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 12.194.10

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मनुरुवाच ।
यद्यत्प्रियं यस्य सुखं तदाहुस्तदेव दुःखं प्रवदन्त्यनिष्टम् ।
इष्टं च मे स्यादितरच्च न स्यादेतत्कृते कर्मविधिः प्रवृत्तः ।
इष्टं त्वनिष्टं च न मां भजेतेत्येतत्कृते ज्ञानविधिः प्रवृत्तः ॥ १० ॥

manuruvāca |
yadyatpriyaṃ yasya sukhaṃ tadāhustadeva duḥkhaṃ pravadantyaniṣṭam |
iṣṭaṃ ca me syāditaracca na syādetatkṛte karmavidhiḥ pravṛttaḥ |
iṣṭaṃ tvaniṣṭaṃ ca na māṃ bhajetetyetatkṛte jñānavidhiḥ pravṛttaḥ || 10 ||

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

...either the body or the mind, united with joy or satisfaction, should be regarded as due to the quality of Goodness. Whatever state of consciousness exists united with any feeling of discontent or cheerlessness...
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 (12.194.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manu, Manus, Yat, Yad, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Yasya, Yah, Sukham, Sukha, Tada, Ahu, Iva, Duhkham, Duhkha, Pravat, Anti, Antya, Anishta, Ishtam, Ishta, Asmad, Syat, Sya, Itara, Etad, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Karmavidhi, Pravritta, Tva, Itya, Tatkrite, Jnana, Vidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.194.10). 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: “manuruvāca ”
manur -
manus (noun, masculine)

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

manu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[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: “yadyatpriyaṃ yasya sukhaṃ tadāhustadeva duḥkhaṃ pravadantyaniṣṭam ”
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tadā -
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]
ahus -
ahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[aorist active third plural]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third plural]
tade -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pravad -
pravat (noun, feminine)

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

pravat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pravat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
antya -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

antī (noun, feminine)

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

antya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

antya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ant -> antya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ant]
aniṣṭam -
aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “iṣṭaṃ ca me syāditaracca na syādetatkṛte karmavidhiḥ pravṛttaḥ ”
iṣṭam -
iṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
itarac -
itara (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kṛte -
kṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

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

[nominative single]
pravṛttaḥ -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 4: “iṣṭaṃ tvaniṣṭaṃ ca na māṃ bhajetetyetatkṛte jñānavidhiḥ pravṛttaḥ ”
iṣṭam -
iṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aniṣṭam -
aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
bhajete -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[present middle third dual], [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
itye -
itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
tatkṛte -
tatkṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jñāna -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhiḥ -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pravṛttaḥ -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

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Preview of verse 12.194.10 in Kannada sript:
ಮನುರುವಾಚ ।
ಯದ್ಯತ್ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಯಸ್ಯ ಸುಖಂ ತದಾಹುಸ್ತದೇವ ದುಃಖಂ ಪ್ರವದನ್ತ್ಯನಿಷ್ಟಮ್ ।
ಇಷ್ಟಂ ಚ ಮೇ ಸ್ಯಾದಿತರಚ್ಚ ನ ಸ್ಯಾದೇತತ್ಕೃತೇ ಕರ್ಮವಿಧಿಃ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಃ ।
ಇಷ್ಟಂ ತ್ವನಿಷ್ಟಂ ಚ ನ ಮಾಂ ಭಜೇತೇತ್ಯೇತತ್ಕೃತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನವಿಧಿಃ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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Preview of verse 12.194.10 in Bengali sript:
মনুরুবাচ ।
যদ্যত্প্রিযং যস্য সুখং তদাহুস্তদেব দুঃখং প্রবদন্ত্যনিষ্টম্ ।
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ইষ্টং ত্বনিষ্টং চ ন মাং ভজেতেত্যেতত্কৃতে জ্ঞানবিধিঃ প্রবৃত্তঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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Preview of verse 12.194.10 in Gujarati sript:
મનુરુવાચ ।
યદ્યત્પ્રિયં યસ્ય સુખં તદાહુસ્તદેવ દુઃખં પ્રવદન્ત્યનિષ્ટમ્ ।
ઇષ્ટં ચ મે સ્યાદિતરચ્ચ ન સ્યાદેતત્કૃતે કર્મવિધિઃ પ્રવૃત્તઃ ।
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Preview of verse 12.194.10 in Malayalam sript:
മനുരുവാച ।
യദ്യത്പ്രിയം യസ്യ സുഖം തദാഹുസ്തദേവ ദുഃഖം പ്രവദന്ത്യനിഷ്ടമ് ।
ഇഷ്ടം ച മേ സ്യാദിതരച്ച ന സ്യാദേതത്കൃതേ കര്മവിധിഃ പ്രവൃത്തഃ ।
ഇഷ്ടം ത്വനിഷ്ടം ച ന മാം ഭജേതേത്യേതത്കൃതേ ജ്ഞാനവിധിഃ പ്രവൃത്തഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

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Preview of verse 12.194.10 in Telugu sript:
మనురువాచ ।
యద్యత్ప్రియం యస్య సుఖం తదాహుస్తదేవ దుఃఖం ప్రవదన్త్యనిష్టమ్ ।
ఇష్టం చ మే స్యాదితరచ్చ న స్యాదేతత్కృతే కర్మవిధిః ప్రవృత్తః ।
ఇష్టం త్వనిష్టం చ న మాం భజేతేత్యేతత్కృతే జ్ఞానవిధిః ప్రవృత్తః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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