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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 12.187.2
भीष्म उवाच ।
अध्यात्ममिति मां पार्थ यदेतदनुपृच्छसि ।
तद्व्याख्यास्यामि ते तात श्रेयस्करतरं सुखम् ॥ २ ॥
bhīṣma uvāca |
adhyātmamiti māṃ pārtha yadetadanupṛcchasi |
tadvyākhyāsyāmi te tāta śreyaskarataraṃ sukham || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...attachment to earthly objects and such other faults, fails to put forth its splendour.{GL_NOTE:174884:} He who, influenced by cupidity and following the dictates of desire and wrath, practises unrighteousness...
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 (12.187.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhishma, Adhyatmam, Adhyatma, Iti, Asmad, Partha, Yad, Tada, Tad, Tat, Vyakhya, Yushmad, Tata, Shreyaskaratara, Sukham, Sukha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.187.2). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
- bhīṣma* -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “adhyātmamiti māṃ pārtha yadetadanupṛcchasi ”
- adhyātmam -
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adhyātmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhyātma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhyātma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhyātmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]adhyātman (noun, masculine)[adverb]adhyātman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- pārtha -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yade -
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yad (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pṛcchasi -
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√praś (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- Line 3: “tadvyākhyāsyāmi te tāta śreyaskarataraṃ sukham ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vyākhyā -
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vyākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyāmi -
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√as (verb class 4)[present active first single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreyaskarataram -
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śreyaskaratara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreyaskaratara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreyaskaratarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.187.2
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 12.187.2 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಮಿತಿ ಮಾಂ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಯದೇತದನುಪೃಚ್ಛಸಿ ।
ತದ್ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾಸ್ಯಾಮಿ ತೇ ತಾತ ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಕರತರಂ ಸುಖಮ್ ॥ 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 12.187.2 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
অধ্যাত্মমিতি মাং পার্থ যদেতদনুপৃচ্ছসি ।
তদ্ব্যাখ্যাস্যামি তে তাত শ্রেযস্করতরং সুখম্ ॥ 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 12.187.2 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
અધ્યાત્મમિતિ માં પાર્થ યદેતદનુપૃચ્છસિ ।
તદ્વ્યાખ્યાસ્યામિ તે તાત શ્રેયસ્કરતરં સુખમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.187.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
അധ്യാത്മമിതി മാം പാര്ഥ യദേതദനുപൃച്ഛസി ।
തദ്വ്യാഖ്യാസ്യാമി തേ താത ശ്രേയസ്കരതരം സുഖമ് ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.187.2 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
అధ్యాత్మమితి మాం పార్థ యదేతదనుపృచ్ఛసి ।
తద్వ్యాఖ్యాస్యామి తే తాత శ్రేయస్కరతరం సుఖమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥