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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 12.224.53
तपो निःश्रेयसं जन्तोस्तस्य मूलं दमः शमः ।
तेन सर्वानवाप्नोति यान्कामान्मनसेच्छति ॥ ५३ ॥
tapo niḥśreyasaṃ jantostasya mūlaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ |
tena sarvānavāpnoti yānkāmānmanasecchati || 53 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of fear unto men destitute of knowledge do not become sources of fear unto those that are endued with knowledge. There is no end higher than the eternal end which is obtained by a person possessed of knowledge...
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 (12.224.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Nihshreyasa, Jantu, Tad, Mula, Dama, Shama, Tena, Sarva, Ava, Yat, Yah, Kamat, Kama, Manasa, Manas, Icchat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.224.53). 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: “tapo niḥśreyasaṃ jantostasya mūlaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ ”
- tapo* -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niḥśreyasam -
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niḥśreyasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niḥśreyasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jantos -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- damaḥ -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śamaḥ -
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śama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tena sarvānavāpnoti yānkāmānmanasecchati ”
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- sarvān -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- avā -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]u (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- yān -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kāmān -
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kāmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- manase -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]manasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.224.53
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 12.224.53 in Kannada sript:
ತಪೋ ನಿಃಶ್ರೇಯಸಂ ಜನ್ತೋಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಮೂಲಂ ದಮಃ ಶಮಃ ।
ತೇನ ಸರ್ವಾನವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಯಾನ್ಕಾಮಾನ್ಮನಸೇಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೫೩ ॥
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 12.224.53 in Bengali sript:
তপো নিঃশ্রেযসং জন্তোস্তস্য মূলং দমঃ শমঃ ।
তেন সর্বানবাপ্নোতি যান্কামান্মনসেচ্ছতি ॥ ৫৩ ॥
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 12.224.53 in Gujarati sript:
તપો નિઃશ્રેયસં જન્તોસ્તસ્ય મૂલં દમઃ શમઃ ।
તેન સર્વાનવાપ્નોતિ યાન્કામાન્મનસેચ્છતિ ॥ ૫૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.224.53 in Malayalam sript:
തപോ നിഃശ്രേയസം ജന്തോസ്തസ്യ മൂലം ദമഃ ശമഃ ।
തേന സര്വാനവാപ്നോതി യാന്കാമാന്മനസേച്ഛതി ॥ ൫൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.224.53 in Telugu sript:
తపో నిఃశ్రేయసం జన్తోస్తస్య మూలం దమః శమః ।
తేన సర్వానవాప్నోతి యాన్కామాన్మనసేచ్ఛతి ॥ ౫౩ ॥