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 12.337.29

सृष्टा इमाः प्रजाः सर्वा ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना ।
दैत्यदानवगन्धर्वरक्षोगणसमाकुलाः ।
जाता हीयं वसुमती भाराक्रान्ता तपस्विनी ॥ २९ ॥

sṛṣṭā imāḥ prajāḥ sarvā brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā |
daityadānavagandharvarakṣogaṇasamākulāḥ |
jātā hīyaṃ vasumatī bhārākrāntā tapasvinī || 29 ||

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

...persons striving after Emancipation are regarded as made up of the attribute of Sattva. By thinking of Purushottama the foremost of Beings, the man that is devoted with his whole soul to Narayana, acquires great...

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

Srishta, Iyam, Idam, Praja, Prajas, Saru, Sarva, Brahman, Parameshthi, Parameshthin, Daitya, Danava, Gandharva, Rakshogana, Samakula, Jata, Vasumat, Vasumati, Bharakranta, Tapasvin, Tapasvini, Tapasvi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.337.29). 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: “sṛṣṭā imāḥ prajāḥ sarvā brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā
  • sṛṣṭā* -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • imāḥ -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmaṇā -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • parameṣṭhinā -
  • parameṣṭhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “daityadānavagandharvarakṣogaṇasamākulāḥ
  • daitya -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānava -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandharva -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣogaṇa -
  • rakṣogaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samākulāḥ -
  • samākula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samākulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “jātā hīyaṃ vasumatī bhārākrāntā tapasvinī
  • jātā* -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasumatī -
  • vasumatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vasumat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vasumati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhārākrāntā -
  • bhārākrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapasvinī -
  • tapasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tapasvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.337.29

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 12.337.29 in Kannada sript:
ಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಇಮಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ಸರ್ವಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ಪರಮೇಷ್ಠಿನಾ ।
ದೈತ್ಯದಾನವಗನ್ಧರ್ವರಕ್ಷೋಗಣಸಮಾಕುಲಾಃ ।
ಜಾತಾ ಹೀಯಂ ವಸುಮತೀ ಭಾರಾಕ್ರಾನ್ತಾ ತಪಸ್ವಿನೀ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 12.337.29 in Bengali sript:
সৃষ্টা ইমাঃ প্রজাঃ সর্বা ব্রহ্মণা পরমেষ্ঠিনা ।
দৈত্যদানবগন্ধর্বরক্ষোগণসমাকুলাঃ ।
জাতা হীযং বসুমতী ভারাক্রান্তা তপস্বিনী ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 12.337.29 in Gujarati sript:
સૃષ્ટા ઇમાઃ પ્રજાઃ સર્વા બ્રહ્મણા પરમેષ્ઠિના ।
દૈત્યદાનવગન્ધર્વરક્ષોગણસમાકુલાઃ ।
જાતા હીયં વસુમતી ભારાક્રાન્તા તપસ્વિની ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 12.337.29 in Malayalam sript:
സൃഷ്ടാ ഇമാഃ പ്രജാഃ സര്വാ ബ്രഹ്മണാ പരമേഷ്ഠിനാ ।
ദൈത്യദാനവഗന്ധര്വരക്ഷോഗണസമാകുലാഃ ।
ജാതാ ഹീയം വസുമതീ ഭാരാക്രാന്താ തപസ്വിനീ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.337.29 in Telugu sript:
సృష్టా ఇమాః ప్రజాః సర్వా బ్రహ్మణా పరమేష్ఠినా ।
దైత్యదానవగన్ధర్వరక్షోగణసమాకులాః ।
జాతా హీయం వసుమతీ భారాక్రాన్తా తపస్వినీ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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