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 12.241.11

एतद्बुद्ध्वा भवेद्बुद्धः किमन्यद्बुद्धलक्षणम् ।
विज्ञायैतद्विमुच्यन्ते कृतकृत्या मनीषिणः ॥ ११ ॥

etadbuddhvā bhavedbuddhaḥ kimanyadbuddhalakṣaṇam |
vijñāyaitadvimucyante kṛtakṛtyā manīṣiṇaḥ || 11 ||

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

...cherished by both, but in respect of their fruition more depends upon the mother than on the sire.{GL_NOTE:175361:} The mother knows the family in which the son is born and the father who has begotten him. From...

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

Etad, Buddhva, Buddha, Kim, Ani, Anya, Lakshana, Vijna, Vijnaya, Vimuc, Anta, Anti, Kritakritya, Manishin, Manishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.241.11). 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: “etadbuddhvā bhavedbuddhaḥ kimanyadbuddhalakṣaṇam
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • buddhvā* -
  • buddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • buddhaḥ -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vijñāyaitadvimucyante kṛtakṛtyā manīṣiṇaḥ
  • vijñāyai -
  • vijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vijñā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    vijñāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vimucya -
  • vimuc (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kṛtakṛtyā* -
  • kṛtakṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtakṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manīṣiṇaḥ -
  • manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.241.11

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 12.241.11 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದ್ಬುದ್ಧ್ವಾ ಭವೇದ್ಬುದ್ಧಃ ಕಿಮನ್ಯದ್ಬುದ್ಧಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞಾಯೈತದ್ವಿಮುಚ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಕೃತಕೃತ್ಯಾ ಮನೀಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 12.241.11 in Bengali sript:
এতদ্বুদ্ধ্বা ভবেদ্বুদ্ধঃ কিমন্যদ্বুদ্ধলক্ষণম্ ।
বিজ্ঞাযৈতদ্বিমুচ্যন্তে কৃতকৃত্যা মনীষিণঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 12.241.11 in Gujarati sript:
એતદ્બુદ્ધ્વા ભવેદ્બુદ્ધઃ કિમન્યદ્બુદ્ધલક્ષણમ્ ।
વિજ્ઞાયૈતદ્વિમુચ્યન્તે કૃતકૃત્યા મનીષિણઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 12.241.11 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതദ്ബുദ്ധ്വാ ഭവേദ്ബുദ്ധഃ കിമന്യദ്ബുദ്ധലക്ഷണമ് ।
വിജ്ഞായൈതദ്വിമുച്യന്തേ കൃതകൃത്യാ മനീഷിണഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.241.11 in Telugu sript:
ఏతద్బుద్ధ్వా భవేద్బుద్ధః కిమన్యద్బుద్ధలక్షణమ్ ।
విజ్ఞాయైతద్విముచ్యన్తే కృతకృత్యా మనీషిణః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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