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 12.331.31

ततस्तौ तपसां वासौ यशसां तेजसामपि ।
ऋषी शमदमोपेतौ कृत्वा पूर्वाह्णिकं विधिम् ॥ ३१ ॥

tatastau tapasāṃ vāsau yaśasāṃ tejasāmapi |
ṛṣī śamadamopetau kṛtvā pūrvāhṇikaṃ vidhim || 31 ||

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

...Parikshit, availing himself of an interval in the sacrificial rites, and when all the learned Brahmanas were resting. O Saunaka, that king of kings, addressed the grandfather of his grandfather, viz., the Island...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tapas, Vasi, Vasu, Vasa, Yashas, Yashasa, Tejas, Api, Rishi, Shamadama, Upeta, Upeti, Kritva, Kritvan, Purvahnika, Vidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.331.31). 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: “tatastau tapasāṃ vāsau yaśasāṃ tejasāmapi
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tapasām -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vāsau -
  • vāsi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vāsi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yaśasām -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yaśasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tejasām -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “ṛṣī śamadamopetau kṛtvā pūrvāhṇikaṃ vidhim
  • ṛṣī -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śamadamo -
  • śamadama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śamadama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upetau -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upeti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvāhṇikam -
  • pūrvāhṇika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrvāhṇika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrvāhṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhim -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.331.31

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 12.331.31 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೌ ತಪಸಾಂ ವಾಸೌ ಯಶಸಾಂ ತೇಜಸಾಮಪಿ ।
ಋಷೀ ಶಮದಮೋಪೇತೌ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪೂರ್ವಾಹ್ಣಿಕಂ ವಿಧಿಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 12.331.31 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তৌ তপসাং বাসৌ যশসাং তেজসামপি ।
ঋষী শমদমোপেতৌ কৃত্বা পূর্বাহ্ণিকং বিধিম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 12.331.31 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તૌ તપસાં વાસૌ યશસાં તેજસામપિ ।
ઋષી શમદમોપેતૌ કૃત્વા પૂર્વાહ્ણિકં વિધિમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 12.331.31 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തൌ തപസാം വാസൌ യശസാം തേജസാമപി ।
ഋഷീ ശമദമോപേതൌ കൃത്വാ പൂര്വാഹ്ണികം വിധിമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.331.31 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తౌ తపసాం వాసౌ యశసాం తేజసామపి ।
ఋషీ శమదమోపేతౌ కృత్వా పూర్వాహ్ణికం విధిమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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