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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 12.216.19
सर्वाः पुष्करमालिन्यः सर्वाः काञ्चनसप्रभाः ।
कथमद्य तदा चैव मनस्ते दानवेश्वर ॥ १९ ॥
sarvāḥ puṣkaramālinyaḥ sarvāḥ kāñcanasaprabhāḥ |
kathamadya tadā caiva manaste dānaveśvara || 19 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...along the stream of Time or life, knowledge is the raft by which he can reach the shore. Those wise men who have arrived at certain conclusions (regarding the character of the soul and that which is called life...
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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 (12.216.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Saru, Sarva, Pushkaramalini, Kancana, Saprabha, Katham, Katha, Adya, Tada, Mana, Manas, Tad, Yushmad, Danava, Danu, Ishvara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.216.19). 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: “sarvāḥ puṣkaramālinyaḥ sarvāḥ kāñcanasaprabhāḥ ”
- sarvāḥ -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puṣkaramālinyaḥ -
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puṣkaramālinī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]puṣkaramālinī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarvāḥ -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāñcana -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāñcana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saprabhāḥ -
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saprabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saprabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kathamadya tadā caiva manaste dānaveśvara ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- manas -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dānave -
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dānava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]dānava (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dānu (noun, masculine)[dative single]dānu (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- iśvara -
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iśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iśvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.216.19
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 12.216.19 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಪುಷ್ಕರಮಾಲಿನ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಕಾಞ್ಚನಸಪ್ರಭಾಃ ।
ಕಥಮದ್ಯ ತದಾ ಚೈವ ಮನಸ್ತೇ ದಾನವೇಶ್ವರ ॥ ೧೯ ॥
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 12.216.19 in Bengali sript:
সর্বাঃ পুষ্করমালিন্যঃ সর্বাঃ কাঞ্চনসপ্রভাঃ ।
কথমদ্য তদা চৈব মনস্তে দানবেশ্বর ॥ ১৯ ॥
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 12.216.19 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વાઃ પુષ્કરમાલિન્યઃ સર્વાઃ કાઞ્ચનસપ્રભાઃ ।
કથમદ્ય તદા ચૈવ મનસ્તે દાનવેશ્વર ॥ ૧૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.216.19 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വാഃ പുഷ്കരമാലിന്യഃ സര്വാഃ കാഞ്ചനസപ്രഭാഃ ।
കഥമദ്യ തദാ ചൈവ മനസ്തേ ദാനവേശ്വര ॥ ൧൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.216.19 in Telugu sript:
సర్వాః పుష్కరమాలిన్యః సర్వాః కాఞ్చనసప్రభాః ।
కథమద్య తదా చైవ మనస్తే దానవేశ్వర ॥ ౧౯ ॥