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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 12.337.4
पितामहाद्यं प्रवदन्ति षष्ठं महर्षिमार्षेयविभूतियुक्तम् ।
नारायणस्यांशजमेकपुत्रं द्वैपायनं वेदमहानिधानम् ॥ ४ ॥
pitāmahādyaṃ pravadanti ṣaṣṭhaṃ maharṣimārṣeyavibhūtiyuktam |
nārāyaṇasyāṃśajamekaputraṃ dvaipāyanaṃ vedamahānidhānam || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...communicated it, O monarch, to those Rishis that are known by the name of Varhishada. From the Varhishadas it was obtained by a Brahmana well-versed in the Sama-Veda, and known by the name of Jeshthya. And because...
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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 (12.337.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pitamaha, Yah, Pravat, Anti, Shashtha, Maharshi, Arsheya, Vibhuti, Yuktam, Yukta, Narayana, Amsha, Jama, Putra, Dvaipayana, Veda, Aha, Ahan, Dhana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.337.4). 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: “pitāmahādyaṃ pravadanti ṣaṣṭhaṃ maharṣimārṣeyavibhūtiyuktam ”
- pitāmahād -
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pitāmaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pravad -
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pravat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pravat (noun, masculine)[compound]pravat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ṣaṣṭham -
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ṣaṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṣaṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- maharṣim -
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maharṣi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ārṣeya -
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ārṣeya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārṣeya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhūti -
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vibhūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vibhūti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vibhūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- Line 2: “nārāyaṇasyāṃśajamekaputraṃ dvaipāyanaṃ vedamahānidhānam ”
- nārāyaṇasyā -
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nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- aṃśa -
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aṃśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jame -
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jama (noun, masculine)[locative single]jama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvaipāyanam -
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dvaipāyana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaipāyana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vedam -
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veda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahāni -
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aha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]ahan (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhānam -
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dhāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.337.4
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.337.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತಾಮಹಾದ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರವದನ್ತಿ ಷಷ್ಠಂ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಮಾರ್ಷೇಯವಿಭೂತಿಯುಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣಸ್ಯಾಂಶಜಮೇಕಪುತ್ರಂ ದ್ವೈಪಾಯನಂ ವೇದಮಹಾನಿಧಾನಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.337.4 in Bengali sript:
পিতামহাদ্যং প্রবদন্তি ষষ্ঠং মহর্ষিমার্ষেযবিভূতিযুক্তম্ ।
নারাযণস্যাংশজমেকপুত্রং দ্বৈপাযনং বেদমহানিধানম্ ॥ ৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.337.4 in Gujarati sript:
પિતામહાદ્યં પ્રવદન્તિ ષષ્ઠં મહર્ષિમાર્ષેયવિભૂતિયુક્તમ્ ।
નારાયણસ્યાંશજમેકપુત્રં દ્વૈપાયનં વેદમહાનિધાનમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.337.4 in Malayalam sript:
പിതാമഹാദ്യം പ്രവദന്തി ഷഷ്ഠം മഹര്ഷിമാര്ഷേയവിഭൂതിയുക്തമ് ।
നാരായണസ്യാംശജമേകപുത്രം ദ്വൈപായനം വേദമഹാനിധാനമ് ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.337.4 in Telugu sript:
పితామహాద్యం ప్రవదన్తి షష్ఠం మహర్షిమార్షేయవిభూతియుక్తమ్ ।
నారాయణస్యాంశజమేకపుత్రం ద్వైపాయనం వేదమహానిధానమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥