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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 12.165.2
पृष्टश्च गोत्रचरणं स्वाध्यायं ब्रह्मचारिकम् ।
न तत्र व्याजहारान्यद्गोत्रमात्रादृते द्विजः ॥ २ ॥
pṛṣṭaśca gotracaraṇaṃ svādhyāyaṃ brahmacārikam |
na tatra vyājahārānyadgotramātrādṛte dvijaḥ || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Here there is much reflection about acts that are righteous and those that are unrighteous. This region that we inhabit is the field of action. Having done good and evil here, one obtains good for his good acts...
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 (12.165.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prishta, Gotra, Carana, Svadhyaya, Brahmacarika, Tatra, Vyaja, Hara, Yadgotra, Atra, Rite, Rita, Riti, Dvija,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.165.2). 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: “pṛṣṭaśca gotracaraṇaṃ svādhyāyaṃ brahmacārikam ”
- pṛṣṭaś -
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pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gotra -
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gotra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gotra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caraṇam -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- svādhyāyam -
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svādhyāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svādhyāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svādhyāyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brahmacārikam -
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brahmacārika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na tatra vyājahārānyadgotramātrādṛte dvijaḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyāja -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hārān -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yadgotram -
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yadgotra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yadgotra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yadgotrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātrād -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛte -
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ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dvijaḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.165.2
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 12.165.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪೃಷ್ಟಶ್ಚ ಗೋತ್ರಚರಣಂ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಕಮ್ ।
ನ ತತ್ರ ವ್ಯಾಜಹಾರಾನ್ಯದ್ಗೋತ್ರಮಾತ್ರಾದೃತೇ ದ್ವಿಜಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
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 12.165.2 in Bengali sript:
পৃষ্টশ্চ গোত্রচরণং স্বাধ্যাযং ব্রহ্মচারিকম্ ।
ন তত্র ব্যাজহারান্যদ্গোত্রমাত্রাদৃতে দ্বিজঃ ॥ ২ ॥
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 12.165.2 in Gujarati sript:
પૃષ્ટશ્ચ ગોત્રચરણં સ્વાધ્યાયં બ્રહ્મચારિકમ્ ।
ન તત્ર વ્યાજહારાન્યદ્ગોત્રમાત્રાદૃતે દ્વિજઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.165.2 in Malayalam sript:
പൃഷ്ടശ്ച ഗോത്രചരണം സ്വാധ്യായം ബ്രഹ്മചാരികമ് ।
ന തത്ര വ്യാജഹാരാന്യദ്ഗോത്രമാത്രാദൃതേ ദ്വിജഃ ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.165.2 in Telugu sript:
పృష్టశ్చ గోత్రచరణం స్వాధ్యాయం బ్రహ్మచారికమ్ ।
న తత్ర వ్యాజహారాన్యద్గోత్రమాత్రాదృతే ద్విజః ॥ ౨ ॥