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 3.84.12

सततं शरधाराभिः प्रदीप्तं कर्णपावकम् ।
उदीर्णोऽर्जुनमेघोऽयं शमयिष्यति संयुगे ॥ १२ ॥

satataṃ śaradhārābhiḥ pradīptaṃ karṇapāvakam |
udīrṇo'rjunamegho'yaṃ śamayiṣyati saṃyuge || 12 ||

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

...prosper by sin but I have also seen destruction overtake them. O exalted one, I have seen all this in the righteous age of yore. The gods practised virtue, while the Asuras abandoned...

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

Satatam, Satata, Shara, Sharan, Dhara, Pradipta, Karnapa, Aka, Udirna, Arjuna, Megha, Aya, Idam, Shamayishyat, Samyuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.84.12). 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: “satataṃ śaradhārābhiḥ pradīptaṃ karṇapāvakam
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śara -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhārābhiḥ -
  • dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pradīptam -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradīpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradīptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karṇapāva -
  • karṇapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • akam -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “udīrṇo'rjunamegho'yaṃ śamayiṣyati saṃyuge
  • udīrṇo' -
  • udīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjuna -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • megho' -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śamayiṣyati -
  • śam -> śamayiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam]
    śam -> śamayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śam]
    śam (verb class 0)
    [future active third single]
  • saṃyuge -
  • saṃyuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.84.12

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 3.84.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸತತಂ ಶರಧಾರಾಭಿಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಂ ಕರ್ಣಪಾವಕಮ್ ।
ಉದೀರ್ಣೋಽರ್ಜುನಮೇಘೋಽಯಂ ಶಮಯಿಷ್ಯತಿ ಸಂಯುಗೇ ॥ 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 3.84.12 in Bengali sript:
সততং শরধারাভিঃ প্রদীপ্তং কর্ণপাবকম্ ।
উদীর্ণোঽর্জুনমেঘোঽযং শমযিষ্যতি সংযুগে ॥ 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 3.84.12 in Gujarati sript:
સતતં શરધારાભિઃ પ્રદીપ્તં કર્ણપાવકમ્ ।
ઉદીર્ણોઽર્જુનમેઘોઽયં શમયિષ્યતિ સંયુગે ॥ 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 3.84.12 in Malayalam sript:
സതതം ശരധാരാഭിഃ പ്രദീപ്തം കര്ണപാവകമ് ।
ഉദീര്ണോഽര്ജുനമേഘോഽയം ശമയിഷ്യതി സംയുഗേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.84.12 in Telugu sript:
సతతం శరధారాభిః ప్రదీప్తం కర్ణపావకమ్ ।
ఉదీర్ణోఽర్జునమేఘోఽయం శమయిష్యతి సంయుగే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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