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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 12.226.1
व्यास उवाच ।
भूतग्रामे नियुक्तं यत्तदेतत्कीर्तितं मया ।
ब्राह्मणस्य तु यत्कृत्यं तत्ते वक्ष्यामि पृच्छते ॥ १ ॥
vyāsa uvāca |
bhūtagrāme niyuktaṃ yattadetatkīrtitaṃ mayā |
brāhmaṇasya tu yatkṛtyaṃ tatte vakṣyāmi pṛcchate || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...thought, speech, and act, then he is said to acquire the status of Brahma. There is only one kind of bondage in this world, viz., the bondage of desire, and no other. One that is freed from the bondage of desire...
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 (12.226.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vyasa, Bhutagrama, Niyukta, Yatta, Tat, Tad, Kirtita, Maya, Asmad, Brahmana, Yat, Yad, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Yushmad, Pricchat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.226.1). 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: “vyāsa uvāca ”
- vyāsa* -
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vyāsa (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: “bhūtagrāme niyuktaṃ yattadetatkīrtitaṃ mayā ”
- bhūtagrāme -
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bhūtagrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- niyuktam -
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niyukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niyukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niyuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatta -
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yatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]√yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
- de -
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da (noun, masculine)[locative single]da (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dā (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kīrtitam -
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kīrtita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kīrtita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kīrtitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 3: “brāhmaṇasya tu yatkṛtyaṃ tatte vakṣyāmi pṛcchate ”
- brāhmaṇasya -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtyam -
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kṛtyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]kṛtī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- pṛcchate -
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√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √praś class 6 verb]pṛcchat (noun, masculine)[dative single]pṛcchat (noun, feminine)[dative single]pṛcchat (noun, neuter)[dative single]√praś (verb class 6)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.226.1
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 12.226.1 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭೂತಗ್ರಾಮೇ ನಿಯುಕ್ತಂ ಯತ್ತದೇತತ್ಕೀರ್ತಿತಂ ಮಯಾ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ತು ಯತ್ಕೃತ್ಯಂ ತತ್ತೇ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಪೃಚ್ಛತೇ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 12.226.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাস উবাচ ।
ভূতগ্রামে নিযুক্তং যত্তদেতত্কীর্তিতং মযা ।
ব্রাহ্মণস্য তু যত্কৃত্যং তত্তে বক্ষ্যামি পৃচ্ছতে ॥ ১ ॥
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 12.226.1 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ।
ભૂતગ્રામે નિયુક્તં યત્તદેતત્કીર્તિતં મયા ।
બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય તુ યત્કૃત્યં તત્તે વક્ષ્યામિ પૃચ્છતે ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.226.1 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാസ ഉവാച ।
ഭൂതഗ്രാമേ നിയുക്തം യത്തദേതത്കീര്തിതം മയാ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ തു യത്കൃത്യം തത്തേ വക്ഷ്യാമി പൃച്ഛതേ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.226.1 in Telugu sript:
వ్యాస ఉవాచ ।
భూతగ్రామే నియుక్తం యత్తదేతత్కీర్తితం మయా ।
బ్రాహ్మణస్య తు యత్కృత్యం తత్తే వక్ష్యామి పృచ్ఛతే ॥ ౧ ॥