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 12.209.3

ज्ञानाभ्यासाज्जागरतो जिज्ञासार्थमनन्तरम् ।
विज्ञानाभिनिवेशात्तु जागरत्यनिशं सदा ॥ ३ ॥

jñānābhyāsājjāgarato jijñāsārthamanantaram |
vijñānābhiniveśāttu jāgaratyaniśaṃ sadā || 3 ||

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

...latter. Amongst them, even persons of wisdom, conversant with the Vedas, and resembling the ocean itself in gravity of deportment, have begun to betake themselves to agriculture and such other pursuits. Persons...

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

Jijnasa, Artha, Anantaram, Anantara, Vijnana, Abhinivesha, Jagarat, Anisham, Anisha, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.209.3). 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: “jñānābhyāsājjāgarato jijñāsārthamanantaram
  • Cannot analyse jñānābhyāsājjāgarato*ji
  • jijñāsā -
  • jijñāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anantaram -
  • anantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vijñānābhiniveśāttu jāgaratyaniśaṃ sadā
  • vijñānā -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijñānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhiniveśāt -
  • abhiniveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jāgaratya -
  • jāgṛ -> jāgarat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb]
    jāgṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • aniśam -
  • aniśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aniśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aniśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aniśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.209.3

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 12.209.3 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಞಾನಾಭ್ಯಾಸಾಜ್ಜಾಗರತೋ ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸಾರ್ಥಮನನ್ತರಮ್ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಾಭಿನಿವೇಶಾತ್ತು ಜಾಗರತ್ಯನಿಶಂ ಸದಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.209.3 in Bengali sript:
জ্ঞানাভ্যাসাজ্জাগরতো জিজ্ঞাসার্থমনন্তরম্ ।
বিজ্ঞানাভিনিবেশাত্তু জাগরত্যনিশং সদা ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.209.3 in Gujarati sript:
જ્ઞાનાભ્યાસાજ્જાગરતો જિજ્ઞાસાર્થમનન્તરમ્ ।
વિજ્ઞાનાભિનિવેશાત્તુ જાગરત્યનિશં સદા ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.209.3 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്ഞാനാഭ്യാസാജ്ജാഗരതോ ജിജ്ഞാസാര്ഥമനന്തരമ് ।
വിജ്ഞാനാഭിനിവേശാത്തു ജാഗരത്യനിശം സദാ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.209.3 in Telugu sript:
జ్ఞానాభ్యాసాజ్జాగరతో జిజ్ఞాసార్థమనన్తరమ్ ।
విజ్ఞానాభినివేశాత్తు జాగరత్యనిశం సదా ॥ ౩ ॥

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