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 12.328.13

अष्टादशगुणं यत्तत्सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतां वर ।
प्रकृतिः सा परा मह्यं रोदसी योगधारिणी ।
ऋता सत्यामराजय्या लोकानामात्मसंज्ञिता ॥ १३ ॥

aṣṭādaśaguṇaṃ yattatsattvaṃ sattvavatāṃ vara |
prakṛtiḥ sā parā mahyaṃ rodasī yogadhāriṇī |
ṛtā satyāmarājayyā lokānāmātmasaṃjñitā || 13 ||

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

...slings of strings upholding bovine nectar.{GL_NOTE:176011:} There is no duty higher than Truth. There is no superior more worthy of reverence than the mother. There is none more efficient than the Brahmana for...

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

Ashtadasha, Ashtadashan, Guna, Yat, Yad, Tatsad, Tva, Yushmad, Sattvavat, Sattvavata, Vara, Prakriti, Para, Mahya, Asmad, Rodas, Rodasi, Yoga, Dharini, Dhari, Dharin, Rita, Sati, Satya, Ara, Ajayya, Loka, Sanjnita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.328.13). 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: “aṣṭādaśaguṇaṃ yattatsattvaṃ sattvavatāṃ vara
  • aṣṭādaśa -
  • aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • guṇam -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tatsat -
  • tatsad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tatsad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sattvavatām -
  • sattvavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sattvavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sattvavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “prakṛtiḥ parā mahyaṃ rodasī yogadhāriṇī
  • prakṛtiḥ -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parā* -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • rodasī -
  • rodasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rodas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāriṇī -
  • dhāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhāri (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhārin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “ṛtā satyāmarājayyā lokānāmātmasaṃjñitā
  • ṛtā -
  • ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyām -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • arā -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ajayyā* -
  • ajayya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ajayyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sañjñitā -
  • sañjñitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.328.13

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 12.328.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾದಶಗುಣಂ ಯತ್ತತ್ಸತ್ತ್ವಂ ಸತ್ತ್ವವತಾಂ ವರ ।
ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಃ ಸಾ ಪರಾ ಮಹ್ಯಂ ರೋದಸೀ ಯೋಗಧಾರಿಣೀ ।
ಋತಾ ಸತ್ಯಾಮರಾಜಯ್ಯಾ ಲೋಕಾನಾಮಾತ್ಮಸಂಜ್ಞಿತಾ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 12.328.13 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাদশগুণং যত্তত্সত্ত্বং সত্ত্ববতাং বর ।
প্রকৃতিঃ সা পরা মহ্যং রোদসী যোগধারিণী ।
ঋতা সত্যামরাজয্যা লোকানামাত্মসংজ্ঞিতা ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 12.328.13 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાદશગુણં યત્તત્સત્ત્વં સત્ત્વવતાં વર ।
પ્રકૃતિઃ સા પરા મહ્યં રોદસી યોગધારિણી ।
ઋતા સત્યામરાજય્યા લોકાનામાત્મસંજ્ઞિતા ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 12.328.13 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാദശഗുണം യത്തത്സത്ത്വം സത്ത്വവതാം വര ।
പ്രകൃതിഃ സാ പരാ മഹ്യം രോദസീ യോഗധാരിണീ ।
ഋതാ സത്യാമരാജയ്യാ ലോകാനാമാത്മസംജ്ഞിതാ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.328.13 in Telugu sript:
అష్టాదశగుణం యత్తత్సత్త్వం సత్త్వవతాం వర ।
ప్రకృతిః సా పరా మహ్యం రోదసీ యోగధారిణీ ।
ఋతా సత్యామరాజయ్యా లోకానామాత్మసంజ్ఞితా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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