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 12.353.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
स चामन्त्र्योरगश्रेष्ठं ब्राह्मणः कृतनिश्चयः ।
दीक्षाकाङ्क्षी तदा राजंश्च्यवनं भार्गवं श्रितः ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
sa cāmantryoragaśreṣṭhaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ kṛtaniścayaḥ |
dīkṣākāṅkṣī tadā rājaṃścyavanaṃ bhārgavaṃ śritaḥ || 1 ||

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

...be regarded to remain respectable by neglecting a guest arrived at his house.{GL_NOTE:176092:} Casting off that wrath which is natural to you, it behoves you to go and see that Brahmana. It behoves you not to...

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

Bhishma, Antri, Shreshtha, Brahmana, Kritanishcaya, Diksha, Akankshin, Akankshi, Tada, Rajan, Rajat, Cyavana, Bhargava, Shrit, Shrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.353.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (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: “sa cāmantryoragaśreṣṭhaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ kṛtaniścayaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • antryor -
  • antrī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • raga -
  • rag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brāhmaṇaḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtaniścayaḥ -
  • kṛtaniścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “dīkṣākāṅkṣī tadā rājaṃścyavanaṃ bhārgavaṃ śritaḥ
  • dīkṣā -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāṅkṣī -
  • ākāṅkṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ākāṅkṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ākāṅkṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ākāṅkṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākāṅkṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājaṃś -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • cyavanam -
  • cyavana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cyavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cyavanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhārgavam -
  • bhārgava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhārgava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śritaḥ -
  • śrit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.353.1

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 12.353.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ ಚಾಮನ್ತ್ರ್ಯೋರಗಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಕೃತನಿಶ್ಚಯಃ ।
ದೀಕ್ಷಾಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷೀ ತದಾ ರಾಜಂಶ್ಚ್ಯವನಂ ಭಾರ್ಗವಂ ಶ್ರಿತಃ ॥ 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 12.353.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
স চামন্ত্র্যোরগশ্রেষ্ঠং ব্রাহ্মণঃ কৃতনিশ্চযঃ ।
দীক্ষাকাঙ্ক্ষী তদা রাজংশ্চ্যবনং ভার্গবং শ্রিতঃ ॥ 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 12.353.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
સ ચામન્ત્ર્યોરગશ્રેષ્ઠં બ્રાહ્મણઃ કૃતનિશ્ચયઃ ।
દીક્ષાકાઙ્ક્ષી તદા રાજંશ્ચ્યવનં ભાર્ગવં શ્રિતઃ ॥ 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 12.353.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
സ ചാമന്ത്ര്യോരഗശ്രേഷ്ഠം ബ്രാഹ്മണഃ കൃതനിശ്ചയഃ ।
ദീക്ഷാകാങ്ക്ഷീ തദാ രാജംശ്ച്യവനം ഭാര്ഗവം ശ്രിതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.353.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
స చామన్త్ర్యోరగశ్రేష్ఠం బ్రాహ్మణః కృతనిశ్చయః ।
దీక్షాకాఙ్క్షీ తదా రాజంశ్చ్యవనం భార్గవం శ్రితః ॥ ౧ ॥

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