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 12.187.49

प्रध्वस्ता न निवर्तन्ते निवृत्तिर्नोपलभ्यते ।
प्रत्यक्षेण परोक्षं तदनुमानेन सिध्यति ॥ ४९ ॥

pradhvastā na nivartante nivṛttirnopalabhyate |
pratyakṣeṇa parokṣaṃ tadanumānena sidhyati || 49 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...is there, are awakened by past acts as the operating cause, become generated in Consciousness in consequence of the mind co-existing with attachments.{GL_NOTE:174899:} In consequence of the past thoughts of...

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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 (12.187.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradhvasta, Nivritti, Nri, Upalabhya, Tad, Yushmad, Pratyakshena, Pratyaksha, Paroksha, Tada, Ana, Sidhyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.187.49). 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: “pradhvastā na nivartante nivṛttirnopalabhyate
  • pradhvastā* -
  • pradhvasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradhvastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartante -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • nivṛttir -
  • nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • upalabhya -
  • upalabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upalabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pratyakṣeṇa parokṣaṃ tadanumānena sidhyati
  • pratyakṣeṇa -
  • pratyakṣeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • parokṣam -
  • parokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parokṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • num -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānena -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sidhyati -
  • sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh (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 12.187.49

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.187.49 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಧ್ವಸ್ತಾ ನ ನಿವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿರ್ನೋಪಲಭ್ಯತೇ ।
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷೇಣ ಪರೋಕ್ಷಂ ತದನುಮಾನೇನ ಸಿಧ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.187.49 in Bengali sript:
প্রধ্বস্তা ন নিবর্তন্তে নিবৃত্তির্নোপলভ্যতে ।
প্রত্যক্ষেণ পরোক্ষং তদনুমানেন সিধ্যতি ॥ ৪৯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.187.49 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રધ્વસ્તા ન નિવર્તન્તે નિવૃત્તિર્નોપલભ્યતે ।
પ્રત્યક્ષેણ પરોક્ષં તદનુમાનેન સિધ્યતિ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.187.49 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രധ്വസ്താ ന നിവര്തന്തേ നിവൃത്തിര്നോപലഭ്യതേ ।
പ്രത്യക്ഷേണ പരോക്ഷം തദനുമാനേന സിധ്യതി ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.187.49 in Telugu sript:
ప్రధ్వస్తా న నివర్తన్తే నివృత్తిర్నోపలభ్యతే ।
ప్రత్యక్షేణ పరోక్షం తదనుమానేన సిధ్యతి ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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