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 12.328.11

नमोऽतियशसे तस्मै देहिनां परमात्मने ।
नारायणाय विश्वाय निर्गुणाय गुणात्मने ॥ ११ ॥

namo'tiyaśase tasmai dehināṃ paramātmane |
nārāyaṇāya viśvāya nirguṇāya guṇātmane || 11 ||

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

...Entering all creatures, he upholds their life-breaths. In this connection there is a verse sung by Sanatkumara. Brahman, in creating the universe, first created the Brahmanas. The Brahmanas become immortal...

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

Nama, Namas, Atiyashas, Atiyashasa, Tad, Dehin, Paramatman, Narayana, Vishva, Aya, Nirguna, Gunatman, Gunatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.328.11). 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: “namo'tiyaśase tasmai dehināṃ paramātmane
  • namo' -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atiyaśase -
  • atiyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    atiyaśas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    atiyaśasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • dehinām -
  • dehin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • paramātmane -
  • paramātman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “nārāyaṇāya viśvāya nirguṇāya guṇātmane
  • nārāyaṇāya -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • viśvā -
  • viśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    viśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nirguṇāya -
  • nirguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nirguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • guṇātmane -
  • guṇātman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    guṇātman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    guṇātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.328.11

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 12.328.11 in Kannada sript:
ನಮೋಽತಿಯಶಸೇ ತಸ್ಮೈ ದೇಹಿನಾಂ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನೇ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣಾಯ ವಿಶ್ವಾಯ ನಿರ್ಗುಣಾಯ ಗುಣಾತ್ಮನೇ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 12.328.11 in Bengali sript:
নমোঽতিযশসে তস্মৈ দেহিনাং পরমাত্মনে ।
নারাযণায বিশ্বায নির্গুণায গুণাত্মনে ॥ ১১ ॥

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 12.328.11 in Gujarati sript:
નમોઽતિયશસે તસ્મૈ દેહિનાં પરમાત્મને ।
નારાયણાય વિશ્વાય નિર્ગુણાય ગુણાત્મને ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 12.328.11 in Malayalam sript:
നമോഽതിയശസേ തസ്മൈ ദേഹിനാം പരമാത്മനേ ।
നാരായണായ വിശ്വായ നിര്ഗുണായ ഗുണാത്മനേ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.328.11 in Telugu sript:
నమోఽతియశసే తస్మై దేహినాం పరమాత్మనే ।
నారాయణాయ విశ్వాయ నిర్గుణాయ గుణాత్మనే ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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