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 12.326.108

षट्षष्टिर्हि सहस्राणि ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ।
सूर्यस्य तपतो लोकान्निर्मिता ये पुरःसराः ।
तेषामकथयत्सूर्यः सर्वेषां भावितात्मनाम् ॥ १०८ ॥

ṣaṭṣaṣṭirhi sahasrāṇi ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām |
sūryasya tapato lokānnirmitā ye puraḥsarāḥ |
teṣāmakathayatsūryaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhāvitātmanām || 108 ||

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

...the shares you receive on those sacrifices. Indeed, drawing strength from those rites and observances that will be current in the several worlds, taking their rise from the fruits of Pravritti, do you continue...

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

Shatshashti, Sahasra, Rishi, Bhavitatman, Bhavitatmana, Surya, Tapat, Loka, Mita, Yah, Yat, Purahsara, Tad, Suri, Sarva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.326.108). 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: “ṣaṭṣaṣṭirhi sahasrāṇi ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām
  • ṣaṭṣaṣṭir -
  • ṣaṭṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhāvitātmanām -
  • bhāvitātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhāvitātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhāvitātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sūryasya tapato lokānnirmitā ye puraḥsarāḥ
  • sūryasya -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • tapato* -
  • tapat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap -> tapat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [ablative single from √tap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tap class 1 verb]
    tap -> tapat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √tap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tap class 1 verb]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • lokānn -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mitā* -
  • mita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> mitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √mi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √mi class 5 verb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puraḥsarāḥ -
  • puraḥsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “teṣāmakathayatsūryaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhāvitātmanām
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • akathayat -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sūryaḥ -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhāvitātmanām -
  • bhāvitātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhāvitātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhāvitātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.326.108

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 12.326.108 in Kannada sript:
ಷಟ್ಷಷ್ಟಿರ್ಹಿ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಋಷೀಣಾಂ ಭಾವಿತಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಸೂರ್ಯಸ್ಯ ತಪತೋ ಲೋಕಾನ್ನಿರ್ಮಿತಾ ಯೇ ಪುರಃಸರಾಃ ।
ತೇಷಾಮಕಥಯತ್ಸೂರ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಭಾವಿತಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೮ ॥

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 12.326.108 in Bengali sript:
ষট্ষষ্টির্হি সহস্রাণি ঋষীণাং ভাবিতাত্মনাম্ ।
সূর্যস্য তপতো লোকান্নির্মিতা যে পুরঃসরাঃ ।
তেষামকথযত্সূর্যঃ সর্বেষাং ভাবিতাত্মনাম্ ॥ ১০৮ ॥

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 12.326.108 in Gujarati sript:
ષટ્ષષ્ટિર્હિ સહસ્રાણિ ઋષીણાં ભાવિતાત્મનામ્ ।
સૂર્યસ્ય તપતો લોકાન્નિર્મિતા યે પુરઃસરાઃ ।
તેષામકથયત્સૂર્યઃ સર્વેષાં ભાવિતાત્મનામ્ ॥ ૧૦૮ ॥

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 12.326.108 in Malayalam sript:
ഷട്ഷഷ്ടിര്ഹി സഹസ്രാണി ഋഷീണാം ഭാവിതാത്മനാമ് ।
സൂര്യസ്യ തപതോ ലോകാന്നിര്മിതാ യേ പുരഃസരാഃ ।
തേഷാമകഥയത്സൂര്യഃ സര്വേഷാം ഭാവിതാത്മനാമ് ॥ ൧൦൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.326.108 in Telugu sript:
షట్షష్టిర్హి సహస్రాణి ఋషీణాం భావితాత్మనామ్ ।
సూర్యస్య తపతో లోకాన్నిర్మితా యే పురఃసరాః ।
తేషామకథయత్సూర్యః సర్వేషాం భావితాత్మనామ్ ॥ ౧౦౮ ॥

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