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 12.348.18

तदेष तपसां शत्रुः श्रेयसश्च निपातनः ।
निगृहीतो मया रोषः श्रुत्वैव वचनं तव ॥ १८ ॥

tadeṣa tapasāṃ śatruḥ śreyasaśca nipātanaḥ |
nigṛhīto mayā roṣaḥ śrutvaiva vacanaṃ tava || 18 ||

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

...on the subject of the duties of the fourth mode of life, viz., Sannyasa (Renunciation). So engrossing was the nature of their conversation that the night passed away as if it were day. When morning came, the...

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

Tada, Isha, Ishan, Tapas, Shatru, Shreyas, Nipatana, Nigrihita, Maya, Rosh, Rosha, Vacana, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.348.18). 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: “tadeṣa tapasāṃ śatruḥ śreyasaśca nipātanaḥ
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tapasām -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatruḥ -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyasaś -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nipātanaḥ -
  • nipātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nigṛhīto mayā roṣaḥ śrutvaiva vacanaṃ tava
  • nigṛhīto* -
  • nigṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • roṣaḥ -
  • roṣ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    roṣ (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    roṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvai -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.348.18

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 12.348.18 in Kannada sript:
ತದೇಷ ತಪಸಾಂ ಶತ್ರುಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಸಶ್ಚ ನಿಪಾತನಃ ।
ನಿಗೃಹೀತೋ ಮಯಾ ರೋಷಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವೈವ ವಚನಂ ತವ ॥ 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 12.348.18 in Bengali sript:
তদেষ তপসাং শত্রুঃ শ্রেযসশ্চ নিপাতনঃ ।
নিগৃহীতো মযা রোষঃ শ্রুত্বৈব বচনং তব ॥ 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 12.348.18 in Gujarati sript:
તદેષ તપસાં શત્રુઃ શ્રેયસશ્ચ નિપાતનઃ ।
નિગૃહીતો મયા રોષઃ શ્રુત્વૈવ વચનં તવ ॥ 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 12.348.18 in Malayalam sript:
തദേഷ തപസാം ശത്രുഃ ശ്രേയസശ്ച നിപാതനഃ ।
നിഗൃഹീതോ മയാ രോഷഃ ശ്രുത്വൈവ വചനം തവ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.348.18 in Telugu sript:
తదేష తపసాం శత్రుః శ్రేయసశ్చ నిపాతనః ।
నిగృహీతో మయా రోషః శ్రుత్వైవ వచనం తవ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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