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 12.190.13

भीष्म उवाच ।
दुष्प्रज्ञानेन निरया बहवः समुदाहृताः ।
प्रशस्तं जापकत्वं च दोषाश्चैते तदात्मकाः ॥ १३ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
duṣprajñānena nirayā bahavaḥ samudāhṛtāḥ |
praśastaṃ jāpakatvaṃ ca doṣāścaite tadātmakāḥ || 13 ||

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

...over all the three states (of waking, dreaming and dreamless slumber). The Knowledge, again, that follows the Understanding, is assailed by Ignorance.{GL_NOTE:174920:} The evil-hearted person fails to obtain...

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

Bhishma, Dushprajnana, Niraya, Bahu, Bahava, Samudahrita, Prashasta, Japaka, Tva, Yushmad, Dosha, Tadatmaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.190.13). 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: “duṣprajñānena nirayā bahavaḥ samudāhṛtāḥ
  • duṣprajñānena -
  • duṣprajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duṣprajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nirayā* -
  • niraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bahavaḥ -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samudāhṛtāḥ -
  • samudāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samudāhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “praśastaṃ jāpakatvaṃ ca doṣāścaite tadātmakāḥ
  • praśastam -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praśasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praśastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jāpaka -
  • jāpaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāpaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣāś -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aite -
  • tadātmakāḥ -
  • tadātmaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tadātmakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.190.13

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 12.190.13 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದುಷ್ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ನಿರಯಾ ಬಹವಃ ಸಮುದಾಹೃತಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಂ ಜಾಪಕತ್ವಂ ಚ ದೋಷಾಶ್ಚೈತೇ ತದಾತ್ಮಕಾಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 12.190.13 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
দুষ্প্রজ্ঞানেন নিরযা বহবঃ সমুদাহৃতাঃ ।
প্রশস্তং জাপকত্বং চ দোষাশ্চৈতে তদাত্মকাঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 12.190.13 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
દુષ્પ્રજ્ઞાનેન નિરયા બહવઃ સમુદાહૃતાઃ ।
પ્રશસ્તં જાપકત્વં ચ દોષાશ્ચૈતે તદાત્મકાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 12.190.13 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ദുഷ്പ്രജ്ഞാനേന നിരയാ ബഹവഃ സമുദാഹൃതാഃ ।
പ്രശസ്തം ജാപകത്വം ച ദോഷാശ്ചൈതേ തദാത്മകാഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.190.13 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
దుష్ప్రజ్ఞానేన నిరయా బహవః సముదాహృతాః ।
ప్రశస్తం జాపకత్వం చ దోషాశ్చైతే తదాత్మకాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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