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 12.331.11

धन्याश्च सर्व एवासन्ब्रह्मंस्ते मम पूर्वकाः ।
हिताय श्रेयसे चैव येषामासीज्जनार्दनः ॥ ११ ॥

dhanyāśca sarva evāsanbrahmaṃste mama pūrvakāḥ |
hitāya śreyase caiva yeṣāmāsījjanārdanaḥ || 11 ||

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

...displayed form of Brahma, and let peace be unto all the worlds without any delay.—Thus addressed by Brahma, Rudra forthwith cast off the fire of his wrath, and set himself to gratify the illustrious and puissant...

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

Dhanya, Dhani, Sarva, Eva, Asat, Brahma, Sti, Asmad, Purvaka, Hita, Shreyas, Shreyasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.331.11). 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: “dhanyāśca sarva evāsanbrahmaṃste mama pūrvakāḥ
  • dhanyāś -
  • dhanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asan -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • brahmaṃ -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ste -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • 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]
  • pūrvakāḥ -
  • pūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “hitāya śreyase caiva yeṣāmāsījjanārdanaḥ
  • hitāya -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • śreyase -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śreyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śreyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Cannot analyse yeṣāmāsījjanārdanaḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.331.11

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 12.331.11 in Kannada sript:
ಧನ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವ ಏವಾಸನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಂಸ್ತೇ ಮಮ ಪೂರ್ವಕಾಃ ।
ಹಿತಾಯ ಶ್ರೇಯಸೇ ಚೈವ ಯೇಷಾಮಾಸೀಜ್ಜನಾರ್ದನಃ ॥ 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 12.331.11 in Bengali sript:
ধন্যাশ্চ সর্ব এবাসন্ব্রহ্মংস্তে মম পূর্বকাঃ ।
হিতায শ্রেযসে চৈব যেষামাসীজ্জনার্দনঃ ॥ 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 12.331.11 in Gujarati sript:
ધન્યાશ્ચ સર્વ એવાસન્બ્રહ્મંસ્તે મમ પૂર્વકાઃ ।
હિતાય શ્રેયસે ચૈવ યેષામાસીજ્જનાર્દનઃ ॥ 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 12.331.11 in Malayalam sript:
ധന്യാശ്ച സര്വ ഏവാസന്ബ്രഹ്മംസ്തേ മമ പൂര്വകാഃ ।
ഹിതായ ശ്രേയസേ ചൈവ യേഷാമാസീജ്ജനാര്ദനഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.331.11 in Telugu sript:
ధన్యాశ్చ సర్వ ఏవాసన్బ్రహ్మంస్తే మమ పూర్వకాః ।
హితాయ శ్రేయసే చైవ యేషామాసీజ్జనార్దనః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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