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 12.335.18

तस्य चिन्तयतः सृष्टिं महानात्मगुणः स्मृतः ।
अहंकारस्ततो जातो ब्रह्मा शुभचतुर्मुखः ।
हिरण्यगर्भो भगवान्सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥ १८ ॥

tasya cintayataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ mahānātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ |
ahaṃkārastato jāto brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ |
hiraṇyagarbho bhagavānsarvalokapitāmahaḥ || 18 ||

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

...Vrishakapi on that occasion, the Pitris receive the worship offered by all. They who perform sacrifices in honour of and adore the Pitris, the deities, the preceptor or other reverend senior guests arrived at...

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

Tad, Srishti, Mahana, Smrita, Ahankara, Tatah, Tata, Jatri, Jata, Brahma, Shubha, Caturmukha, Hiranyagarbha, Bhagavat, Sarvalokapitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.335.18). 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: “tasya cintayataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ mahānātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cintayataḥ -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [present active third dual]
  • sṛṣṭim -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahānāt -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • magu -
  • magu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṇaḥ -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃkārastato jāto brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ
  • ahaṅkāras -
  • ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubha -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caturmukhaḥ -
  • caturmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “hiraṇyagarbho bhagavānsarvalokapitāmahaḥ
  • hiraṇyagarbho* -
  • hiraṇyagarbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvalokapitāmahaḥ -
  • sarvalokapitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.335.18

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 12.335.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಚಿನ್ತಯತಃ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಮಹಾನಾತ್ಮಗುಣಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ।
ಅಹಂಕಾರಸ್ತತೋ ಜಾತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಶುಭಚತುರ್ಮುಖಃ ।
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭೋ ಭಗವಾನ್ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 12.335.18 in Bengali sript:
তস্য চিন্তযতঃ সৃষ্টিং মহানাত্মগুণঃ স্মৃতঃ ।
অহংকারস্ততো জাতো ব্রহ্মা শুভচতুর্মুখঃ ।
হিরণ্যগর্ভো ভগবান্সর্বলোকপিতামহঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 12.335.18 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય ચિન્તયતઃ સૃષ્ટિં મહાનાત્મગુણઃ સ્મૃતઃ ।
અહંકારસ્તતો જાતો બ્રહ્મા શુભચતુર્મુખઃ ।
હિરણ્યગર્ભો ભગવાન્સર્વલોકપિતામહઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 12.335.18 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ ചിന്തയതഃ സൃഷ്ടിം മഹാനാത്മഗുണഃ സ്മൃതഃ ।
അഹംകാരസ്തതോ ജാതോ ബ്രഹ്മാ ശുഭചതുര്മുഖഃ ।
ഹിരണ്യഗര്ഭോ ഭഗവാന്സര്വലോകപിതാമഹഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.335.18 in Telugu sript:
తస్య చిన్తయతః సృష్టిం మహానాత్మగుణః స్మృతః ।
అహంకారస్తతో జాతో బ్రహ్మా శుభచతుర్ముఖః ।
హిరణ్యగర్భో భగవాన్సర్వలోకపితామహః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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