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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 12.246.8
एवं यो वेद कामस्य केवलं परिकर्षणम् ।
वधं वै कामशास्त्रस्य स दुःखान्यतिवर्तते ॥ ८ ॥
evaṃ yo veda kāmasya kevalaṃ parikarṣaṇam |
vadhaṃ vai kāmaśāstrasya sa duḥkhānyativartate || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
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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 (12.246.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Yah, Veda, Kama, Kevalam, Kevala, Parikarshana, Vadha, Kamashastra, Duhkha, Ati, Vartat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.246.8). 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: “evaṃ yo veda kāmasya kevalaṃ parikarṣaṇam ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- veda -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kāmasya -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parikarṣaṇam -
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parikarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vadhaṃ vai kāmaśāstrasya sa duḥkhānyativartate ”
- vadham -
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vadha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vadhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- kāmaśāstrasya -
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kāmaśāstra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duḥkhānya -
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duḥkha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartate -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.246.8
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 12.246.8 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಯೋ ವೇದ ಕಾಮಸ್ಯ ಕೇವಲಂ ಪರಿಕರ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ವಧಂ ವೈ ಕಾಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸ ದುಃಖಾನ್ಯತಿವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 12.246.8 in Bengali sript:
এবং যো বেদ কামস্য কেবলং পরিকর্ষণম্ ।
বধং বৈ কামশাস্ত্রস্য স দুঃখান্যতিবর্ততে ॥ ৮ ॥
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 12.246.8 in Gujarati sript:
એવં યો વેદ કામસ્ય કેવલં પરિકર્ષણમ્ ।
વધં વૈ કામશાસ્ત્રસ્ય સ દુઃખાન્યતિવર્તતે ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.246.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം യോ വേദ കാമസ്യ കേവലം പരികര്ഷണമ് ।
വധം വൈ കാമശാസ്ത്രസ്യ സ ദുഃഖാന്യതിവര്തതേ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.246.8 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం యో వేద కామస్య కేవలం పరికర్షణమ్ ।
వధం వై కామశాస్త్రస్య స దుఃఖాన్యతివర్తతే ॥ ౮ ॥