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 12.335.28

ततो हृतेषु वेदेषु ब्रह्मा कश्मलमाविशत् ।
ततो वचनमीशानं प्राह वेदैर्विनाकृतः ॥ २८ ॥

tato hṛteṣu vedeṣu brahmā kaśmalamāviśat |
tato vacanamīśānaṃ prāha vedairvinākṛtaḥ || 28 ||

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

...Narayana, that glory which is the highest and which is immutable. I heard it from him and have recited it to you exactly as I heard it, O sinless one. This cult, with its mysteries and its abstract of details...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Hrita, Veda, Brahma, Kashmala, Avishat, Vacana, Ishana, Praha, Vinakrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.335.28). 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: “tato hṛteṣu vedeṣu brahmā kaśmalamāviśat
  • 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]
  • hṛteṣu -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • vedeṣu -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaśmalam -
  • kaśmala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaśmala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaśmalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āviśat -
  • āviśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    āviśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āviśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tato vacanamīśānaṃ prāha vedairvinākṛtaḥ
  • 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]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īśānam -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īśānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īś class 2 verb], [accusative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedair -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vinākṛtaḥ -
  • vinākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.335.28

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 12.335.28 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಹೃತೇಷು ವೇದೇಷು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಕಶ್ಮಲಮಾವಿಶತ್ ।
ತತೋ ವಚನಮೀಶಾನಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ವೇದೈರ್ವಿನಾಕೃತಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 12.335.28 in Bengali sript:
ততো হৃতেষু বেদেষু ব্রহ্মা কশ্মলমাবিশত্ ।
ততো বচনমীশানং প্রাহ বেদৈর্বিনাকৃতঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 12.335.28 in Gujarati sript:
તતો હૃતેષુ વેદેષુ બ્રહ્મા કશ્મલમાવિશત્ ।
તતો વચનમીશાનં પ્રાહ વેદૈર્વિનાકૃતઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 12.335.28 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഹൃതേഷു വേദേഷു ബ്രഹ്മാ കശ്മലമാവിശത് ।
തതോ വചനമീശാനം പ്രാഹ വേദൈര്വിനാകൃതഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.335.28 in Telugu sript:
తతో హృతేషు వేదేషు బ్రహ్మా కశ్మలమావిశత్ ।
తతో వచనమీశానం ప్రాహ వేదైర్వినాకృతః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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