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 12.212.16

तत्र सम्यङ्मनो नाम त्यागशास्त्रमनुत्तमम् ।
शृणु यत्तव मोक्षाय भाष्यमाणं भविष्यति ॥ १६ ॥

tatra samyaṅmano nāma tyāgaśāstramanuttamam |
śṛṇu yattava mokṣāya bhāṣyamāṇaṃ bhaviṣyati || 16 ||

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

...acts, then enters that combination called the gross body.{GL_NOTE:175037:} Then the original Creator of all beings, having by his Maya divided Himself, enters that subtile form for surveying or overlooking everything...

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

Tatra, Samyak, Samyanc, Mana, Manas, Naman, Tyaga, Shastra, Anuttama, Yatta, Moksha, Bhashya, Bhashi, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.212.16). 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: “tatra samyaṅmano nāma tyāgaśāstramanuttamam
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • samyaṅ -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samyañc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samyañc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tyāga -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuttamam -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇu yattava mokṣāya bhāṣyamāṇaṃ bhaviṣyati
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yatta -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mokṣāya -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • bhāṣyam -
  • bhāṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.212.16

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 12.212.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಸಮ್ಯಙ್ಮನೋ ನಾಮ ತ್ಯಾಗಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಮನುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಶೃಣು ಯತ್ತವ ಮೋಕ್ಷಾಯ ಭಾಷ್ಯಮಾಣಂ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 12.212.16 in Bengali sript:
তত্র সম্যঙ্মনো নাম ত্যাগশাস্ত্রমনুত্তমম্ ।
শৃণু যত্তব মোক্ষায ভাষ্যমাণং ভবিষ্যতি ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 12.212.16 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર સમ્યઙ્મનો નામ ત્યાગશાસ્ત્રમનુત્તમમ્ ।
શૃણુ યત્તવ મોક્ષાય ભાષ્યમાણં ભવિષ્યતિ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 12.212.16 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര സമ്യങ്മനോ നാമ ത്യാഗശാസ്ത്രമനുത്തമമ് ।
ശൃണു യത്തവ മോക്ഷായ ഭാഷ്യമാണം ഭവിഷ്യതി ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.212.16 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర సమ్యఙ్మనో నామ త్యాగశాస్త్రమనుత్తమమ్ ।
శృణు యత్తవ మోక్షాయ భాష్యమాణం భవిష్యతి ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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