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 12.331.4

समुद्धृतमिदं ब्रह्मन्कथामृतमनुत्तमम् ।
तपोनिधे त्वयोक्तं हि नारायणकथाश्रयम् ॥ ४ ॥

samuddhṛtamidaṃ brahmankathāmṛtamanuttamam |
taponidhe tvayoktaṃ hi nārāyaṇakathāśrayam || 4 ||

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

...seemed to divide in twain. All the luminaries became deprived of their splendour. The Creator, Brahman, himself fell from his seat. The Ocean itself became dry. The mountains of Himavat became riven. When such...

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

Samuddhrita, Idam, Taponidhi, Tva, Yushmad, Ukta, Narayana, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.331.4). 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: “samuddhṛtamidaṃ brahmankathāmṛtamanuttamam
  • samuddhṛtam -
  • samuddhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samuddhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samuddhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmankathāmṛtamanuttamam
  • Line 2: “taponidhe tvayoktaṃ hi nārāyaṇakathāśrayam
  • taponidhe -
  • taponidhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tvayo -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nārāyaṇa -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathā -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrayam -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.331.4

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 12.331.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮುದ್ಧೃತಮಿದಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಕಥಾಮೃತಮನುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ತಪೋನಿಧೇ ತ್ವಯೋಕ್ತಂ ಹಿ ನಾರಾಯಣಕಥಾಶ್ರಯಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.331.4 in Bengali sript:
সমুদ্ধৃতমিদং ব্রহ্মন্কথামৃতমনুত্তমম্ ।
তপোনিধে ত্বযোক্তং হি নারাযণকথাশ্রযম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.331.4 in Gujarati sript:
સમુદ્ધૃતમિદં બ્રહ્મન્કથામૃતમનુત્તમમ્ ।
તપોનિધે ત્વયોક્તં હિ નારાયણકથાશ્રયમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.331.4 in Malayalam sript:
സമുദ്ധൃതമിദം ബ്രഹ്മന്കഥാമൃതമനുത്തമമ് ।
തപോനിധേ ത്വയോക്തം ഹി നാരായണകഥാശ്രയമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.331.4 in Telugu sript:
సముద్ధృతమిదం బ్రహ్మన్కథామృతమనుత్తమమ్ ।
తపోనిధే త్వయోక్తం హి నారాయణకథాశ్రయమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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