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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 12.16.13
सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चैव मानसाः स्युस्त्रयो गुणाः ।
हर्षेण बाध्यते शोको हर्षः शोकेन बाध्यते ॥ १३ ॥
sattvaṃ rajastamaścaiva mānasāḥ syustrayo guṇāḥ |
harṣeṇa bādhyate śoko harṣaḥ śokena bādhyate || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...before it that which is the root of action.{GL_NOTE:174218:} Having made the Soul advance towards itself which is the spring of every kind of blessedness, having restrained all desires of the mind, and having...
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 (12.16.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sattva, Raja, Rajas, Tama, Tamas, Manasa, Traya, Tri, Guna, Harsha, Shoka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.16.13). 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: “sattvaṃ rajastamaścaiva mānasāḥ syustrayo guṇāḥ ”
- sattvam -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rajas -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tamaś -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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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]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- mānasāḥ -
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mānasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mānasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- syus -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- trayo* -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “harṣeṇa bādhyate śoko harṣaḥ śokena bādhyate ”
- harṣeṇa -
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harṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]harṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bādhyate -
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√bādh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bādh (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- śoko* -
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śoka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- harṣaḥ -
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harṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śokena -
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śoka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śoka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bādhyate -
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√bādh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bādh (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.16.13
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 12.16.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ತ್ವಂ ರಜಸ್ತಮಶ್ಚೈವ ಮಾನಸಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಸ್ತ್ರಯೋ ಗುಣಾಃ ।
ಹರ್ಷೇಣ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೇ ಶೋಕೋ ಹರ್ಷಃ ಶೋಕೇನ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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 12.16.13 in Bengali sript:
সত্ত্বং রজস্তমশ্চৈব মানসাঃ স্যুস্ত্রযো গুণাঃ ।
হর্ষেণ বাধ্যতে শোকো হর্ষঃ শোকেন বাধ্যতে ॥ ১৩ ॥
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 12.16.13 in Gujarati sript:
સત્ત્વં રજસ્તમશ્ચૈવ માનસાઃ સ્યુસ્ત્રયો ગુણાઃ ।
હર્ષેણ બાધ્યતે શોકો હર્ષઃ શોકેન બાધ્યતે ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.16.13 in Malayalam sript:
സത്ത്വം രജസ്തമശ്ചൈവ മാനസാഃ സ്യുസ്ത്രയോ ഗുണാഃ ।
ഹര്ഷേണ ബാധ്യതേ ശോകോ ഹര്ഷഃ ശോകേന ബാധ്യതേ ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.16.13 in Telugu sript:
సత్త్వం రజస్తమశ్చైవ మానసాః స్యుస్త్రయో గుణాః ।
హర్షేణ బాధ్యతే శోకో హర్షః శోకేన బాధ్యతే ॥ ౧౩ ॥