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 12.188.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
हन्त वक्ष्यामि ते पार्थ ध्यानयोगं चतुर्विधम् ।
यं ज्ञात्वा शाश्वतीं सिद्धिं गच्छन्ति परमर्षयः ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
hanta vakṣyāmi te pārtha dhyānayogaṃ caturvidham |
yaṃ jñātvā śāśvatīṃ siddhiṃ gacchanti paramarṣayaḥ || 1 ||

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

...desirous of acquiring virtue practise diverse kinds of rites according to the dictates of the scriptures. They do not, however, succeed in attaining to Emancipation, all that they gain being those good qualities...

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

Bhishma, Hanta, Tad, Yushmad, Partha, Dhyanayoga, Caturvidha, Yah, Shashvati, Siddhi, Gacchat, Paramarshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.188.1). 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* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “hanta vakṣyāmi te pārtha dhyānayogaṃ caturvidham
  • hanta -
  • hanta (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    hanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first 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]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhyānayogam -
  • dhyānayoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • caturvidham -
  • caturvidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturvidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “yaṃ jñātvā śāśvatīṃ siddhiṃ gacchanti paramarṣayaḥ
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • śāśvatīm -
  • śāśvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • siddhim -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • paramarṣayaḥ -
  • paramarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.188.1

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 12.188.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಹನ್ತ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತೇ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಧ್ಯಾನಯೋಗಂ ಚತುರ್ವಿಧಮ್ ।
ಯಂ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಶಾಶ್ವತೀಂ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಂ ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಪರಮರ್ಷಯಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.188.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
হন্ত বক্ষ্যামি তে পার্থ ধ্যানযোগং চতুর্বিধম্ ।
যং জ্ঞাত্বা শাশ্বতীং সিদ্ধিং গচ্ছন্তি পরমর্ষযঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.188.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
હન્ત વક્ષ્યામિ તે પાર્થ ધ્યાનયોગં ચતુર્વિધમ્ ।
યં જ્ઞાત્વા શાશ્વતીં સિદ્ધિં ગચ્છન્તિ પરમર્ષયઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.188.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഹന്ത വക്ഷ്യാമി തേ പാര്ഥ ധ്യാനയോഗം ചതുര്വിധമ് ।
യം ജ്ഞാത്വാ ശാശ്വതീം സിദ്ധിം ഗച്ഛന്തി പരമര്ഷയഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.188.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
హన్త వక్ష్యామి తే పార్థ ధ్యానయోగం చతుర్విధమ్ ।
యం జ్ఞాత్వా శాశ్వతీం సిద్ధిం గచ్ఛన్తి పరమర్షయః ॥ ౧ ॥

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