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 12.342.4

यावदेवानतीतं मे वयः पुत्रफलाश्रितम् ।
तावदिच्छामि पाथेयमादातुं पारलौकिकम् ॥ ४ ॥

yāvadevānatītaṃ me vayaḥ putraphalāśritam |
tāvadicchāmi pātheyamādātuṃ pāralaukikam || 4 ||

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

...always my residence. Here, with concentrated mind, I meditate on the one universal Purusha of infinite proportions.' "Rudra said, ’self-born you are. Many are the Purushas that have been created by you. Others...

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

Yavat, Eva, Atita, Asmad, Vaya, Vayas, Putra, Phala, Ashrita, Tavat, Patheya, Ada, Paralaukika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.342.4). 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: “yāvadevānatītaṃ me vayaḥ putraphalāśritam
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • evān -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • atītam -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    atī (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • 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]
  • vayaḥ -
  • vayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalā -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśritam -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tāvadicchāmi pātheyamādātuṃ pāralaukikam
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • icchāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • pātheyam -
  • pātheya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādāt -
  • āda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāralaukikam -
  • pāralaukika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāralaukika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.342.4

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 12.342.4 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾವದೇವಾನತೀತಂ ಮೇ ವಯಃ ಪುತ್ರಫಲಾಶ್ರಿತಮ್ ।
ತಾವದಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಪಾಥೇಯಮಾದಾತುಂ ಪಾರಲೌಕಿಕಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.342.4 in Bengali sript:
যাবদেবানতীতং মে বযঃ পুত্রফলাশ্রিতম্ ।
তাবদিচ্ছামি পাথেযমাদাতুং পারলৌকিকম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.342.4 in Gujarati sript:
યાવદેવાનતીતં મે વયઃ પુત્રફલાશ્રિતમ્ ।
તાવદિચ્છામિ પાથેયમાદાતું પારલૌકિકમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.342.4 in Malayalam sript:
യാവദേവാനതീതം മേ വയഃ പുത്രഫലാശ്രിതമ് ।
താവദിച്ഛാമി പാഥേയമാദാതും പാരലൌകികമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.342.4 in Telugu sript:
యావదేవానతీతం మే వయః పుత్రఫలాశ్రితమ్ ।
తావదిచ్ఛామి పాథేయమాదాతుం పారలౌకికమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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