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 12.195.16

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न चक्षुषा पश्यति रूपमात्मनो न चापि संस्पर्शमुपैति किंचित् ।
न चापि तैः साधयतेऽथ कार्यं ते तं न पश्यन्ति स पश्यते तान् ॥ १६ ॥

na cakṣuṣā paśyati rūpamātmano na cāpi saṃsparśamupaiti kiṃcit |
na cāpi taiḥ sādhayate'tha kāryaṃ te taṃ na paśyanti sa paśyate tān || 16 ||

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

...on without attracting any notice, after the same manner a person that is unattached casts off all his sorrows. As a bird deserts a tree that is about to fall down upon a piece of water and thus severing itself...
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 (12.195.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cakshusha, Cakshus, Pashyat, Rupa, Atman, Capin, Capi, Samsparsha, Upa, Kincid, Kincit, Tad, Sadhayat, Atha, Karya, Yushmad, Tap, Pashyanti, Pashyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.195.16). 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: “na cakṣuṣā paśyati rūpamātmano na cāpi saṃsparśamupaiti kiṃcit ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakṣuṣā -
cakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

cakṣus (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmano* -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṃsparśam -
saṃsparśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃsparśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upai -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “na cāpi taiḥ sādhayate'tha kāryaṃ te taṃ na paśyanti sa paśyate tān ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
taiḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
sādhayate' -
√sidh -> sādhayat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhayat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sidh]

√sidh (verb class 0)

[present middle third single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kāryam -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

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

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

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

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
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]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyanti -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paśyate -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

paśyata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyata (noun, neuter)

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

paśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√paś (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.195.16

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 12.195.16 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚಕ್ಷುಷಾ ಪಶ್ಯತಿ ರೂಪಮಾತ್ಮನೋ ನ ಚಾಪಿ ಸಂಸ್ಪರ್ಶಮುಪೈತಿ ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ ।
ನ ಚಾಪಿ ತೈಃ ಸಾಧಯತೇಽಥ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ತೇ ತಂ ನ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸ ಪಶ್ಯತೇ ತಾನ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 12.195.16 in Bengali sript:
ন চক্ষুষা পশ্যতি রূপমাত্মনো ন চাপি সংস্পর্শমুপৈতি কিংচিত্ ।
ন চাপি তৈঃ সাধযতেঽথ কার্যং তে তং ন পশ্যন্তি স পশ্যতে তান্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 12.195.16 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચક્ષુષા પશ્યતિ રૂપમાત્મનો ન ચાપિ સંસ્પર્શમુપૈતિ કિંચિત્ ।
ન ચાપિ તૈઃ સાધયતેઽથ કાર્યં તે તં ન પશ્યન્તિ સ પશ્યતે તાન્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.195.16 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചക്ഷുഷാ പശ്യതി രൂപമാത്മനോ ന ചാപി സംസ്പര്ശമുപൈതി കിംചിത് ।
ന ചാപി തൈഃ സാധയതേഽഥ കാര്യം തേ തം ന പശ്യന്തി സ പശ്യതേ താന് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.195.16 in Telugu sript:
న చక్షుషా పశ్యతి రూపమాత్మనో న చాపి సంస్పర్శముపైతి కించిత్ ।
న చాపి తైః సాధయతేఽథ కార్యం తే తం న పశ్యన్తి స పశ్యతే తాన్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021