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 12.244.1

व्यास उवाच ।
द्वंद्वानि मोक्षजिज्ञासुरर्थधर्मावनुष्ठितः ।
वक्त्रा गुणवता शिष्यः श्राव्यः पूर्वमिदं महत् ॥ १ ॥

vyāsa uvāca |
dvaṃdvāni mokṣajijñāsurarthadharmāvanuṣṭhitaḥ |
vaktrā guṇavatā śiṣyaḥ śrāvyaḥ pūrvamidaṃ mahat || 1 ||

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

...those three orders be kept within the bonds of righteousness, then the subsidiary classes (that have sprung from intermixture) will imitate them in their practices. Those amongst them that will transgress (the...

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

Vyasa, Dvandva, Moksha, Jijnasu, Artha, Dharma, Anushthita, Vaktra, Gunavat, Gunavata, Shishya, Shravya, Purvam, Purva, Idam, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.244.1). 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* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “dvaṃdvāni mokṣajijñāsurarthadharmāvanuṣṭhitaḥ
  • dvandvāni -
  • dvandva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mokṣa -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jijñāsur -
  • jijñāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jijñāsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmāva -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anuṣṭhitaḥ -
  • anuṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “vaktrā guṇavatā śiṣyaḥ śrāvyaḥ pūrvamidaṃ mahat
  • vaktrā* -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇavatā -
  • guṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    guṇavatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiṣyaḥ -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • śrāvyaḥ -
  • śrāvya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śrāvya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.244.1

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 12.244.1 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದ್ವಂದ್ವಾನಿ ಮೋಕ್ಷಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸುರರ್ಥಧರ್ಮಾವನುಷ್ಠಿತಃ ।
ವಕ್ತ್ರಾ ಗುಣವತಾ ಶಿಷ್ಯಃ ಶ್ರಾವ್ಯಃ ಪೂರ್ವಮಿದಂ ಮಹತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.244.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাস উবাচ ।
দ্বংদ্বানি মোক্ষজিজ্ঞাসুরর্থধর্মাবনুষ্ঠিতঃ ।
বক্ত্রা গুণবতা শিষ্যঃ শ্রাব্যঃ পূর্বমিদং মহত্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.244.1 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ।
દ્વંદ્વાનિ મોક્ષજિજ્ઞાસુરર્થધર્માવનુષ્ઠિતઃ ।
વક્ત્રા ગુણવતા શિષ્યઃ શ્રાવ્યઃ પૂર્વમિદં મહત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.244.1 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാസ ഉവാച ।
ദ്വംദ്വാനി മോക്ഷജിജ്ഞാസുരര്ഥധര്മാവനുഷ്ഠിതഃ ।
വക്ത്രാ ഗുണവതാ ശിഷ്യഃ ശ്രാവ്യഃ പൂര്വമിദം മഹത് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.244.1 in Telugu sript:
వ్యాస ఉవాచ ।
ద్వంద్వాని మోక్షజిజ్ఞాసురర్థధర్మావనుష్ఠితః ।
వక్త్రా గుణవతా శిష్యః శ్రావ్యః పూర్వమిదం మహత్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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