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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 12.69.17
उच्छिद्यमानमात्मानं ज्ञात्वा राजा महामतिः ।
पूर्वापकारिणो हन्याल्लोकद्विष्टांश्च सर्वशः ॥ १७ ॥
ucchidyamānamātmānaṃ jñātvā rājā mahāmatiḥ |
pūrvāpakāriṇo hanyāllokadviṣṭāṃśca sarvaśaḥ || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and possessed of knowledge, deserves the seat of Brahman himself. Persons with such qualities, O sire, are the best of priests and deserve every respect.' "Yudhishthira said, 'There are Vedic texts about 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 (12.69.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ucchidya, Mana, Atman, Raja, Mahamati, Purvapakarin, Loka, Dvishta, Sarvashah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.69.17). 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: “ucchidyamānamātmānaṃ jñātvā rājā mahāmatiḥ ”
- ucchidya -
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ucchidya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahāmatiḥ -
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mahāmati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahāmati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pūrvāpakāriṇo hanyāllokadviṣṭāṃśca sarvaśaḥ ”
- pūrvāpakāriṇo* -
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pūrvāpakārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pūrvāpakārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hanyāl -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dviṣṭāṃś -
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dviṣṭa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvaśaḥ -
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sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.69.17
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 12.69.17 in Kannada sript:
ಉಚ್ಛಿದ್ಯಮಾನಮಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ರಾಜಾ ಮಹಾಮತಿಃ ।
ಪೂರ್ವಾಪಕಾರಿಣೋ ಹನ್ಯಾಲ್ಲೋಕದ್ವಿಷ್ಟಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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 12.69.17 in Bengali sript:
উচ্ছিদ্যমানমাত্মানং জ্ঞাত্বা রাজা মহামতিঃ ।
পূর্বাপকারিণো হন্যাল্লোকদ্বিষ্টাংশ্চ সর্বশঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 12.69.17 in Gujarati sript:
ઉચ્છિદ્યમાનમાત્માનં જ્ઞાત્વા રાજા મહામતિઃ ।
પૂર્વાપકારિણો હન્યાલ્લોકદ્વિષ્ટાંશ્ચ સર્વશઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.69.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഉച്ഛിദ്യമാനമാത്മാനം ജ്ഞാത്വാ രാജാ മഹാമതിഃ ।
പൂര്വാപകാരിണോ ഹന്യാല്ലോകദ്വിഷ്ടാംശ്ച സര്വശഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.69.17 in Telugu sript:
ఉచ్ఛిద్యమానమాత్మానం జ్ఞాత్వా రాజా మహామతిః ।
పూర్వాపకారిణో హన్యాల్లోకద్విష్టాంశ్చ సర్వశః ॥ ౧౭ ॥