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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 12.259.26
श्रेयसः श्रेयसीमेवं वृत्तिं लोकोऽनुवर्तते ।
सदैव हि गुरोर्वृत्तमनुवर्तन्ति मानवाः ॥ २६ ॥
śreyasaḥ śreyasīmevaṃ vṛttiṃ loko'nuvartate |
sadaiva hi gurorvṛttamanuvartanti mānavāḥ || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...grandsire, having been begotten by the very gods, yet when so much sorrow has been our lot, it seems, O reverend chief, that birth alone in an embodied form is the cause of all sorrow. Alas, when shall we adopt...
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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 (12.259.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shreyas, Shreyasi, Evam, Eva, Vritti, Loka, Anuva, Rita, Tad, Yushmad, Sadaiva, Guru, Vritta, Anu, Vartat, Vartanti, Manava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.259.26). 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: “śreyasaḥ śreyasīmevaṃ vṛttiṃ loko'nuvartate ”
- śreyasaḥ -
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śreyas (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śreyas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śreyasīm -
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śreyasī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- 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]
- vṛttim -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- loko' -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anuvar -
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anuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sadaiva hi gurorvṛttamanuvartanti mānavāḥ ”
- sadaiva -
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sadaiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadaiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- guror -
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guru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartanti -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- mānavāḥ -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.259.26
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 12.259.26 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೇಯಸಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಸೀಮೇವಂ ವೃತ್ತಿಂ ಲೋಕೋಽನುವರ್ತತೇ ।
ಸದೈವ ಹಿ ಗುರೋರ್ವೃತ್ತಮನುವರ್ತನ್ತಿ ಮಾನವಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
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 12.259.26 in Bengali sript:
শ্রেযসঃ শ্রেযসীমেবং বৃত্তিং লোকোঽনুবর্ততে ।
সদৈব হি গুরোর্বৃত্তমনুবর্তন্তি মানবাঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥
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 12.259.26 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રેયસઃ શ્રેયસીમેવં વૃત્તિં લોકોઽનુવર્તતે ।
સદૈવ હિ ગુરોર્વૃત્તમનુવર્તન્તિ માનવાઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.259.26 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രേയസഃ ശ്രേയസീമേവം വൃത്തിം ലോകോഽനുവര്തതേ ।
സദൈവ ഹി ഗുരോര്വൃത്തമനുവര്തന്തി മാനവാഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.259.26 in Telugu sript:
శ్రేయసః శ్రేయసీమేవం వృత్తిం లోకోఽనువర్తతే ।
సదైవ హి గురోర్వృత్తమనువర్తన్తి మానవాః ॥ ౨౬ ॥