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 12.211.25

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अस्ति नास्तीति चाप्येतत्तस्मिन्नसति लक्षणे ।
किमधिष्ठाय तद्ब्रूयाल्लोकयात्राविनिश्चयम् ॥ २५ ॥

asti nāstīti cāpyetattasminnasati lakṣaṇe |
kimadhiṣṭhāya tadbrūyāllokayātrāviniścayam || 25 ||

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

...is of all beings, as fixed by a knowledge of time,{GL_NOTE:175026:} and what the duties are that should be accomplished by a Brahmana.' "Bhishma said, 'Unto his son who had questioned him, the sire, having...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.211.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asti, Nasti, Iti, Capin, Capya, Capi, Etad, Tad, Asat, Asati, Lakshana, Kim, Adhi, Tha, Tat, Lokayatra, Vinishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.211.25). 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: “asti nāstīti cāpyetattasminnasati lakṣaṇe ”
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
nāstī -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
cāpye -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [dative single]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ci], [vocative dual from √ci], [accusative dual from √ci], [locative single from √ci]

√ci -> cāpyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √ci], [vocative single from √ci], [vocative dual from √ci], [accusative dual from √ci]

√ci (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tasminn -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
asati -
asatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
lakṣaṇe -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “kimadhiṣṭhāya tadbrūyāllokayātrāviniścayam ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
adhiṣ -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṭhāya -
ṭha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brūyāl -
√brū (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
lokayātrā -
lokayātrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viniścayam -
viniścaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.211.25

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;

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Preview of verse 12.211.25 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ತಿ ನಾಸ್ತೀತಿ ಚಾಪ್ಯೇತತ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಸತಿ ಲಕ್ಷಣೇ ।
ಕಿಮಧಿಷ್ಠಾಯ ತದ್ಬ್ರೂಯಾಲ್ಲೋಕಯಾತ್ರಾವಿನಿಶ್ಚಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.211.25 in Bengali sript:
অস্তি নাস্তীতি চাপ্যেতত্তস্মিন্নসতি লক্ষণে ।
কিমধিষ্ঠায তদ্ব্রূযাল্লোকযাত্রাবিনিশ্চযম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 12.211.25 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્તિ નાસ્તીતિ ચાપ્યેતત્તસ્મિન્નસતિ લક્ષણે ।
કિમધિષ્ઠાય તદ્બ્રૂયાલ્લોકયાત્રાવિનિશ્ચયમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.211.25 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്തി നാസ്തീതി ചാപ്യേതത്തസ്മിന്നസതി ലക്ഷണേ ।
കിമധിഷ്ഠായ തദ്ബ്രൂയാല്ലോകയാത്രാവിനിശ്ചയമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.211.25 in Telugu sript:
అస్తి నాస్తీతి చాప్యేతత్తస్మిన్నసతి లక్షణే ।
కిమధిష్ఠాయ తద్బ్రూయాల్లోకయాత్రావినిశ్చయమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021