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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 12.171.59
उपदेशं महाप्राज्ञ शमस्योपदिशस्व मे ।
कां बुद्धिं समनुध्याय शान्तश्चरसि निर्वृतः ॥ ५९ ॥
upadeśaṃ mahāprājña śamasyopadiśasva me |
kāṃ buddhiṃ samanudhyāya śāntaścarasi nirvṛtaḥ || 59 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...O king, I begged of him the reward of that act. With a pure heart, Vikrita made a gift to me of that reward. I then, for my purification, did some good acts. I also purchased two kapila cows with calves, both...
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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 (12.171.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Upadesha, Mahaprajna, Shama, Upadisha, Sva, Svan, Asmad, Kam, Buddhi, Anudhya, Aya, Shanta, Nirvrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.171.59). 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: “upadeśaṃ mahāprājña śamasyopadiśasva me ”
- upadeśam -
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upadeśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mahāprājña -
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mahāprājña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahāprājña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śamasyo -
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śama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śama (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- upadiśa -
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upadiśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kāṃ buddhiṃ samanudhyāya śāntaścarasi nirvṛtaḥ ”
- kām -
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kām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- buddhim -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anudhyā -
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anudhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- śāntaś -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- carasi -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- nirvṛtaḥ -
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nirvṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.171.59
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 12.171.59 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪದೇಶಂ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞ ಶಮಸ್ಯೋಪದಿಶಸ್ವ ಮೇ ।
ಕಾಂ ಬುದ್ಧಿಂ ಸಮನುಧ್ಯಾಯ ಶಾನ್ತಶ್ಚರಸಿ ನಿರ್ವೃತಃ ॥ ೫೯ ॥
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 12.171.59 in Bengali sript:
উপদেশং মহাপ্রাজ্ঞ শমস্যোপদিশস্ব মে ।
কাং বুদ্ধিং সমনুধ্যায শান্তশ্চরসি নির্বৃতঃ ॥ ৫৯ ॥
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 12.171.59 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપદેશં મહાપ્રાજ્ઞ શમસ્યોપદિશસ્વ મે ।
કાં બુદ્ધિં સમનુધ્યાય શાન્તશ્ચરસિ નિર્વૃતઃ ॥ ૫૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.171.59 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപദേശം മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞ ശമസ്യോപദിശസ്വ മേ ।
കാം ബുദ്ധിം സമനുധ്യായ ശാന്തശ്ചരസി നിര്വൃതഃ ॥ ൫൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.171.59 in Telugu sript:
ఉపదేశం మహాప్రాజ్ఞ శమస్యోపదిశస్వ మే ।
కాం బుద్ధిం సమనుధ్యాయ శాన్తశ్చరసి నిర్వృతః ॥ ౫౯ ॥