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 12.336.28

ततो ब्रह्मा नमश्चक्रे देवाय हरिमेधसे ।
धर्मं चाग्र्यं स जग्राह सरहस्यं ससंग्रहम् ।
आरण्यकेन सहितं नारायणमुखोद्गतम् ॥ २८ ॥

tato brahmā namaścakre devāya harimedhase |
dharmaṃ cāgryaṃ sa jagrāha sarahasyaṃ sasaṃgraham |
āraṇyakena sahitaṃ nārāyaṇamukhodgatam || 28 ||

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

...you, O king the old story of Hayasiras, consistent with the Vedas about which you had asked me. Whatever forms, the Supreme Deity desires to assume with a view to ordaining the various affairs of the universe...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Brahma, Nama, Namas, Cakra, Cakri, Deva, Harimedhas, Dharma, Agrya, Sarahasya, Sasangraha, Aranyaka, Sahitam, Sahita, Narayana, Ukha, Udgata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.336.28). 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 brahmā namaścakre devāya harimedhase
  • 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]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • namaś -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • devāya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • harimedhase -
  • harimedhas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmaṃ cāgryaṃ sa jagrāha sarahasyaṃ sasaṃgraham
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agryam -
  • agrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sarahasyam -
  • sarahasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarahasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarahasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sasaṅgraham -
  • sasaṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sasaṅgraha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sasaṅgrahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “āraṇyakena sahitaṃ nārāyaṇamukhodgatam
  • āraṇyakena -
  • āraṇyaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āraṇyaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahitam -
  • sahitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • nārāyaṇam -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ukho -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udgatam -
  • udgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.336.28

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 12.336.28 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ನಮಶ್ಚಕ್ರೇ ದೇವಾಯ ಹರಿಮೇಧಸೇ ।
ಧರ್ಮಂ ಚಾಗ್ರ್ಯಂ ಸ ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಸರಹಸ್ಯಂ ಸಸಂಗ್ರಹಮ್ ।
ಆರಣ್ಯಕೇನ ಸಹಿತಂ ನಾರಾಯಣಮುಖೋದ್ಗತಮ್ ॥ 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 12.336.28 in Bengali sript:
ততো ব্রহ্মা নমশ্চক্রে দেবায হরিমেধসে ।
ধর্মং চাগ্র্যং স জগ্রাহ সরহস্যং সসংগ্রহম্ ।
আরণ্যকেন সহিতং নারাযণমুখোদ্গতম্ ॥ 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 12.336.28 in Gujarati sript:
તતો બ્રહ્મા નમશ્ચક્રે દેવાય હરિમેધસે ।
ધર્મં ચાગ્ર્યં સ જગ્રાહ સરહસ્યં સસંગ્રહમ્ ।
આરણ્યકેન સહિતં નારાયણમુખોદ્ગતમ્ ॥ 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 12.336.28 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ബ്രഹ്മാ നമശ്ചക്രേ ദേവായ ഹരിമേധസേ ।
ധര്മം ചാഗ്ര്യം സ ജഗ്രാഹ സരഹസ്യം സസംഗ്രഹമ് ।
ആരണ്യകേന സഹിതം നാരായണമുഖോദ്ഗതമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.336.28 in Telugu sript:
తతో బ్రహ్మా నమశ్చక్రే దేవాయ హరిమేధసే ।
ధర్మం చాగ్ర్యం స జగ్రాహ సరహస్యం ససంగ్రహమ్ ।
ఆరణ్యకేన సహితం నారాయణముఖోద్గతమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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