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 6.37.18

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः ।
अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ १८ ॥

yasmātkṣaramatīto'hamakṣarādapi cottamaḥ |
ato'smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ || 18 ||

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

...truly) who sees all actions to be wrought by nature alone in every way and the self likewise to be not the doer. When one sees the diversity of entities as existing...

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

Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Kshara, Atita, Aha, Asmad, Akshara, Api, Uttama, Atah, Loka, Veda, Vedi, Prathita, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.37.18). 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: “yasmātkṣaramatīto'hamakṣarādapi cottamaḥ
  • yasmāt -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • kṣaram -
  • kṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atīto' -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    atī (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣarād -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamaḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ato'smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vede -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prathitaḥ -
  • prathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]
  • puruṣottamaḥ -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.37.18

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 6.37.18 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಮಾತ್ಕ್ಷರಮತೀತೋಽಹಮಕ್ಷರಾದಪಿ ಚೋತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಅತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಲೋಕೇ ವೇದೇ ಚ ಪ್ರಥಿತಃ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 6.37.18 in Bengali sript:
যস্মাত্ক্ষরমতীতোঽহমক্ষরাদপি চোত্তমঃ ।
অতোঽস্মি লোকে বেদে চ প্রথিতঃ পুরুষোত্তমঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 6.37.18 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્માત્ક્ષરમતીતોઽહમક્ષરાદપિ ચોત્તમઃ ।
અતોઽસ્મિ લોકે વેદે ચ પ્રથિતઃ પુરુષોત્તમઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 6.37.18 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്മാത്ക്ഷരമതീതോഽഹമക്ഷരാദപി ചോത്തമഃ ।
അതോഽസ്മി ലോകേ വേദേ ച പ്രഥിതഃ പുരുഷോത്തമഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.37.18 in Telugu sript:
యస్మాత్క్షరమతీతోఽహమక్షరాదపి చోత్తమః ।
అతోఽస్మి లోకే వేదే చ ప్రథితః పురుషోత్తమః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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