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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 12.136.51
मया ह्युपायो दृष्टोऽयं विचार्य मतिमात्मनः ।
आत्मार्थं च त्वदर्थं च श्रेयः साधारणं हि नौ ॥ ५१ ॥
mayā hyupāyo dṛṣṭo'yaṃ vicārya matimātmanaḥ |
ātmārthaṃ ca tvadarthaṃ ca śreyaḥ sādhāraṇaṃ hi nau || 51 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Saying these words, he ignited a fire with the help of some dry leaves, and filled with joy, said, 'I heard in former days from high-souled Rishis and gods and Pitris that there is great merit in honouring a...
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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 (12.136.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Maya, Upaya, Drishta, Aya, Idam, Vicarya, Mati, Atman, Atmartham, Atmartha, Tvadartham, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Sadharanam, Sadharana, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.51). 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: “mayā hyupāyo dṛṣṭo'yaṃ vicārya matimātmanaḥ ”
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hyu -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- upāyo* -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭo' -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vicārya -
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vicārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- matim -
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mati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]mati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ātmārthaṃ ca tvadarthaṃ ca śreyaḥ sādhāraṇaṃ hi nau ”
- ātmārtham -
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ātmārtham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ātmārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātmārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvadartham -
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tvadartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreyaḥ -
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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]
- sādhāraṇam -
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sādhāraṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nau -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[locative single]ni (noun, feminine)[locative single]nu (noun, masculine)[locative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.51
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 12.136.51 in Kannada sript:
ಮಯಾ ಹ್ಯುಪಾಯೋ ದೃಷ್ಟೋಽಯಂ ವಿಚಾರ್ಯ ಮತಿಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಆತ್ಮಾರ್ಥಂ ಚ ತ್ವದರ್ಥಂ ಚ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಸಾಧಾರಣಂ ಹಿ ನೌ ॥ ೫೧ ॥
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 12.136.51 in Bengali sript:
মযা হ্যুপাযো দৃষ্টোঽযং বিচার্য মতিমাত্মনঃ ।
আত্মার্থং চ ত্বদর্থং চ শ্রেযঃ সাধারণং হি নৌ ॥ ৫১ ॥
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 12.136.51 in Gujarati sript:
મયા હ્યુપાયો દૃષ્ટોઽયં વિચાર્ય મતિમાત્મનઃ ।
આત્માર્થં ચ ત્વદર્થં ચ શ્રેયઃ સાધારણં હિ નૌ ॥ ૫૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.51 in Malayalam sript:
മയാ ഹ്യുപായോ ദൃഷ്ടോഽയം വിചാര്യ മതിമാത്മനഃ ।
ആത്മാര്ഥം ച ത്വദര്ഥം ച ശ്രേയഃ സാധാരണം ഹി നൌ ॥ ൫൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.51 in Telugu sript:
మయా హ్యుపాయో దృష్టోఽయం విచార్య మతిమాత్మనః ।
ఆత్మార్థం చ త్వదర్థం చ శ్రేయః సాధారణం హి నౌ ॥ ౫౧ ॥