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 12.199.27

गुणादाने विप्रयोगे च तेषां मनः सदा बुद्धिपरावराभ्याम् ।
अनेनैव विधिना संप्रवृत्तो गुणादाने ब्रह्मशरीरमेति ॥ २७ ॥

guṇādāne viprayoge ca teṣāṃ manaḥ sadā buddhiparāvarābhyām |
anenaiva vidhinā saṃpravṛtto guṇādāne brahmaśarīrameti || 27 ||

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

...occasions you were to give away millions upon millions of kine. What, O Daitya, was the state of your mind then? Formerly, engaged in sacrifice, you had gone round the whole earth, following the rule of the...

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

Guna, Ana, Viprayoga, Tad, Mana, Manas, Sada, Paravara, Anena, Idam, Vidhi, Sampravritta, Brahmasharira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.199.27). 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: “guṇādāne viprayoge ca teṣāṃ manaḥ sadā buddhiparāvarābhyām
  • guṇād -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āne -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • viprayoge -
  • viprayoga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • buddhi -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • parāvarābhyām -
  • parāvara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    parāvara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    parāvarā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • Line 2: “anenaiva vidhinā saṃpravṛtto guṇādāne brahmaśarīrameti
  • anenai -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sampravṛtto* -
  • sampravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇād -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āne -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • brahmaśarīram -
  • brahmaśarīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brahmaśarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • 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 12.199.27

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 12.199.27 in Kannada sript:
ಗುಣಾದಾನೇ ವಿಪ್ರಯೋಗೇ ಚ ತೇಷಾಂ ಮನಃ ಸದಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿಪರಾವರಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಅನೇನೈವ ವಿಧಿನಾ ಸಂಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೋ ಗುಣಾದಾನೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಶರೀರಮೇತಿ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 12.199.27 in Bengali sript:
গুণাদানে বিপ্রযোগে চ তেষাং মনঃ সদা বুদ্ধিপরাবরাভ্যাম্ ।
অনেনৈব বিধিনা সংপ্রবৃত্তো গুণাদানে ব্রহ্মশরীরমেতি ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 12.199.27 in Gujarati sript:
ગુણાદાને વિપ્રયોગે ચ તેષાં મનઃ સદા બુદ્ધિપરાવરાભ્યામ્ ।
અનેનૈવ વિધિના સંપ્રવૃત્તો ગુણાદાને બ્રહ્મશરીરમેતિ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 12.199.27 in Malayalam sript:
ഗുണാദാനേ വിപ്രയോഗേ ച തേഷാം മനഃ സദാ ബുദ്ധിപരാവരാഭ്യാമ് ।
അനേനൈവ വിധിനാ സംപ്രവൃത്തോ ഗുണാദാനേ ബ്രഹ്മശരീരമേതി ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.199.27 in Telugu sript:
గుణాదానే విప్రయోగే చ తేషాం మనః సదా బుద్ధిపరావరాభ్యామ్ ।
అనేనైవ విధినా సంప్రవృత్తో గుణాదానే బ్రహ్మశరీరమేతి ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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