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 12.328.30

चतुर्विधा मम जना भक्ता एवं हि ते श्रुतम् ।
तेषामेकान्तिनः श्रेष्ठास्ते चैवानन्यदेवताः ।
अहमेव गतिस्तेषां निराशीःकर्मकारिणाम् ॥ ३० ॥

caturvidhā mama janā bhaktā evaṃ hi te śrutam |
teṣāmekāntinaḥ śreṣṭhāste caivānanyadevatāḥ |
ahameva gatisteṣāṃ nirāśīḥkarmakāriṇām || 30 ||

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

...animals. From that time, the waters of the ocean have become infested with diverse kinds of sea-animals and monsters. Visvarupa, the son of Tashtri, formerly became the priest of the deities. He was, on his...

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

Caturvidha, Asmad, Jana, Bhakta, Evam, Eva, Tad, Yushmad, Shrut, Shruta, Ekantin, Shreshtha, Anyadevata, Aha, Gati, Nirashis, Nirashi, Karmakarin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.328.30). 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: “caturvidhā mama janā bhaktā evaṃ hi te śrutam
  • caturvidhā* -
  • caturvidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    caturvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • janā* -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaktā* -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • Line 2: “teṣāmekāntinaḥ śreṣṭhāste caivānanyadevatāḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ekāntinaḥ -
  • ekāntin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ekāntin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śreṣṭhās -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evān -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anyadevatāḥ -
  • anyadevata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anyadevatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “ahameva gatisteṣāṃ nirāśīḥkarmakāriṇām
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatis -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nirāśīḥ -
  • nirāśis (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nirāśī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nirāśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • karmakāriṇām -
  • karmakārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    karmakārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.328.30

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 12.328.30 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರ್ವಿಧಾ ಮಮ ಜನಾ ಭಕ್ತಾ ಏವಂ ಹಿ ತೇ ಶ್ರುತಮ್ ।
ತೇಷಾಮೇಕಾನ್ತಿನಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಸ್ತೇ ಚೈವಾನನ್ಯದೇವತಾಃ ।
ಅಹಮೇವ ಗತಿಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ನಿರಾಶೀಃಕರ್ಮಕಾರಿಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 12.328.30 in Bengali sript:
চতুর্বিধা মম জনা ভক্তা এবং হি তে শ্রুতম্ ।
তেষামেকান্তিনঃ শ্রেষ্ঠাস্তে চৈবানন্যদেবতাঃ ।
অহমেব গতিস্তেষাং নিরাশীঃকর্মকারিণাম্ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 12.328.30 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુર્વિધા મમ જના ભક્તા એવં હિ તે શ્રુતમ્ ।
તેષામેકાન્તિનઃ શ્રેષ્ઠાસ્તે ચૈવાનન્યદેવતાઃ ।
અહમેવ ગતિસ્તેષાં નિરાશીઃકર્મકારિણામ્ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 12.328.30 in Malayalam sript:
ചതുര്വിധാ മമ ജനാ ഭക്താ ഏവം ഹി തേ ശ്രുതമ് ।
തേഷാമേകാന്തിനഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാസ്തേ ചൈവാനന്യദേവതാഃ ।
അഹമേവ ഗതിസ്തേഷാം നിരാശീഃകര്മകാരിണാമ് ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.328.30 in Telugu sript:
చతుర్విధా మమ జనా భక్తా ఏవం హి తే శ్రుతమ్ ।
తేషామేకాన్తినః శ్రేష్ఠాస్తే చైవానన్యదేవతాః ।
అహమేవ గతిస్తేషాం నిరాశీఃకర్మకారిణామ్ ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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