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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 12.187.14
पुरुषे चेन्द्रियाणीह वेदितव्यानि कृत्स्नशः ।
तमो रजश्च सत्त्वं च विद्धि भावांस्तदाश्रयान् ॥ १४ ॥
puruṣe cendriyāṇīha veditavyāni kṛtsnaśaḥ |
tamo rajaśca sattvaṃ ca viddhi bhāvāṃstadāśrayān || 14 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of the seasons one after another, even so one should know that Consciousness in all creatures is the inducer of acts.{GL_NOTE:174889:} Tamas (from which proceeds Consciousness) should be known as productive...
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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 (12.187.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purusha, Indriya, Indriyani, Iha, Veditavya, Kritsnashah, Kritsnashas, Tama, Tamas, Raja, Rajas, Sattva, Bhavat, Bhava, Tada, Ashraya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.187.14). 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: “puruṣe cendriyāṇīha veditavyāni kṛtsnaśaḥ ”
- puruṣe -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indriyāṇī -
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indriyāṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]indriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- veditavyāni -
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veditavya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid -> veditavya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> veditavya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 7 verb]
- kṛtsnaśaḥ -
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kṛtsnaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtsnaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tamo rajaśca sattvaṃ ca viddhi bhāvāṃstadāśrayān ”
- tamo* -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rajaś -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sattvam -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viddhi -
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viddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- bhāvāṃs -
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bhāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhāva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśrayān -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.187.14
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 12.187.14 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರುಷೇ ಚೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣೀಹ ವೇದಿತವ್ಯಾನಿ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಶಃ ।
ತಮೋ ರಜಶ್ಚ ಸತ್ತ್ವಂ ಚ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಭಾವಾಂಸ್ತದಾಶ್ರಯಾನ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥
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 12.187.14 in Bengali sript:
পুরুষে চেন্দ্রিযাণীহ বেদিতব্যানি কৃত্স্নশঃ ।
তমো রজশ্চ সত্ত্বং চ বিদ্ধি ভাবাংস্তদাশ্রযান্ ॥ ১৪ ॥
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 12.187.14 in Gujarati sript:
પુરુષે ચેન્દ્રિયાણીહ વેદિતવ્યાનિ કૃત્સ્નશઃ ।
તમો રજશ્ચ સત્ત્વં ચ વિદ્ધિ ભાવાંસ્તદાશ્રયાન્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.187.14 in Malayalam sript:
പുരുഷേ ചേന്ദ്രിയാണീഹ വേദിതവ്യാനി കൃത്സ്നശഃ ।
തമോ രജശ്ച സത്ത്വം ച വിദ്ധി ഭാവാംസ്തദാശ്രയാന് ॥ ൧൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.187.14 in Telugu sript:
పురుషే చేన్ద్రియాణీహ వేదితవ్యాని కృత్స్నశః ।
తమో రజశ్చ సత్త్వం చ విద్ధి భావాంస్తదాశ్రయాన్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥