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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 12.212.28
अविवेकस्तथा मोहः प्रमादः स्वप्नतन्द्रिता ।
कथंचिदपि वर्तन्ते विविधास्तामसा गुणाः ॥ २८ ॥
avivekastathā mohaḥ pramādaḥ svapnatandritā |
kathaṃcidapi vartante vividhāstāmasā guṇāḥ || 28 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...They however, whose vision is directed to truth regard Brahma as the cause.{GL_NOTE:175040:} Penance is the highest good for living creatures. The roots of penance are tranquillity and self-restraint. By penance...
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 (12.212.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aviveka, Tatha, Moha, Pramada, Svapnatandrita, Katham, Katha, Cit, Api, Vividha, Tamasa, Guna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.212.28). 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: “avivekastathā mohaḥ pramādaḥ svapnatandritā”
- avivekas -
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aviveka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mohaḥ -
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moha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pramādaḥ -
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pramāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svapnatandritā -
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svapnatandritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kathaṃcidapi vartante vividhāstāmasā guṇāḥ”
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartante -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- vividhās -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vividhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tāmasā* -
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tāmasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.212.28
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.212.28 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಿವೇಕಸ್ತಥಾ ಮೋಹಃ ಪ್ರಮಾದಃ ಸ್ವಪ್ನತನ್ದ್ರಿತಾ ।
ಕಥಂಚಿದಪಿ ವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ವಿವಿಧಾಸ್ತಾಮಸಾ ಗುಣಾಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.212.28 in Bengali sript:
অবিবেকস্তথা মোহঃ প্রমাদঃ স্বপ্নতন্দ্রিতা ।
কথংচিদপি বর্তন্তে বিবিধাস্তামসা গুণাঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.212.28 in Gujarati sript:
અવિવેકસ્તથા મોહઃ પ્રમાદઃ સ્વપ્નતન્દ્રિતા ।
કથંચિદપિ વર્તન્તે વિવિધાસ્તામસા ગુણાઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.212.28 in Malayalam sript:
അവിവേകസ്തഥാ മോഹഃ പ്രമാദഃ സ്വപ്നതന്ദ്രിതാ ।
കഥംചിദപി വര്തന്തേ വിവിധാസ്താമസാ ഗുണാഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.212.28 in Telugu sript:
అవివేకస్తథా మోహః ప్రమాదః స్వప్నతన్ద్రితా ।
కథంచిదపి వర్తన్తే వివిధాస్తామసా గుణాః ॥ ౨౮ ॥