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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 11.8.39
भवान्धर्मपरो यत्र बुद्धिश्रेष्ठश्च भारत ।
मुह्यते प्राणिनां ज्ञात्वा गतिं चागतिमेव च ॥ ३९ ॥
bhavāndharmaparo yatra buddhiśreṣṭhaśca bhārata |
muhyate prāṇināṃ jñātvā gatiṃ cāgatimeva ca || 39 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...anyone, even if one struggles for eternity. The course that was settled by the gods was heard directly by me. I will recite it to you, so that tranquillity of mind may be thine...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.8.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhava, Bhavant, Dharmapara, Yatra, Buddhishreshtha, Bharata, Muhyat, Pranin, Gati, Agati, Eva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.8.39). 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: “bhavāndharmaparo yatra buddhiśreṣṭhaśca bhārata ”
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]bhavā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dharmaparo* -
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dharmapara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhiśreṣṭhaś -
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buddhiśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “muhyate prāṇināṃ jñātvā gatiṃ cāgatimeva ca ”
- muhyate -
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√muh -> muhyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> muhyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh (verb class 4)[present passive third single]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agatim -
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agati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]agati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.8.39
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.8.39 in Kannada sript:
ಭವಾನ್ಧರ್ಮಪರೋ ಯತ್ರ ಬುದ್ಧಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಶ್ಚ ಭಾರತ ।
ಮುಹ್ಯತೇ ಪ್ರಾಣಿನಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಗತಿಂ ಚಾಗತಿಮೇವ ಚ ॥ ೩೯ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.8.39 in Bengali sript:
ভবান্ধর্মপরো যত্র বুদ্ধিশ্রেষ্ঠশ্চ ভারত ।
মুহ্যতে প্রাণিনাং জ্ঞাত্বা গতিং চাগতিমেব চ ॥ ৩৯ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.8.39 in Gujarati sript:
ભવાન્ધર્મપરો યત્ર બુદ્ધિશ્રેષ્ઠશ્ચ ભારત ।
મુહ્યતે પ્રાણિનાં જ્ઞાત્વા ગતિં ચાગતિમેવ ચ ॥ ૩૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.8.39 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവാന്ധര്മപരോ യത്ര ബുദ്ധിശ്രേഷ്ഠശ്ച ഭാരത ।
മുഹ്യതേ പ്രാണിനാം ജ്ഞാത്വാ ഗതിം ചാഗതിമേവ ച ॥ ൩൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.8.39 in Telugu sript:
భవాన్ధర్మపరో యత్ర బుద్ధిశ్రేష్ఠశ్చ భారత ।
ముహ్యతే ప్రాణినాం జ్ఞాత్వా గతిం చాగతిమేవ చ ॥ ౩౯ ॥