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 12.327.1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
कथं स भगवान्देवो यज्ञेष्वग्रहरः प्रभुः ।
यज्ञधारी च सततं वेदवेदाङ्गवित्तथा ॥ १ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
kathaṃ sa bhagavāndevo yajñeṣvagraharaḥ prabhuḥ |
yajñadhārī ca satataṃ vedavedāṅgavittathā || 1 ||

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

...performed. It should be as I ordain and let it not be otherwise. In this age, you celestials, Righteousness will flourish in its entirety.{GL_NOTE:176004:} After this age will come the epoch called Treta. The...

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

Janamejaya, Katham, Katha, Bhagavat, Deva, Devri, Yajna, Yajneshu, Agraha, Prabhu, Dhari, Dharin, Satatam, Satata, Vedavedangavid, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.327.1). 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: “janamejaya uvāca
  • janamejaya* -
  • janamejaya (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: “kathaṃ sa bhagavāndevo yajñeṣvagraharaḥ prabhuḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devo* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yajñeṣva -
  • yajñeṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • agraha -
  • agraha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agraha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yajñadhārī ca satataṃ vedavedāṅgavittathā
  • yajña -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhārī -
  • dhārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhāri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vedavedāṅgavit -
  • vedavedāṅgavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vedavedāṅgavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.327.1

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 12.327.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಸ ಭಗವಾನ್ದೇವೋ ಯಜ್ಞೇಷ್ವಗ್ರಹರಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ಯಜ್ಞಧಾರೀ ಚ ಸತತಂ ವೇದವೇದಾಙ್ಗವಿತ್ತಥಾ ॥ 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 12.327.1 in Bengali sript:
জনমেজয উবাচ ।
কথং স ভগবান্দেবো যজ্ঞেষ্বগ্রহরঃ প্রভুঃ ।
যজ্ঞধারী চ সততং বেদবেদাঙ্গবিত্তথা ॥ 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 12.327.1 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
કથં સ ભગવાન્દેવો યજ્ઞેષ્વગ્રહરઃ પ્રભુઃ ।
યજ્ઞધારી ચ સતતં વેદવેદાઙ્ગવિત્તથા ॥ 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 12.327.1 in Malayalam sript:
ജനമേജയ ഉവാച ।
കഥം സ ഭഗവാന്ദേവോ യജ്ഞേഷ്വഗ്രഹരഃ പ്രഭുഃ ।
യജ്ഞധാരീ ച സതതം വേദവേദാങ്ഗവിത്തഥാ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.327.1 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
కథం స భగవాన్దేవో యజ్ఞేష్వగ్రహరః ప్రభుః ।
యజ్ఞధారీ చ సతతం వేదవేదాఙ్గవిత్తథా ॥ ౧ ॥

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