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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 12.195.23
चलं यथा दृष्टिपथं परैति सूक्ष्मं महद्रूपमिवाभिपाति ।
स्वरूपमालोचयते च रूपं परं तथा बुद्धिपथं परैति ॥ २३ ॥
calaṃ yathā dṛṣṭipathaṃ paraiti sūkṣmaṃ mahadrūpamivābhipāti |
svarūpamālocayate ca rūpaṃ paraṃ tathā buddhipathaṃ paraiti || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...The ancients who had their understandings directed to the Srutis, highly applauded the duty of self-restraint for all the orders generally but for the. Brahmanas in especial. Success in respect of religious...
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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 (12.195.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Cala, Yatha, Drishtipatha, Para, Sukshmam, Sukshma, Mahat, Rupa, Iva, Abhipatin, Svarupa, Alu, Param, Tatha, Patha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.195.23). 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: “calaṃ yathā dṛṣṭipathaṃ paraiti sūkṣmaṃ mahadrūpamivābhipāti ”
- calam -
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cala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]calā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛṣṭipatham -
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dṛṣṭipatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- parai -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sūkṣmam -
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sūkṣmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūkṣma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahad -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhipāti -
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abhipātin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhipātin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “svarūpamālocayate ca rūpaṃ paraṃ tathā buddhipathaṃ paraiti ”
- svarūpam -
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svarūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svarūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ālo -
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ālu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ālu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- cayate -
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√cay (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√ci (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- patham -
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patha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- parai -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.195.23
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.195.23 in Kannada sript:
ಚಲಂ ಯಥಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಪಥಂ ಪರೈತಿ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಂ ಮಹದ್ರೂಪಮಿವಾಭಿಪಾತಿ ।
ಸ್ವರೂಪಮಾಲೋಚಯತೇ ಚ ರೂಪಂ ಪರಂ ತಥಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿಪಥಂ ಪರೈತಿ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.195.23 in Bengali sript:
চলং যথা দৃষ্টিপথং পরৈতি সূক্ষ্মং মহদ্রূপমিবাভিপাতি ।
স্বরূপমালোচযতে চ রূপং পরং তথা বুদ্ধিপথং পরৈতি ॥ ২৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.195.23 in Gujarati sript:
ચલં યથા દૃષ્ટિપથં પરૈતિ સૂક્ષ્મં મહદ્રૂપમિવાભિપાતિ ।
સ્વરૂપમાલોચયતે ચ રૂપં પરં તથા બુદ્ધિપથં પરૈતિ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.195.23 in Malayalam sript:
ചലം യഥാ ദൃഷ്ടിപഥം പരൈതി സൂക്ഷ്മം മഹദ്രൂപമിവാഭിപാതി ।
സ്വരൂപമാലോചയതേ ച രൂപം പരം തഥാ ബുദ്ധിപഥം പരൈതി ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.195.23 in Telugu sript:
చలం యథా దృష్టిపథం పరైతి సూక్ష్మం మహద్రూపమివాభిపాతి ।
స్వరూపమాలోచయతే చ రూపం పరం తథా బుద్ధిపథం పరైతి ॥ ౨౩ ॥