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 12.192.23

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धर्म उवाच ।
अवश्यं भोः शरीरं ते त्यक्तव्यं मुनिपुंगव ।
स्वर्ग आरोह्यतां विप्र किं वा ते रोचतेऽनघ ॥ २३ ॥

dharma uvāca |
avaśyaṃ bhoḥ śarīraṃ te tyaktavyaṃ munipuṃgava |
svarga ārohyatāṃ vipra kiṃ vā te rocate'nagha || 23 ||

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

...should know both the Unmanifest and Purusha of which I shall speak presently. That, again, which is different from both the Unmanifest and Purusha, and which transcends them both, and which is distinguished...
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 (12.192.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Avashyam, Bha, Bhu, Sharira, Tad, Yushmad, Tyaktavya, Munipungava, Svarga, Arohin, Vipra, Kim, Anagha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.192.23). 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: “dharma uvāca ”
dharma* -
dharma (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: “avaśyaṃ bhoḥ śarīraṃ te tyaktavyaṃ munipuṃgava ”
avaśyam -
avaśyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

avaśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhoḥ -
bhā (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
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]
tyaktavyam -
tyaktavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tyaktavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tyaktavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tyaj -> tyaktavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyaktavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
munipuṅgava -
munipuṅgava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “svarga ārohyatāṃ vipra kiṃ vā te rocate'nagha ”
svarga* -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ārohya -
ārohin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

ārohin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vipra -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
te -
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]
rocate' -
√ruc (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
anagha -
anagha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anagha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.192.23

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;

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Preview of verse 12.192.23 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅವಶ್ಯಂ ಭೋಃ ಶರೀರಂ ತೇ ತ್ಯಕ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಮುನಿಪುಂಗವ ।
ಸ್ವರ್ಗ ಆರೋಹ್ಯತಾಂ ವಿಪ್ರ ಕಿಂ ವಾ ತೇ ರೋಚತೇಽನಘ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.192.23 in Bengali sript:
ধর্ম উবাচ ।
অবশ্যং ভোঃ শরীরং তে ত্যক্তব্যং মুনিপুংগব ।
স্বর্গ আরোহ্যতাং বিপ্র কিং বা তে রোচতেঽনঘ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 12.192.23 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્મ ઉવાચ ।
અવશ્યં ભોઃ શરીરં તે ત્યક્તવ્યં મુનિપુંગવ ।
સ્વર્ગ આરોહ્યતાં વિપ્ર કિં વા તે રોચતેઽનઘ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.192.23 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മ ഉവാച ।
അവശ്യം ഭോഃ ശരീരം തേ ത്യക്തവ്യം മുനിപുംഗവ ।
സ്വര്ഗ ആരോഹ്യതാം വിപ്ര കിം വാ തേ രോചതേഽനഘ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.192.23 in Telugu sript:
ధర్మ ఉవాచ ।
అవశ్యం భోః శరీరం తే త్యక్తవ్యం మునిపుంగవ ।
స్వర్గ ఆరోహ్యతాం విప్ర కిం వా తే రోచతేఽనఘ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021