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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 12.243.1
व्यास उवाच ।
गन्धान्रसान्नानुरुन्ध्यात्सुखं वा नालंकारांश्चाप्नुयात्तस्य तस्य ।
मानं च कीर्तिं च यशश्च नेच्छेत्स वै प्रचारः पश्यतो ब्राह्मणस्य ॥ १ ॥
vyāsa uvāca |
gandhānrasānnānurundhyātsukhaṃ vā nālaṃkārāṃścāpnuyāttasya tasya |
mānaṃ ca kīrtiṃ ca yaśaśca necchetsa vai pracāraḥ paśyato brāhmaṇasya || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...son prostrated before him with bent head, and beholding also his wife almost petrified with shame, the Rishi became filled with great joy. From that time the highsouled Rishi, dwelling in that lone hermitage...
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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 (12.243.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vyasa, Gandha, Rasa, Anu, Sukham, Sukha, Var, Nri, Alankara, Tad, Mana, Kirti, Yasha, Yashas, Pracara, Pashyat, Pashyata, Brahmana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.243.1). 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: “gandhānrasānnānurundhyātsukhaṃ vā nālaṃkārāṃścāpnuyāttasya tasya ”
- gandhān -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- rasānn -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ānu -
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ānu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ānu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ānu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ānu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- rundhyāt -
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√rudh (verb class 7)[optative active third single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alaṅkārāṃś -
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alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpnuyāt -
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√āp (verb class 5)[optative active third 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]
- 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]
- Line 3: “mānaṃ ca kīrtiṃ ca yaśaśca necchetsa vai pracāraḥ paśyato brāhmaṇasya ”
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīrtim -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaśaś -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- icchet -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- pracāraḥ -
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pracāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paśyato* -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]paśyata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brāhmaṇasya -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.243.1
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 12.243.1 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಗನ್ಧಾನ್ರಸಾನ್ನಾನುರುನ್ಧ್ಯಾತ್ಸುಖಂ ವಾ ನಾಲಂಕಾರಾಂಶ್ಚಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ತಸ್ಯ ತಸ್ಯ ।
ಮಾನಂ ಚ ಕೀರ್ತಿಂ ಚ ಯಶಶ್ಚ ನೇಚ್ಛೇತ್ಸ ವೈ ಪ್ರಚಾರಃ ಪಶ್ಯತೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ॥ 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 12.243.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাস উবাচ ।
গন্ধান্রসান্নানুরুন্ধ্যাত্সুখং বা নালংকারাংশ্চাপ্নুযাত্তস্য তস্য ।
মানং চ কীর্তিং চ যশশ্চ নেচ্ছেত্স বৈ প্রচারঃ পশ্যতো ব্রাহ্মণস্য ॥ 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 12.243.1 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ।
ગન્ધાન્રસાન્નાનુરુન્ધ્યાત્સુખં વા નાલંકારાંશ્ચાપ્નુયાત્તસ્ય તસ્ય ।
માનં ચ કીર્તિં ચ યશશ્ચ નેચ્છેત્સ વૈ પ્રચારઃ પશ્યતો બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.243.1 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാസ ഉവാച ।
ഗന്ധാന്രസാന്നാനുരുന്ധ്യാത്സുഖം വാ നാലംകാരാംശ്ചാപ്നുയാത്തസ്യ തസ്യ ।
മാനം ച കീര്തിം ച യശശ്ച നേച്ഛേത്സ വൈ പ്രചാരഃ പശ്യതോ ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.243.1 in Telugu sript:
వ్యాస ఉవాచ ।
గన్ధాన్రసాన్నానురున్ధ్యాత్సుఖం వా నాలంకారాంశ్చాప్నుయాత్తస్య తస్య ।
మానం చ కీర్తిం చ యశశ్చ నేచ్ఛేత్స వై ప్రచారః పశ్యతో బ్రాహ్మణస్య ॥ ౧ ॥