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 12.348.1

नाग उवाच ।
अथ ब्राह्मणरूपेण कं तं समनुपश्यसि ।
मानुषं केवलं विप्रं देवं वाथ शुचिस्मिते ॥ १ ॥

nāga uvāca |
atha brāhmaṇarūpeṇa kaṃ taṃ samanupaśyasi |
mānuṣaṃ kevalaṃ vipraṃ devaṃ vātha śucismite || 1 ||

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

...assembled together, had in days of old performed a grand sacrifice. There the foremost of earthly kings, Mandhatri, vanquished Indra, the chief of the celestials. A mighty Naga, of righteous soul, dwells in...

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

Naga, Atha, Brahmanarupa, Kah, Samat, Upa, Manusha, Kevalam, Kevala, Vipra, Deva, Shucismita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.348.1). 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: “nāga uvāca
  • nāga* -
  • nāga (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: “atha brāhmaṇarūpeṇa kaṃ taṃ samanupaśyasi
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brāhmaṇarūpeṇa -
  • brāhmaṇarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    brāhmaṇarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • saman -
  • sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śyasi -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 3: “mānuṣaṃ kevalaṃ vipraṃ devaṃ vātha śucismite
  • mānuṣam -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vipram -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • śucismite -
  • śucismita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śucismita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śucismitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.348.1

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 12.348.1 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಗ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಥ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರೂಪೇಣ ಕಂ ತಂ ಸಮನುಪಶ್ಯಸಿ ।
ಮಾನುಷಂ ಕೇವಲಂ ವಿಪ್ರಂ ದೇವಂ ವಾಥ ಶುಚಿಸ್ಮಿತೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.348.1 in Bengali sript:
নাগ উবাচ ।
অথ ব্রাহ্মণরূপেণ কং তং সমনুপশ্যসি ।
মানুষং কেবলং বিপ্রং দেবং বাথ শুচিস্মিতে ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.348.1 in Gujarati sript:
નાગ ઉવાચ ।
અથ બ્રાહ્મણરૂપેણ કં તં સમનુપશ્યસિ ।
માનુષં કેવલં વિપ્રં દેવં વાથ શુચિસ્મિતે ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.348.1 in Malayalam sript:
നാഗ ഉവാച ।
അഥ ബ്രാഹ്മണരൂപേണ കം തം സമനുപശ്യസി ।
മാനുഷം കേവലം വിപ്രം ദേവം വാഥ ശുചിസ്മിതേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.348.1 in Telugu sript:
నాగ ఉవాచ ।
అథ బ్రాహ్మణరూపేణ కం తం సమనుపశ్యసి ।
మానుషం కేవలం విప్రం దేవం వాథ శుచిస్మితే ॥ ౧ ॥

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