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 12.273.15

बिसान्निःसरमाणं तु दृष्ट्वा शक्रं महौजसम् ।
कण्ठे जग्राह देवेन्द्रं सुलग्ना चाभवत्तदा ॥ १५ ॥

bisānniḥsaramāṇaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ mahaujasam |
kaṇṭhe jagrāha devendraṃ sulagnā cābhavattadā || 15 ||

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

...indication of wisdom? Know now the difference between these two subtile things, viz., Understanding and Soul. One of these, viz., the Understanding, creates attributes. The other, viz., the Soul, does not create...

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

Bisa, Nihsara, Shakra, Mahaujas, Mahaujasa, Kantha, Devendra, Sulagna, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.273.15). 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: “bisānniḥsaramāṇaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ mahaujasam
  • bisān -
  • bisa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • niḥsaram -
  • niḥsara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niḥsara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niḥsarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • śakram -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahaujasam -
  • mahaujasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahaujasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mahaujas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kaṇṭhe jagrāha devendraṃ sulagnā cābhavattadā
  • kaṇṭhe -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • devendram -
  • devendra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sulagnā -
  • sulagnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.273.15

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 12.273.15 in Kannada sript:
ಬಿಸಾನ್ನಿಃಸರಮಾಣಂ ತು ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಶಕ್ರಂ ಮಹೌಜಸಮ್ ।
ಕಣ್ಠೇ ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ದೇವೇನ್ದ್ರಂ ಸುಲಗ್ನಾ ಚಾಭವತ್ತದಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 12.273.15 in Bengali sript:
বিসান্নিঃসরমাণং তু দৃষ্ট্বা শক্রং মহৌজসম্ ।
কণ্ঠে জগ্রাহ দেবেন্দ্রং সুলগ্না চাভবত্তদা ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.273.15 in Gujarati sript:
બિસાન્નિઃસરમાણં તુ દૃષ્ટ્વા શક્રં મહૌજસમ્ ।
કણ્ઠે જગ્રાહ દેવેન્દ્રં સુલગ્ના ચાભવત્તદા ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 12.273.15 in Malayalam sript:
ബിസാന്നിഃസരമാണം തു ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ശക്രം മഹൌജസമ് ।
കണ്ഠേ ജഗ്രാഹ ദേവേന്ദ്രം സുലഗ്നാ ചാഭവത്തദാ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.273.15 in Telugu sript:
బిసాన్నిఃసరమాణం తు దృష్ట్వా శక్రం మహౌజసమ్ ।
కణ్ఠే జగ్రాహ దేవేన్ద్రం సులగ్నా చాభవత్తదా ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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