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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 12.328.1
जनमेजय उवाच ।
अस्तौषीद्यैरिमं व्यासः सशिष्यो मधुसूदनम् ।
नामभिर्विविधैरेषां निरुक्तं भगवन्मम ॥ १ ॥
janamejaya uvāca |
astauṣīdyairimaṃ vyāsaḥ saśiṣyo madhusūdanam |
nāmabhirvividhaireṣāṃ niruktaṃ bhagavanmama || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...libations into a blazing fire (for gratifying the deities). I say that having ordained things in comprising this way, the creation of creatures was accomplished by Brahma. Having established all created Beings...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.328.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Janamejaya, Yah, Yat, Idam, Vyasa, Sashishya, Madhusudana, Naman, Vividha, Nirukta, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.328.1). 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* -
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janamejaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “astauṣīdyairimaṃ vyāsaḥ saśiṣyo madhusūdanam ”
- astauṣīd -
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√stu (verb class 2)[aorist active third single]
- yair -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vyāsaḥ -
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vyāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saśiṣyo* -
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saśiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhusūdanam -
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madhusūdana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “nāmabhirvividhaireṣāṃ niruktaṃ bhagavanmama ”
- nāmabhir -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vividhair -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vividha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- niruktam -
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nirukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niruktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhagavan -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhagavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhagavan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.328.1
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.328.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಸ್ತೌಷೀದ್ಯೈರಿಮಂ ವ್ಯಾಸಃ ಸಶಿಷ್ಯೋ ಮಧುಸೂದನಮ್ ।
ನಾಮಭಿರ್ವಿವಿಧೈರೇಷಾಂ ನಿರುಕ್ತಂ ಭಗವನ್ಮಮ ॥ ೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.328.1 in Bengali sript:
জনমেজয উবাচ ।
অস্তৌষীদ্যৈরিমং ব্যাসঃ সশিষ্যো মধুসূদনম্ ।
নামভির্বিবিধৈরেষাং নিরুক্তং ভগবন্মম ॥ ১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.328.1 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
અસ્તૌષીદ્યૈરિમં વ્યાસઃ સશિષ્યો મધુસૂદનમ્ ।
નામભિર્વિવિધૈરેષાં નિરુક્તં ભગવન્મમ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.328.1 in Malayalam sript:
ജനമേജയ ഉവാച ।
അസ്തൌഷീദ്യൈരിമം വ്യാസഃ സശിഷ്യോ മധുസൂദനമ് ।
നാമഭിര്വിവിധൈരേഷാം നിരുക്തം ഭഗവന്മമ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.328.1 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
అస్తౌషీద్యైరిమం వ్యాసః సశిష్యో మధుసూదనమ్ ।
నామభిర్వివిధైరేషాం నిరుక్తం భగవన్మమ ॥ ౧ ॥