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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 12.231.3
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण सर्वत्यागेन मेधया ।
सांख्ये वा यदि वा योगे एतत्पृष्टोऽभिधत्स्व मे ॥ ३ ॥
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa sarvatyāgena medhayā |
sāṃkhye vā yadi vā yoge etatpṛṣṭo'bhidhatsva me || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...a stop to their life-breaths. Those tears that Death had shed are the diseases by which the bodies of men become afflicted. At the destruction, therefore, of living creatures, one should not, understanding,...
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 (12.231.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tapasa, Brahmacarya, Sarvatyaga, Medha, Sankhya, Var, Yadi, Yad, Yoga, Etad, Prishta, Abhi, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.231.3). 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: “tapasā brahmacaryeṇa sarvatyāgena medhayā ”
- tapasā* -
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tapasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- brahmacaryeṇa -
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brahmacarya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvatyāgena -
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sarvatyāga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- medhayā -
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medhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “sāṃkhye vā yadi vā yoge etatpṛṣṭo'bhidhatsva me ”
- sāṅkhye -
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sāṅkhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]sāṅkhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sāṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yoge -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]yogā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pṛṣṭo' -
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pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dhatsva -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[imperative middle second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.231.3
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 12.231.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಪಸಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯೇಣ ಸರ್ವತ್ಯಾಗೇನ ಮೇಧಯಾ ।
ಸಾಂಖ್ಯೇ ವಾ ಯದಿ ವಾ ಯೋಗೇ ಏತತ್ಪೃಷ್ಟೋಽಭಿಧತ್ಸ್ವ ಮೇ ॥ ೩ ॥
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 12.231.3 in Bengali sript:
তপসা ব্রহ্মচর্যেণ সর্বত্যাগেন মেধযা ।
সাংখ্যে বা যদি বা যোগে এতত্পৃষ্টোঽভিধত্স্ব মে ॥ ৩ ॥
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 12.231.3 in Gujarati sript:
તપસા બ્રહ્મચર્યેણ સર્વત્યાગેન મેધયા ।
સાંખ્યે વા યદિ વા યોગે એતત્પૃષ્ટોઽભિધત્સ્વ મે ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.231.3 in Malayalam sript:
തപസാ ബ്രഹ്മചര്യേണ സര്വത്യാഗേന മേധയാ ।
സാംഖ്യേ വാ യദി വാ യോഗേ ഏതത്പൃഷ്ടോഽഭിധത്സ്വ മേ ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.231.3 in Telugu sript:
తపసా బ్రహ్మచర్యేణ సర్వత్యాగేన మేధయా ।
సాంఖ్యే వా యది వా యోగే ఏతత్పృష్టోఽభిధత్స్వ మే ॥ ౩ ॥