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 12.337.9

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
वेदार्थान्वेत्तुकामस्य धर्मिष्ठस्य तपोनिधेः ।
गुरोर्मे ज्ञाननिष्ठस्य हिमवत्पाद आसतः ॥ ९ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
vedārthānvettukāmasya dharmiṣṭhasya taponidheḥ |
gurorme jñānaniṣṭhasya himavatpāda āsataḥ || 9 ||

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

...Vivasvat obtained it. In the beginning of the Treta Yuga, Vivasvat imparted the knowledge of this cult to Manu. Manu, for the protection and support of all the worlds, then gave it to his son Ikshaku.{GL_NOTE...

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

Vaishampayana, Vedartha, Kama, Dharmishtha, Taponidhi, Guru, Asmad, Jnananishtha, Himavat, Pada, Asa, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.337.9). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “vedārthānvettukāmasya dharmiṣṭhasya taponidheḥ
  • vedārthān -
  • vedārtha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vettu -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kāmasya -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmiṣṭhasya -
  • dharmiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dharmiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • taponidheḥ -
  • taponidhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “gurorme jñānaniṣṭhasya himavatpāda āsataḥ
  • guror -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jñānaniṣṭhasya -
  • jñānaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jñānaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • himavat -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    himavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāda* -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsa -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    as (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.337.9

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 12.337.9 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವೇದಾರ್ಥಾನ್ವೇತ್ತುಕಾಮಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠಸ್ಯ ತಪೋನಿಧೇಃ ।
ಗುರೋರ್ಮೇ ಜ್ಞಾನನಿಷ್ಠಸ್ಯ ಹಿಮವತ್ಪಾದ ಆಸತಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 12.337.9 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
বেদার্থান্বেত্তুকামস্য ধর্মিষ্ঠস্য তপোনিধেঃ ।
গুরোর্মে জ্ঞাননিষ্ঠস্য হিমবত্পাদ আসতঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 12.337.9 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
વેદાર્થાન્વેત્તુકામસ્ય ધર્મિષ્ઠસ્ય તપોનિધેઃ ।
ગુરોર્મે જ્ઞાનનિષ્ઠસ્ય હિમવત્પાદ આસતઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 12.337.9 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
വേദാര്ഥാന്വേത്തുകാമസ്യ ധര്മിഷ്ഠസ്യ തപോനിധേഃ ।
ഗുരോര്മേ ജ്ഞാനനിഷ്ഠസ്യ ഹിമവത്പാദ ആസതഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.337.9 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
వేదార్థాన్వేత్తుకామస్య ధర్మిష్ఠస్య తపోనిధేః ।
గురోర్మే జ్ఞాననిష్ఠస్య హిమవత్పాద ఆసతః ॥ ౯ ॥

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