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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 12.109.28
एतत्सर्वमतिदेशेन सृष्टं यत्कर्तव्यं पुरुषेणेह लोके ।
एतच्छ्रेयो नान्यदस्माद्विशिष्टं सर्वान्धर्माननुसृत्यैतदुक्तम् ॥ २८ ॥
etatsarvamatideśena sṛṣṭaṃ yatkartavyaṃ puruṣeṇeha loke |
etacchreyo nānyadasmādviśiṣṭaṃ sarvāndharmānanusṛtyaitaduktam || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...installed into the sovereignty of the waters and the Asuras. Death was made the lord of life and all living things, and Fire was appointed as the lord of all things possessed of energy. The puissant Isana 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 (12.109.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Etad, Sarvam, Sarva, Atidesha, Srishta, Yat, Yad, Kartavya, Purusha, Purushena, Iha, Loka, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Ada, Sma, Sman, Adu, Shishta, Dharma, Anusriti, Ukta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.109.28). 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: “etatsarvamatideśena sṛṣṭaṃ yatkartavyaṃ puruṣeṇeha loke ”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- atideśena -
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atideśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]atideśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sṛṣṭam -
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sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- puruṣeṇe -
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puruṣeṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]puruṣeṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]puruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “etacchreyo nānyadasmādviśiṣṭaṃ sarvāndharmānanusṛtyaitaduktam ”
- etacch -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ada -
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ada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- smā -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]smā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- advi -
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adū (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śiṣṭam -
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śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- sarvān -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dharmān -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- anusṛtyai -
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anusṛti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.109.28
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 12.109.28 in Kannada sript:
ಏತತ್ಸರ್ವಮತಿದೇಶೇನ ಸೃಷ್ಟಂ ಯತ್ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಪುರುಷೇಣೇಹ ಲೋಕೇ ।
ಏತಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯೋ ನಾನ್ಯದಸ್ಮಾದ್ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಂ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಧರ್ಮಾನನುಸೃತ್ಯೈತದುಕ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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 12.109.28 in Bengali sript:
এতত্সর্বমতিদেশেন সৃষ্টং যত্কর্তব্যং পুরুষেণেহ লোকে ।
এতচ্ছ্রেযো নান্যদস্মাদ্বিশিষ্টং সর্বান্ধর্মাননুসৃত্যৈতদুক্তম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥
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 12.109.28 in Gujarati sript:
એતત્સર્વમતિદેશેન સૃષ્ટં યત્કર્તવ્યં પુરુષેણેહ લોકે ।
એતચ્છ્રેયો નાન્યદસ્માદ્વિશિષ્ટં સર્વાન્ધર્માનનુસૃત્યૈતદુક્તમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.109.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതത്സര്വമതിദേശേന സൃഷ്ടം യത്കര്തവ്യം പുരുഷേണേഹ ലോകേ ।
ഏതച്ഛ്രേയോ നാന്യദസ്മാദ്വിശിഷ്ടം സര്വാന്ധര്മാനനുസൃത്യൈതദുക്തമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.109.28 in Telugu sript:
ఏతత్సర్వమతిదేశేన సృష్టం యత్కర్తవ్యం పురుషేణేహ లోకే ।
ఏతచ్ఛ్రేయో నాన్యదస్మాద్విశిష్టం సర్వాన్ధర్మాననుసృత్యైతదుక్తమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥