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 12.124.24

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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
आत्मनस्तु ततः श्रेयो भार्गवात्सुमहायशाः ।
ज्ञानमागमयत्प्रीत्या पुनः स परमद्युतिः ॥ २४ ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
ātmanastu tataḥ śreyo bhārgavātsumahāyaśāḥ |
jñānamāgamayatprītyā punaḥ sa paramadyutiḥ || 24 ||

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

...conduct oneself, O king, as they have said that are conversant with the considerations of peace (and war). Knowing this, O monarch, and bearing the truths of scripture in mind, one should, with all his senses...
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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 (12.124.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhritarashtra, Atman, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Bhargava, Sumaha, Sha, Shas, Jnana, Agama, Yat, Yad, Pritya, Priti, Puna, Parama, Dyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.124.24). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ”
dhṛtarāṣṭra* -
dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “ātmanastu tataḥ śreyo bhārgavātsumahāyaśāḥ ”
ātmanas -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
śreyo* -
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]
bhārgavāt -
bhārgava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhārgava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sumahāya -
sumaha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sumaha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
śāḥ -
śās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “jñānamāgamayatprītyā punaḥ sa paramadyutiḥ ”
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āgama -
āgama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āgama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yat -
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]
prītyā -
prītyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prīti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

prītī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

prītī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
parama -
parama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dyutiḥ -
dyuti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dyuti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.124.24

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;

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Preview of verse 12.124.24 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಆತ್ಮನಸ್ತು ತತಃ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ಭಾರ್ಗವಾತ್ಸುಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ।
ಜ್ಞಾನಮಾಗಮಯತ್ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾ ಪುನಃ ಸ ಪರಮದ್ಯುತಿಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.124.24 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
আত্মনস্তু ততঃ শ্রেযো ভার্গবাত্সুমহাযশাঃ ।
জ্ঞানমাগমযত্প্রীত্যা পুনঃ স পরমদ্যুতিঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 12.124.24 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
આત્મનસ્તુ તતઃ શ્રેયો ભાર્ગવાત્સુમહાયશાઃ ।
જ્ઞાનમાગમયત્પ્રીત્યા પુનઃ સ પરમદ્યુતિઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.124.24 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
ആത്മനസ്തു തതഃ ശ്രേയോ ഭാര്ഗവാത്സുമഹായശാഃ ।
ജ്ഞാനമാഗമയത്പ്രീത്യാ പുനഃ സ പരമദ്യുതിഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.124.24 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
ఆత్మనస్తు తతః శ్రేయో భార్గవాత్సుమహాయశాః ।
జ్ఞానమాగమయత్ప్రీత్యా పునః స పరమద్యుతిః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021