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 12.210.1

गुरुरुवाच ।
न स वेद परं धर्मं यो न वेद चतुष्टयम् ।
व्यक्ताव्यक्ते च यत्तत्त्वं संप्राप्तं परमर्षिणा ॥ १ ॥

gururuvāca |
na sa veda paraṃ dharmaṃ yo na veda catuṣṭayam |
vyaktāvyakte ca yattattvaṃ saṃprāptaṃ paramarṣiṇā || 1 ||

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

...with many mines filled with jewels and gems, and the chant of Vedic recitations and other melodious sounds swelled up on the occasion of that triumph of the celestials. Human beings, endued with firm minds,...

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

Guru, Veda, Param, Para, Dharma, Yah, Catushtaya, Vyaktavyakta, Yat, Yad, Tattva, Samprapta, Paramarshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.210.1). 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: “gururuvāca
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “na sa veda paraṃ dharmaṃ yo na veda catuṣṭayam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • catuṣṭayam -
  • catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “vyaktāvyakte ca yattattvaṃ saṃprāptaṃ paramarṣiṇā
  • vyaktāvyakte -
  • vyaktāvyakta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vyaktāvyakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tattvam -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samprāptam -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samprāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramarṣiṇā -
  • paramarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.210.1

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 12.210.1 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುರುವಾಚ ।
ನ ಸ ವೇದ ಪರಂ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಯೋ ನ ವೇದ ಚತುಷ್ಟಯಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯಕ್ತಾವ್ಯಕ್ತೇ ಚ ಯತ್ತತ್ತ್ವಂ ಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಂ ಪರಮರ್ಷಿಣಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.210.1 in Bengali sript:
গুরুরুবাচ ।
ন স বেদ পরং ধর্মং যো ন বেদ চতুষ্টযম্ ।
ব্যক্তাব্যক্তে চ যত্তত্ত্বং সংপ্রাপ্তং পরমর্ষিণা ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.210.1 in Gujarati sript:
ગુરુરુવાચ ।
ન સ વેદ પરં ધર્મં યો ન વેદ ચતુષ્ટયમ્ ।
વ્યક્તાવ્યક્તે ચ યત્તત્ત્વં સંપ્રાપ્તં પરમર્ષિણા ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.210.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഗുരുരുവാച ।
ന സ വേദ പരം ധര്മം യോ ന വേദ ചതുഷ്ടയമ് ।
വ്യക്താവ്യക്തേ ച യത്തത്ത്വം സംപ്രാപ്തം പരമര്ഷിണാ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.210.1 in Telugu sript:
గురురువాచ ।
న స వేద పరం ధర్మం యో న వేద చతుష్టయమ్ ।
వ్యక్తావ్యక్తే చ యత్తత్త్వం సంప్రాప్తం పరమర్షిణా ॥ ౧ ॥

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