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 12.242.21

आत्मज्ञानमिदं गुह्यं सर्वगुह्यतमं महत् ।
अब्रुवं यदहं तात आत्मसाक्षिकमञ्जसा ॥ २१ ॥

ātmajñānamidaṃ guhyaṃ sarvaguhyatamaṃ mahat |
abruvaṃ yadahaṃ tāta ātmasākṣikamañjasā || 21 ||

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

...wisdom you takest a long time for reflection before achieving any act. Let not your conduct be otherwise today! Be you a true Chirakaraka today. Your mother had expected your advent for a long time. For a long...

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

Atmajnana, Idam, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Sarvagu, Mahat, Yat, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Tata, Tati, Sakshin, Sakshi, Kama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.242.21). 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: “ātmajñānamidaṃ guhyaṃ sarvaguhyatamaṃ mahat
  • ātmajñānam -
  • ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guhyam -
  • guhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvagu -
  • sarvagu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sarvagu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sarvagu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mam -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “abruvaṃ yadahaṃ tāta ātmasākṣikamañjasā
  • abruvam -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tāta*ā -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sākṣi -
  • sākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kamañ -
  • kama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.242.21

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 12.242.21 in Kannada sript:
ಆತ್ಮಜ್ಞಾನಮಿದಂ ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಗುಹ್ಯತಮಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ಅಬ್ರುವಂ ಯದಹಂ ತಾತ ಆತ್ಮಸಾಕ್ಷಿಕಮಞ್ಜಸಾ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.242.21 in Bengali sript:
আত্মজ্ঞানমিদং গুহ্যং সর্বগুহ্যতমং মহত্ ।
অব্রুবং যদহং তাত আত্মসাক্ষিকমঞ্জসা ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.242.21 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મજ્ઞાનમિદં ગુહ્યં સર્વગુહ્યતમં મહત્ ।
અબ્રુવં યદહં તાત આત્મસાક્ષિકમઞ્જસા ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.242.21 in Malayalam sript:
ആത്മജ്ഞാനമിദം ഗുഹ്യം സര്വഗുഹ്യതമം മഹത് ।
അബ്രുവം യദഹം താത ആത്മസാക്ഷികമഞ്ജസാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.242.21 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్మజ్ఞానమిదం గుహ్యం సర్వగుహ్యతమం మహత్ ।
అబ్రువం యదహం తాత ఆత్మసాక్షికమఞ్జసా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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