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 12.219.9

भावाभावावभिजानन्गरीयो जानामि श्रेयो न तु तत्करोमि ।
आशाः सुशर्म्याः सुहृदां सुकुर्वन्यथा नियुक्तोऽस्मि तथा वहामि ॥ ९ ॥

bhāvābhāvāvabhijānangarīyo jānāmi śreyo na tu tatkaromi |
āśāḥ suśarmyāḥ suhṛdāṃ sukurvanyathā niyukto'smi tathā vahāmi || 9 ||

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

...form of a sound. The Soul also is not the refuge of the knowledge. It is Desire that creates the knowledge. Desire, however, never creates the three attributes.{GL_NOTE:175111:} The man of wisdom, capable of...

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

Bhavabhava, Abhija, Gariyas, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Tat, Tad, Asha, Ashas, Sharmin, Suhrid, Kurvat, Yatha, Niyukta, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.219.9). 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: “bhāvābhāvāvabhijānangarīyo jānāmi śreyo na tu tatkaromi
  • bhāvābhāvāva -
  • bhāvābhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhijā -
  • abhija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ānan -
  • an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • garīyo* -
  • garīyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    garīyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • śreyo* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karomi -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active first single]
  • Line 2: “āśāḥ suśarmyāḥ suhṛdāṃ sukurvanyathā niyukto'smi tathā vahāmi
  • āśāḥ -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    āśas (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śarmyā -
  • śarmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śarmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • suhṛdām -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kurvan -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niyukto' -
  • niyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vahāmi -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.219.9

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 12.219.9 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾವಾಭಾವಾವಭಿಜಾನನ್ಗರೀಯೋ ಜಾನಾಮಿ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ನ ತು ತತ್ಕರೋಮಿ ।
ಆಶಾಃ ಸುಶರ್ಮ್ಯಾಃ ಸುಹೃದಾಂ ಸುಕುರ್ವನ್ಯಥಾ ನಿಯುಕ್ತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ತಥಾ ವಹಾಮಿ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 12.219.9 in Bengali sript:
ভাবাভাবাবভিজানন্গরীযো জানামি শ্রেযো ন তু তত্করোমি ।
আশাঃ সুশর্ম্যাঃ সুহৃদাং সুকুর্বন্যথা নিযুক্তোঽস্মি তথা বহামি ॥ ৯ ॥

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 12.219.9 in Gujarati sript:
ભાવાભાવાવભિજાનન્ગરીયો જાનામિ શ્રેયો ન તુ તત્કરોમિ ।
આશાઃ સુશર્મ્યાઃ સુહૃદાં સુકુર્વન્યથા નિયુક્તોઽસ્મિ તથા વહામિ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 12.219.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഭാവാഭാവാവഭിജാനന്ഗരീയോ ജാനാമി ശ്രേയോ ന തു തത്കരോമി ।
ആശാഃ സുശര്മ്യാഃ സുഹൃദാം സുകുര്വന്യഥാ നിയുക്തോഽസ്മി തഥാ വഹാമി ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.219.9 in Telugu sript:
భావాభావావభిజానన్గరీయో జానామి శ్రేయో న తు తత్కరోమి ।
ఆశాః సుశర్మ్యాః సుహృదాం సుకుర్వన్యథా నియుక్తోఽస్మి తథా వహామి ॥ ౯ ॥

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