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 12.244.5

ततः पाकः प्रकाशश्च ज्योतिश्चक्षुश्च तन्मयम् ।
तस्य रूपं गुणं विद्यात्तमोऽन्ववसितात्मकम् ॥ ५ ॥

tataḥ pākaḥ prakāśaśca jyotiścakṣuśca tanmayam |
tasya rūpaṃ guṇaṃ vidyāttamo'nvavasitātmakam || 5 ||

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

...are all slain (because they become deprived of the means of life). When injured by a wicked person, the king should, therefore, reflect deeply on the question of chastisement.{GL_NOTE:175368:} Sometimes a wicked...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Paka, Prakasha, Jyotis, Jyoti, Cakshu, Cakshus, Tanmaya, Rupa, Guna, Vidya, Tama, Tamas, Anvavasita, Maka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.244.5). 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: “tataḥ pākaḥ prakāśaśca jyotiścakṣuśca tanmayam
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • pākaḥ -
  • pāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakāśaś -
  • prakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jyotiś -
  • jyotis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jyoti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jyoti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakṣuś -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanmayam -
  • tanmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tanmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tanmayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tasya rūpaṃ guṇaṃ vidyāttamo'nvavasitātmakam
  • tasya -
  • 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]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guṇam -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidyāt -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tamo' -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anvavasitāt -
  • anvavasita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    anvavasita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • makam -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.244.5

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 12.244.5 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪಾಕಃ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಶ್ಚ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಶ್ಚಕ್ಷುಶ್ಚ ತನ್ಮಯಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಯ ರೂಪಂ ಗುಣಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾತ್ತಮೋಽನ್ವವಸಿತಾತ್ಮಕಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.244.5 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ পাকঃ প্রকাশশ্চ জ্যোতিশ্চক্ষুশ্চ তন্মযম্ ।
তস্য রূপং গুণং বিদ্যাত্তমোঽন্ববসিতাত্মকম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.244.5 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પાકઃ પ્રકાશશ્ચ જ્યોતિશ્ચક્ષુશ્ચ તન્મયમ્ ।
તસ્ય રૂપં ગુણં વિદ્યાત્તમોઽન્વવસિતાત્મકમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.244.5 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പാകഃ പ്രകാശശ്ച ജ്യോതിശ്ചക്ഷുശ്ച തന്മയമ് ।
തസ്യ രൂപം ഗുണം വിദ്യാത്തമോഽന്വവസിതാത്മകമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.244.5 in Telugu sript:
తతః పాకః ప్రకాశశ్చ జ్యోతిశ్చక్షుశ్చ తన్మయమ్ ।
తస్య రూపం గుణం విద్యాత్తమోఽన్వవసితాత్మకమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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