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 12.197.5

अज्ञानतृप्तो विषयेष्ववगाढो न दृश्यते ।
अदृष्ट्वैव तु पूतात्मा विषयेभ्यो निवर्तते ॥ ५ ॥

ajñānatṛpto viṣayeṣvavagāḍho na dṛśyate |
adṛṣṭvaiva tu pūtātmā viṣayebhyo nivartate || 5 ||

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

...penance come to be regarded as one that is always fasting or as one that is ever devoted to the vow of Brahmacarya, or as one that is always subsisting upon sacrificial remnants or as one that is ever regardful...

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

Ajnana, Tripta, Vishaya, Avagadha, Drishyata, Putatman, Nivarta, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.197.5). 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: “ajñānatṛpto viṣayeṣvavagāḍho na dṛśyate
  • ajñāna -
  • ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛpto* -
  • tṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 6 verb]
  • viṣayeṣva -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • avagāḍho* -
  • avagāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “adṛṣṭvaiva tu pūtātmā viṣayebhyo nivartate
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣṭvai -
  • ṛch -> ṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛch]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pūtātmā -
  • pūtātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣayebhyo* -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • nivarta -
  • nivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.197.5

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 12.197.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಜ್ಞಾನತೃಪ್ತೋ ವಿಷಯೇಷ್ವವಗಾಢೋ ನ ದೃಶ್ಯತೇ ।
ಅದೃಷ್ಟ್ವೈವ ತು ಪೂತಾತ್ಮಾ ವಿಷಯೇಭ್ಯೋ ನಿವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.197.5 in Bengali sript:
অজ্ঞানতৃপ্তো বিষযেষ্ববগাঢো ন দৃশ্যতে ।
অদৃষ্ট্বৈব তু পূতাত্মা বিষযেভ্যো নিবর্ততে ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.197.5 in Gujarati sript:
અજ્ઞાનતૃપ્તો વિષયેષ્વવગાઢો ન દૃશ્યતે ।
અદૃષ્ટ્વૈવ તુ પૂતાત્મા વિષયેભ્યો નિવર્તતે ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.197.5 in Malayalam sript:
അജ്ഞാനതൃപ്തോ വിഷയേഷ്വവഗാഢോ ന ദൃശ്യതേ ।
അദൃഷ്ട്വൈവ തു പൂതാത്മാ വിഷയേഭ്യോ നിവര്തതേ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.197.5 in Telugu sript:
అజ్ఞానతృప్తో విషయేష్వవగాఢో న దృశ్యతే ।
అదృష్ట్వైవ తు పూతాత్మా విషయేభ్యో నివర్తతే ॥ ౫ ॥

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