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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 12.159.46
गुरुतल्पमधिष्ठाय दुरात्मा पापचेतनः ।
सूर्मीं ज्वलन्तीमाश्लिष्य मृत्युना स विशुध्यति ॥ ४६ ॥
gurutalpamadhiṣṭhāya durātmā pāpacetanaḥ |
sūrmīṃ jvalantīmāśliṣya mṛtyunā sa viśudhyati || 46 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...separate orders of existence? Whence are their purity and impurity, and the ordinances about virtue and vice? Of what kind is the life of living creatures? Where also do they go who die. Tell us everything about...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.159.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gurutalpa, Adhi, Tha, Duratman, Duratma, Papa, Cetana, Surmi, Jvalanti, Mrityu, Shudhyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.159.46). 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: “gurutalpamadhiṣṭhāya durātmā pāpacetanaḥ ”
- gurutalpam -
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gurutalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhiṣ -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]adhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṭhāya -
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ṭha (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- durātmā -
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durātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]durātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pāpa -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cetanaḥ -
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cetana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sūrmīṃ jvalantīmāśliṣya mṛtyunā sa viśudhyati ”
- sūrmīm -
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sūrmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jvalantīm -
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jvalantī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√jval -> jvalantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √jval class 1 verb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śliṣya -
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√śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śliṣ]√śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śliṣ]√śliṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mṛtyunā -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śudhyati -
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√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh (verb class 4)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.159.46
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 12.159.46 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುತಲ್ಪಮಧಿಷ್ಠಾಯ ದುರಾತ್ಮಾ ಪಾಪಚೇತನಃ ।
ಸೂರ್ಮೀಂ ಜ್ವಲನ್ತೀಮಾಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಯ ಮೃತ್ಯುನಾ ಸ ವಿಶುಧ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೪೬ ॥
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 12.159.46 in Bengali sript:
গুরুতল্পমধিষ্ঠায দুরাত্মা পাপচেতনঃ ।
সূর্মীং জ্বলন্তীমাশ্লিষ্য মৃত্যুনা স বিশুধ্যতি ॥ ৪৬ ॥
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 12.159.46 in Gujarati sript:
ગુરુતલ્પમધિષ્ઠાય દુરાત્મા પાપચેતનઃ ।
સૂર્મીં જ્વલન્તીમાશ્લિષ્ય મૃત્યુના સ વિશુધ્યતિ ॥ ૪૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.159.46 in Malayalam sript:
ഗുരുതല്പമധിഷ്ഠായ ദുരാത്മാ പാപചേതനഃ ।
സൂര്മീം ജ്വലന്തീമാശ്ലിഷ്യ മൃത്യുനാ സ വിശുധ്യതി ॥ ൪൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.159.46 in Telugu sript:
గురుతల్పమధిష్ఠాయ దురాత్మా పాపచేతనః ।
సూర్మీం జ్వలన్తీమాశ్లిష్య మృత్యునా స విశుధ్యతి ॥ ౪౬ ॥