ധീമതഃ ।
കിം ബ്രഹ്മാ ന വിജാനീതേ യതഃ ശുശ്രാവ നാരദാത് ॥ ൧൦൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.326.102 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
ఏతదాశ్చర్యభూతం హి మాహాత్మ్యం తస్య ధీమతః ।
కిం బ్రహ్మా న విజానీతే యతః శుశ్రావ నారదాత్ ॥ ౧౦౨ ॥

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