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 12.255.32

ओषधीभिस्तथा ब्रह्मन्यजेरंस्ते नतादृशाः ।
बुद्धित्यागं पुरस्कृत्य तादृशं प्रब्रवीमि ते ॥ ३२ ॥

oṣadhībhistathā brahmanyajeraṃste natādṛśāḥ |
buddhityāgaṃ puraskṛtya tādṛśaṃ prabravīmi te || 32 ||

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

...righteous acts. Beholding then all the worlds to be liable to destruction, he strives to cast off virtue (with its rewards in the form of heaven and its happiness) and endeavours to attain to Emancipation by...

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

Oshadhi, Tatha, Brahma, Brahman, Sti, Nata, Risha, Tyaga, Puraskritya, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Pra, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.255.32). 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: “oṣadhībhistathā brahmanyajeraṃste natādṛśāḥ
  • oṣadhībhis -
  • oṣadhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ajer -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • raṃ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ste -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • natād -
  • nata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nam -> nata (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> nata (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √nam class 1 verb]
  • ṛśāḥ -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “buddhityāgaṃ puraskṛtya tādṛśaṃ prabravīmi te
  • buddhi -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tyāgam -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • puraskṛtya -
  • puraskṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tādṛśam -
  • tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.255.32

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 12.255.32 in Kannada sript:
ಓಷಧೀಭಿಸ್ತಥಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಯಜೇರಂಸ್ತೇ ನತಾದೃಶಾಃ ।
ಬುದ್ಧಿತ್ಯಾಗಂ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ತಾದೃಶಂ ಪ್ರಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ತೇ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 12.255.32 in Bengali sript:
ওষধীভিস্তথা ব্রহ্মন্যজেরংস্তে নতাদৃশাঃ ।
বুদ্ধিত্যাগং পুরস্কৃত্য তাদৃশং প্রব্রবীমি তে ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 12.255.32 in Gujarati sript:
ઓષધીભિસ્તથા બ્રહ્મન્યજેરંસ્તે નતાદૃશાઃ ।
બુદ્ધિત્યાગં પુરસ્કૃત્ય તાદૃશં પ્રબ્રવીમિ તે ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 12.255.32 in Malayalam sript:
ഓഷധീഭിസ്തഥാ ബ്രഹ്മന്യജേരംസ്തേ നതാദൃശാഃ ।
ബുദ്ധിത്യാഗം പുരസ്കൃത്യ താദൃശം പ്രബ്രവീമി തേ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.255.32 in Telugu sript:
ఓషధీభిస్తథా బ్రహ్మన్యజేరంస్తే నతాదృశాః ।
బుద్ధిత్యాగం పురస్కృత్య తాదృశం ప్రబ్రవీమి తే ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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