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 13.112.4

भीष्म उवाच ।
असावायाति भगवान्बृहस्पतिरुदारधीः ।
पृच्छैनं सुमहाभागमेतद्गुह्यं सनातनम् ॥ ४ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
asāvāyāti bhagavānbṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ |
pṛcchainaṃ sumahābhāgametadguhyaṃ sanātanam || 4 ||

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

...bears himself praised, He who does acts and he who omits to do them gets each what is proportionate to his acts and omissions. Whether one dwells in the upper regions or in the nether, one always attains to those places to which one becomes entitled...

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

Bhishma, Asi, Asu, Adah, Ayat, Bhagavat, Brihaspati, Udaradhi, Priccha, Aina, Sumahabhaga, Etad, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.112.4). 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: “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: “asāvāyāti bhagavānbṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ
  • asāvā -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • āyāti -
  • āyāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bṛhaspatir -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • udāradhīḥ -
  • udāradhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    udāradhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “pṛcchainaṃ sumahābhāgametadguhyaṃ sanātanam
  • pṛcchai -
  • pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sumahābhāgam -
  • sumahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sumahābhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sumahābhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guhyam -
  • guhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (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 13.112.4

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 13.112.4 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಸಾವಾಯಾತಿ ಭಗವಾನ್ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿರುದಾರಧೀಃ ।
ಪೃಚ್ಛೈನಂ ಸುಮಹಾಭಾಗಮೇತದ್ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ॥ 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 13.112.4 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
অসাবাযাতি ভগবান্বৃহস্পতিরুদারধীঃ ।
পৃচ্ছৈনং সুমহাভাগমেতদ্গুহ্যং সনাতনম্ ॥ 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 13.112.4 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
અસાવાયાતિ ભગવાન્બૃહસ્પતિરુદારધીઃ ।
પૃચ્છૈનં સુમહાભાગમેતદ્ગુહ્યં સનાતનમ્ ॥ 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 13.112.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
അസാവായാതി ഭഗവാന്ബൃഹസ്പതിരുദാരധീഃ ।
പൃച്ഛൈനം സുമഹാഭാഗമേതദ്ഗുഹ്യം സനാതനമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.112.4 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
అసావాయాతి భగవాన్బృహస్పతిరుదారధీః ।
పృచ్ఛైనం సుమహాభాగమేతద్గుహ్యం సనాతనమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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