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 12.339.1

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ब्रह्मोवाच ।
शृणु पुत्र यथा ह्येष पुरुषः शाश्वतोऽव्ययः ।
अक्षयश्चाप्रमेयश्च सर्वगश्च निरुच्यते ॥ १ ॥

brahmovāca |
śṛṇu putra yathā hyeṣa puruṣaḥ śāśvato'vyayaḥ |
akṣayaścāprameyaśca sarvagaśca nirucyate || 1 ||

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

...attachment like unto the Supreme Soul, through the grace of Madhava. It will not be otherwise. He whom learned Brahmanas call the mind-born son of the Grandsire, viz., Vasishtha endued with great intelligence...
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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 (12.339.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Putra, Yatha, Esha, Purusha, Shashvata, Avyaya, Akshaya, Aprameya, Sarvaga, Nih, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.339.1). 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: “brahmovāca ”
brahmo -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second 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: “śṛṇu putra yathā hyeṣa puruṣaḥ śāśvato'vyayaḥ ”
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
putra -
putra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hye -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
puruṣaḥ -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śāśvato' -
śāśvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
avyayaḥ -
avyaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vyā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]

√vyay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 3: “akṣayaścāprameyaśca sarvagaśca nirucyate ”
akṣayaś -
akṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣi (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aprameyaś -
aprameya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarvagaś -
sarvaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.339.1

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;

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Preview of verse 12.339.1 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ಪುತ್ರ ಯಥಾ ಹ್ಯೇಷ ಪುರುಷಃ ಶಾಶ್ವತೋಽವ್ಯಯಃ ।
ಅಕ್ಷಯಶ್ಚಾಪ್ರಮೇಯಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಗಶ್ಚ ನಿರುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.339.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
শৃণু পুত্র যথা হ্যেষ পুরুষঃ শাশ্বতোঽব্যযঃ ।
অক্ষযশ্চাপ্রমেযশ্চ সর্বগশ্চ নিরুচ্যতে ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.339.1 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
શૃણુ પુત્ર યથા હ્યેષ પુરુષઃ શાશ્વતોઽવ્યયઃ ।
અક્ષયશ્ચાપ્રમેયશ્ચ સર્વગશ્ચ નિરુચ્યતે ॥ ૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.339.1 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മോവാച ।
ശൃണു പുത്ര യഥാ ഹ്യേഷ പുരുഷഃ ശാശ്വതോഽവ്യയഃ ।
അക്ഷയശ്ചാപ്രമേയശ്ച സര്വഗശ്ച നിരുച്യതേ ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.339.1 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మోవాచ ।
శృణు పుత్ర యథా హ్యేష పురుషః శాశ్వతోఽవ్యయః ।
అక్షయశ్చాప్రమేయశ్చ సర్వగశ్చ నిరుచ్యతే ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021