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 12.159.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
कृतार्थो यक्ष्यमाणश्च सर्ववेदान्तगश्च यः ।
आचार्यपितृभार्यार्थं स्वाध्यायार्थमथापि वा ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
kṛtārtho yakṣyamāṇaśca sarvavedāntagaśca yaḥ |
ācāryapitṛbhāryārthaṃ svādhyāyārthamathāpi vā || 1 ||

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

...you be contented. Contentment does not result from acquisition of desirable objects. Thirst is never slaked although there is profusion of water.{GL_NOTE:174694:} The thirst for acquisition only blazes up with...

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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 (12.159.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Kritartha, Yakshyamana, Sarvaveda, Yah, Acari, Acarin, Acarya, Bhari, Bharin, Bharya, Artha, Svadhyaya, Athapi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.159.1). 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: “kṛtārtho yakṣyamāṇaśca sarvavedāntagaśca yaḥ
  • kṛtārtho* -
  • kṛtārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yakṣyamāṇaś -
  • yaj -> yakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yakṣ -> yakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yakṣ class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvavedān -
  • sarvaveda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • gaś -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ācāryapitṛbhāryārthaṃ svādhyāyārthamathāpi
  • ācārya -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ācārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ācārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apitṛ -
  • apitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhṛ]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • svādhyāyā -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • athāpi -
  • athāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.159.1

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 12.159.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕೃತಾರ್ಥೋ ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಾಣಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವವೇದಾನ್ತಗಶ್ಚ ಯಃ ।
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಪಿತೃಭಾರ್ಯಾರ್ಥಂ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಾರ್ಥಮಥಾಪಿ ವಾ ॥ 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 12.159.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
কৃতার্থো যক্ষ্যমাণশ্চ সর্ববেদান্তগশ্চ যঃ ।
আচার্যপিতৃভার্যার্থং স্বাধ্যাযার্থমথাপি বা ॥ 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 12.159.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
કૃતાર્થો યક્ષ્યમાણશ્ચ સર્વવેદાન્તગશ્ચ યઃ ।
આચાર્યપિતૃભાર્યાર્થં સ્વાધ્યાયાર્થમથાપિ વા ॥ 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 12.159.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
കൃതാര്ഥോ യക്ഷ്യമാണശ്ച സര്വവേദാന്തഗശ്ച യഃ ।
ആചാര്യപിതൃഭാര്യാര്ഥം സ്വാധ്യായാര്ഥമഥാപി വാ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.159.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
కృతార్థో యక్ష్యమాణశ్చ సర్వవేదాన్తగశ్చ యః ।
ఆచార్యపితృభార్యార్థం స్వాధ్యాయార్థమథాపి వా ॥ ౧ ॥

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