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 12.254.41

तानि जीवानि विक्रीय का मृतेषु विचारणा ।
का तैले का घृते ब्रह्मन्मधुन्यप्स्वौषधेषु वा ॥ ४१ ॥

tāni jīvāni vikrīya kā mṛteṣu vicāraṇā |
kā taile kā ghṛte brahmanmadhunyapsvauṣadheṣu vā || 41 ||

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

...what that sacrifice is which has been ordained for the sake only of virtue and not for the acquisition of either heaven or wealth!'{GL_NOTE:175438:} "Bhishma said, 'In this connection I shall relate to you...

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

Tad, Tani, Jiva, Jivan, Vikriya, Mrita, Vicarana, Taila, Ghrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.254.41). 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: “tāni jīvāni vikrīya mṛteṣu vicāraṇā
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jīvāni -
  • jīva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • vikrīya -
  • vikrīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikrīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛteṣu -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • vicāraṇā -
  • vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ taile ghṛte brahmanmadhunyapsvauṣadheṣu
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • taile -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ghṛte -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • Cannot analyse brahmanmadhunyapsvauṣadheṣu*vā
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.254.41

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 12.254.41 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನಿ ಜೀವಾನಿ ವಿಕ್ರೀಯ ಕಾ ಮೃತೇಷು ವಿಚಾರಣಾ ।
ಕಾ ತೈಲೇ ಕಾ ಘೃತೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಮಧುನ್ಯಪ್ಸ್ವೌಷಧೇಷು ವಾ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 12.254.41 in Bengali sript:
তানি জীবানি বিক্রীয কা মৃতেষু বিচারণা ।
কা তৈলে কা ঘৃতে ব্রহ্মন্মধুন্যপ্স্বৌষধেষু বা ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 12.254.41 in Gujarati sript:
તાનિ જીવાનિ વિક્રીય કા મૃતેષુ વિચારણા ।
કા તૈલે કા ઘૃતે બ્રહ્મન્મધુન્યપ્સ્વૌષધેષુ વા ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 12.254.41 in Malayalam sript:
താനി ജീവാനി വിക്രീയ കാ മൃതേഷു വിചാരണാ ।
കാ തൈലേ കാ ഘൃതേ ബ്രഹ്മന്മധുന്യപ്സ്വൌഷധേഷു വാ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.254.41 in Telugu sript:
తాని జీవాని విక్రీయ కా మృతేషు విచారణా ।
కా తైలే కా ఘృతే బ్రహ్మన్మధున్యప్స్వౌషధేషు వా ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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