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 1.218.12

ततो जिष्णुः सहस्राक्षं खं वितत्येषुभिः शितैः ।
योधयामास संक्रुद्धो वञ्चनां तामनुस्मरन् ॥ १२ ॥

tato jiṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣaṃ khaṃ vitatyeṣubhiḥ śitaiḥ |
yodhayāmāsa saṃkruddho vañcanāṃ tāmanusmaran || 12 ||

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

...you had of old once consumed to ashes at the request of the gods, has now become the home of numerous creatures. When you will have eaten the fat of those creatures, you shalt regain your...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Jishnu, Sahasraksha, Kham, Kha, Vitati, Vitatya, Ishu, Shita, Yodha, Amasa, Sankruddha, Vancana, Tama, Smarat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.218.12). 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: “tato jiṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣaṃ khaṃ vitatyeṣubhiḥ śitaiḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • jiṣṇuḥ -
  • jiṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jiṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasrākṣam -
  • sahasrākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahasrākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahasrākṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vitatye -
  • vitatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vitatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vitati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iṣubhiḥ -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śitaiḥ -
  • śita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śā -> śita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “yodhayāmāsa saṃkruddho vañcanāṃ tāmanusmaran
  • yodhayā -
  • yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkruddho* -
  • saṅkruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vañcanām -
  • vañcanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāma -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smaran -
  • smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.218.12

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 1.218.12 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಜಿಷ್ಣುಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷಂ ಖಂ ವಿತತ್ಯೇಷುಭಿಃ ಶಿತೈಃ ।
ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸ ಸಂಕ್ರುದ್ಧೋ ವಞ್ಚನಾಂ ತಾಮನುಸ್ಮರನ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 1.218.12 in Bengali sript:
ততো জিষ্ণুঃ সহস্রাক্ষং খং বিতত্যেষুভিঃ শিতৈঃ ।
যোধযামাস সংক্রুদ্ধো বঞ্চনাং তামনুস্মরন্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 1.218.12 in Gujarati sript:
તતો જિષ્ણુઃ સહસ્રાક્ષં ખં વિતત્યેષુભિઃ શિતૈઃ ।
યોધયામાસ સંક્રુદ્ધો વઞ્ચનાં તામનુસ્મરન્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 1.218.12 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ജിഷ്ണുഃ സഹസ്രാക്ഷം ഖം വിതത്യേഷുഭിഃ ശിതൈഃ ।
യോധയാമാസ സംക്രുദ്ധോ വഞ്ചനാം താമനുസ്മരന് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.218.12 in Telugu sript:
తతో జిష్ణుః సహస్రాక్షం ఖం వితత్యేషుభిః శితైః ।
యోధయామాస సంక్రుద్ధో వఞ్చనాం తామనుస్మరన్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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