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 12.335.6

एतन्नः संशयं ब्रह्मन्पुराणज्ञानसंभवम् ।
कथयस्वोत्तममते महापुरुषनिर्मितम् ।
पाविताः स्म त्वया ब्रह्मन्पुण्यां कथयता कथाम् ॥ ६ ॥

etannaḥ saṃśayaṃ brahmanpurāṇajñānasaṃbhavam |
kathayasvottamamate mahāpuruṣanirmitam |
pāvitāḥ sma tvayā brahmanpuṇyāṃ kathayatā kathām || 6 ||

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

...Earth in her former position, that foremost of Purushas, his body smeared with water and mud, set himself to do what was necessary for the world and its denizens. When the sun reached the meridian, and the hour...

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

Etad, Asmad, Samshaya, Uttamam, Uttama, Mahapurusha, Nirmita, Pavita, Sma, Tva, Yushmad, Kathayat, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.335.6). 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: “etannaḥ saṃśayaṃ brahmanpurāṇajñānasaṃbhavam
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • saṃśayam -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmanpurāṇajñānasambhavam
  • Line 2: “kathayasvottamamate mahāpuruṣanirmitam
  • kathayasvo -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ate -
  • mahāpuruṣa -
  • mahāpuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirmitam -
  • nirmita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirmita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirmitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “pāvitāḥ sma tvayā brahmanpuṇyāṃ kathayatā kathām
  • pāvitāḥ -
  • pāvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> pāvita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √]
    -> pāvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √], [accusative plural from √]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmanpuṇyām*ka
  • kathayatā -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.335.6

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 12.335.6 in Kannada sript:
ಏತನ್ನಃ ಸಂಶಯಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಪುರಾಣಜ್ಞಾನಸಂಭವಮ್ ।
ಕಥಯಸ್ವೋತ್ತಮಮತೇ ಮಹಾಪುರುಷನಿರ್ಮಿತಮ್ ।
ಪಾವಿತಾಃ ಸ್ಮ ತ್ವಯಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಪುಣ್ಯಾಂ ಕಥಯತಾ ಕಥಾಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.335.6 in Bengali sript:
এতন্নঃ সংশযং ব্রহ্মন্পুরাণজ্ঞানসংভবম্ ।
কথযস্বোত্তমমতে মহাপুরুষনির্মিতম্ ।
পাবিতাঃ স্ম ত্বযা ব্রহ্মন্পুণ্যাং কথযতা কথাম্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.335.6 in Gujarati sript:
એતન્નઃ સંશયં બ્રહ્મન્પુરાણજ્ઞાનસંભવમ્ ।
કથયસ્વોત્તમમતે મહાપુરુષનિર્મિતમ્ ।
પાવિતાઃ સ્મ ત્વયા બ્રહ્મન્પુણ્યાં કથયતા કથામ્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 12.335.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതന്നഃ സംശയം ബ്രഹ്മന്പുരാണജ്ഞാനസംഭവമ് ।
കഥയസ്വോത്തമമതേ മഹാപുരുഷനിര്മിതമ് ।
പാവിതാഃ സ്മ ത്വയാ ബ്രഹ്മന്പുണ്യാം കഥയതാ കഥാമ് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.335.6 in Telugu sript:
ఏతన్నః సంశయం బ్రహ్మన్పురాణజ్ఞానసంభవమ్ ।
కథయస్వోత్తమమతే మహాపురుషనిర్మితమ్ ।
పావితాః స్మ త్వయా బ్రహ్మన్పుణ్యాం కథయతా కథామ్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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