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 12.256.16

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स्पर्धां जहि महाप्राज्ञ ततः प्राप्स्यसि यत्परम् ।
श्रद्धावाञ्श्रद्दधानश्च धर्मांश्चैवेह वाणिजः ।
स्ववर्त्मनि स्थितश्चैव गरीयानेष जाजले ॥ १६ ॥

spardhāṃ jahi mahāprājña tataḥ prāpsyasi yatparam |
śraddhāvāñśraddadhānaśca dharmāṃścaiveha vāṇijaḥ |
svavartmani sthitaścaiva garīyāneṣa jājale || 16 ||

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

...Devala of venerable years, seated at his ease, questioned him about the origin and the destruction of all creatures.' "Narada said, 'Whence, O Brahmana, has this universe, consisting of mobile and immobile...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.256.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Spardha, Jahi, Mahaprajna, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pra, Yat, Yad, Param, Para, Shraddhavat, Shraddadhana, Dharma, Iha, Vanija, Sva, Svan, Vartman, Sthita, Gariyas, Esha, Jajala, Jajali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.256.16). 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: “spardhāṃ jahi mahāprājña tataḥ prāpsyasi yatparam ”
spardhām -
spardhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jahi -
jahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jahi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jahi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
mahāprājña -
mahāprājña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahāprājña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpsyasi -
√āp (verb class 5)

[future active second single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śraddhāvāñśraddadhānaśca dharmāṃścaiveha vāṇijaḥ ”
śraddhāvāñś -
śraddhāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śraddadhānaś -
śraddadhāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmāṃś -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aive -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāṇijaḥ -
vāṇija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “svavartmani sthitaścaiva garīyāneṣa jājale ”
sva -
sva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

svan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vartmani -
vartmani (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vartman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sthitaś -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
garīyān -
garīyas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jājale -
jājala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jājali (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.256.16

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;

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Preview of verse 12.256.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾಂ ಜಹಿ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞ ತತಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯಸಿ ಯತ್ಪರಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾಞ್ಶ್ರದ್ದಧಾನಶ್ಚ ಧರ್ಮಾಂಶ್ಚೈವೇಹ ವಾಣಿಜಃ ।
ಸ್ವವರ್ತ್ಮನಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಶ್ಚೈವ ಗರೀಯಾನೇಷ ಜಾಜಲೇ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.256.16 in Bengali sript:
স্পর্ধাং জহি মহাপ্রাজ্ঞ ততঃ প্রাপ্স্যসি যত্পরম্ ।
শ্রদ্ধাবাঞ্শ্রদ্দধানশ্চ ধর্মাংশ্চৈবেহ বাণিজঃ ।
স্ববর্ত্মনি স্থিতশ্চৈব গরীযানেষ জাজলে ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 12.256.16 in Gujarati sript:
સ્પર્ધાં જહિ મહાપ્રાજ્ઞ તતઃ પ્રાપ્સ્યસિ યત્પરમ્ ।
શ્રદ્ધાવાઞ્શ્રદ્દધાનશ્ચ ધર્માંશ્ચૈવેહ વાણિજઃ ।
સ્વવર્ત્મનિ સ્થિતશ્ચૈવ ગરીયાનેષ જાજલે ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.256.16 in Malayalam sript:
സ്പര്ധാം ജഹി മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞ തതഃ പ്രാപ്സ്യസി യത്പരമ് ।
ശ്രദ്ധാവാഞ്ശ്രദ്ദധാനശ്ച ധര്മാംശ്ചൈവേഹ വാണിജഃ ।
സ്വവര്ത്മനി സ്ഥിതശ്ചൈവ ഗരീയാനേഷ ജാജലേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.256.16 in Telugu sript:
స్పర్ధాం జహి మహాప్రాజ్ఞ తతః ప్రాప్స్యసి యత్పరమ్ ।
శ్రద్ధావాఞ్శ్రద్దధానశ్చ ధర్మాంశ్చైవేహ వాణిజః ।
స్వవర్త్మని స్థితశ్చైవ గరీయానేష జాజలే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021