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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 12.213.2
भीष्म उवाच ।
दममेव प्रशंसन्ति वृद्धाः श्रुतिसमाधयः ।
सर्वेषामेव वर्णानां ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषतः ॥ २ ॥
bhīṣma uvāca |
damameva praśaṃsanti vṛddhāḥ śrutisamādhayaḥ |
sarveṣāmeva varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇasya viśeṣataḥ || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...creatures. All the innumerable creatures that exist subject to pairs of opposites and according to their respective natures, have Time for their refuge. It is Time that assumes those shapes and it is Time that...
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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 (12.213.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhishma, Dama, Eva, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Vriddha, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Samadhi, Sarva, Varna, Brahmana, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.213.2). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
- bhīṣma* -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “damameva praśaṃsanti vṛddhāḥ śrutisamādhayaḥ ”
- damam -
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dama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]damā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praśaṃsanti -
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praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛddhāḥ -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- śruti -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrutī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śrutī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śrutī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrut (noun, feminine)[locative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- samādhayaḥ -
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samādhi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 3: “sarveṣāmeva varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇasya viśeṣataḥ ”
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇānām -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]varṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]varṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- brāhmaṇasya -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- viśeṣataḥ -
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viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.213.2
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.213.2 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದಮಮೇವ ಪ್ರಶಂಸನ್ತಿ ವೃದ್ಧಾಃ ಶ್ರುತಿಸಮಾಧಯಃ ।
ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಮೇವ ವರ್ಣಾನಾಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
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 12.213.2 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
দমমেব প্রশংসন্তি বৃদ্ধাঃ শ্রুতিসমাধযঃ ।
সর্বেষামেব বর্ণানাং ব্রাহ্মণস্য বিশেষতঃ ॥ ২ ॥
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 12.213.2 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
દમમેવ પ્રશંસન્તિ વૃદ્ધાઃ શ્રુતિસમાધયઃ ।
સર્વેષામેવ વર્ણાનાં બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય વિશેષતઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.213.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ദമമേവ പ്രശംസന്തി വൃദ്ധാഃ ശ്രുതിസമാധയഃ ।
സര്വേഷാമേവ വര്ണാനാം ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ വിശേഷതഃ ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.213.2 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
దమమేవ ప్రశంసన్తి వృద్ధాః శ్రుతిసమాధయః ।
సర్వేషామేవ వర్ణానాం బ్రాహ్మణస్య విశేషతః ॥ ౨ ॥