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 12.337.6

जनमेजय उवाच ।
त्वयैव कथितः पूर्वं संभवो द्विजसत्तम ।
वसिष्ठस्य सुतः शक्तिः शक्तेः पुत्रः पराशरः ॥ ६ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
tvayaiva kathitaḥ pūrvaṃ saṃbhavo dvijasattama |
vasiṣṭhasya sutaḥ śaktiḥ śakteḥ putraḥ parāśaraḥ || 6 ||

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

...the name of Avikampana. After this, that cult, derived from the puissant Hari, once more disappeared from the world. During the seventh birth of Brahma due to the lotus, O king, that sprang from the navel of...

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

Janamejaya, Tva, Yushmad, Kathita, Purvam, Purva, Sambhava, Sambhu, Dvijasattama, Vasishtha, Sut, Suta, Shakti, Putra, Parashara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.337.6). 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: “janamejaya uvāca
  • janamejaya* -
  • janamejaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tvayaiva kathitaḥ pūrvaṃ saṃbhavo dvijasattama
  • tvayai -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kathitaḥ -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sambhavo* -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “vasiṣṭhasya sutaḥ śaktiḥ śakteḥ putraḥ parāśaraḥ
  • vasiṣṭhasya -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sutaḥ -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • śaktiḥ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakteḥ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • putraḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parāśaraḥ -
  • parāśara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.337.6

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 12.337.6 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತ್ವಯೈವ ಕಥಿತಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಸಂಭವೋ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ವಸಿಷ್ಠಸ್ಯ ಸುತಃ ಶಕ್ತಿಃ ಶಕ್ತೇಃ ಪುತ್ರಃ ಪರಾಶರಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.337.6 in Bengali sript:
জনমেজয উবাচ ।
ত্বযৈব কথিতঃ পূর্বং সংভবো দ্বিজসত্তম ।
বসিষ্ঠস্য সুতঃ শক্তিঃ শক্তেঃ পুত্রঃ পরাশরঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.337.6 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
ત્વયૈવ કથિતઃ પૂર્વં સંભવો દ્વિજસત્તમ ।
વસિષ્ઠસ્ય સુતઃ શક્તિઃ શક્તેઃ પુત્રઃ પરાશરઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 12.337.6 in Malayalam sript:
ജനമേജയ ഉവാച ।
ത്വയൈവ കഥിതഃ പൂര്വം സംഭവോ ദ്വിജസത്തമ ।
വസിഷ്ഠസ്യ സുതഃ ശക്തിഃ ശക്തേഃ പുത്രഃ പരാശരഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.337.6 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
త్వయైవ కథితః పూర్వం సంభవో ద్విజసత్తమ ।
వసిష్ఠస్య సుతః శక్తిః శక్తేః పుత్రః పరాశరః ॥ ౬ ॥

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