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 12.335.78

अपां चैव गुणो राजन्रसो नारायणात्मकः ।
ज्योतिषां च गुणो रूपं स्मृतं नारायणात्मकम् ॥ ७८ ॥

apāṃ caiva guṇo rājanraso nārāyaṇātmakaḥ |
jyotiṣāṃ ca guṇo rūpaṃ smṛtaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam || 78 ||

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

...am sunk for the loss I have endured? Who is there that will bring me the Vedas I have lost? Who is there that will take compassion on me?—While Brahma was uttering these words, O best of kings, the resolution...

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

Guna, Rajan, Rajat, Rasa, Narayana, Maka, Jyotisha, Jyotis, Rupa, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “apāṃ caiva guṇo rājanraso nārāyaṇātmakaḥ
  • apām -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • 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]
  • guṇo* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • raso* -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nārāyaṇāt -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • makaḥ -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jyotiṣāṃ ca guṇo rūpaṃ smṛtaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam
  • jyotiṣām -
  • jyotiṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jyotis (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇo* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • nārāyaṇāt -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • makam -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.335.78

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 12.335.78 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಾಂ ಚೈವ ಗುಣೋ ರಾಜನ್ರಸೋ ನಾರಾಯಣಾತ್ಮಕಃ ।
ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಾಂ ಚ ಗುಣೋ ರೂಪಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಂ ನಾರಾಯಣಾತ್ಮಕಮ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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 12.335.78 in Bengali sript:
অপাং চৈব গুণো রাজন্রসো নারাযণাত্মকঃ ।
জ্যোতিষাং চ গুণো রূপং স্মৃতং নারাযণাত্মকম্ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 12.335.78 in Gujarati sript:
અપાં ચૈવ ગુણો રાજન્રસો નારાયણાત્મકઃ ।
જ્યોતિષાં ચ ગુણો રૂપં સ્મૃતં નારાયણાત્મકમ્ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 12.335.78 in Malayalam sript:
അപാം ചൈവ ഗുണോ രാജന്രസോ നാരായണാത്മകഃ ।
ജ്യോതിഷാം ച ഗുണോ രൂപം സ്മൃതം നാരായണാത്മകമ് ॥ ൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.335.78 in Telugu sript:
అపాం చైవ గుణో రాజన్రసో నారాయణాత్మకః ।
జ్యోతిషాం చ గుణో రూపం స్మృతం నారాయణాత్మకమ్ ॥ ౭౮ ॥

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