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 12.155.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
सर्वमेतत्तपोमूलं कवयः परिचक्षते ।
न ह्यतप्ततपा मूढः क्रियाफलमवाप्यते ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
sarvametattapomūlaṃ kavayaḥ paricakṣate |
na hyataptatapā mūḍhaḥ kriyāphalamavāpyate || 1 ||

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

...uttered in respect of this very topic, viz., freedom from attachments. Listen to it O Yudhishthira! Once on a time the royal son of Nahusha (Yayati) questioned the Rishi Vodhya who had, in consequence of 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 (12.155.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Sarvam, Sarva, Etad, Tapomula, Kavi, Pari, Ataptatapas, Mudha, Kriyaphala, Avapya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.155.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (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: “sarvametattapomūlaṃ kavayaḥ paricakṣate
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapomūlam -
  • tapomūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tapomūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tapomūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kavayaḥ -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 3: “na hyataptatapā mūḍhaḥ kriyāphalamavāpyate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ataptatapā* -
  • ataptatapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mūḍhaḥ -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • kriyāphalam -
  • kriyāphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avāpya -
  • avāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.155.1

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.155.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸರ್ವಮೇತತ್ತಪೋಮೂಲಂ ಕವಯಃ ಪರಿಚಕ್ಷತೇ ।
ನ ಹ್ಯತಪ್ತತಪಾ ಮೂಢಃ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಫಲಮವಾಪ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

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 12.155.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
সর্বমেতত্তপোমূলং কবযঃ পরিচক্ষতে ।
ন হ্যতপ্ততপা মূঢঃ ক্রিযাফলমবাপ্যতে ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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 12.155.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
સર્વમેતત્તપોમૂલં કવયઃ પરિચક્ષતે ।
ન હ્યતપ્તતપા મૂઢઃ ક્રિયાફલમવાપ્યતે ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.155.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
സര്വമേതത്തപോമൂലം കവയഃ പരിചക്ഷതേ ।
ന ഹ്യതപ്തതപാ മൂഢഃ ക്രിയാഫലമവാപ്യതേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.155.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
సర్వమేతత్తపోమూలం కవయః పరిచక్షతే ।
న హ్యతప్తతపా మూఢః క్రియాఫలమవాప్యతే ॥ ౧ ॥

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