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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 12.260.23
एतच्चैवाभ्यनुज्ञातं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरैस्तथा ।
को जातु न विचिन्वीत विद्वान्स्वां शक्तिमात्मनः ॥ २३ ॥
etaccaivābhyanujñātaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraistathā |
ko jātu na vicinvīta vidvānsvāṃ śaktimātmanaḥ || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Usanas said, 'I bow to that divine and illustrious and puissant Being who holds this earth with the firmament in his arms. I shall speak to you of the pre-eminent greatness of that Vishnu whose head, O best...
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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 (12.260.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Etad, Abhyanujnata, Purva, Purvatara, Tatha, Kah, Jatu, Vici, Vidvas, Sva, Shakti, Atman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.260.23). 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: “etaccaivābhyanujñātaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraistathā ”
- etac -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- abhyanujñātam -
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abhyanujñāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhyanujñāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhyanujñātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pūrvaiḥ -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pūrva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pūrvatarais -
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pūrvatara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pūrvatara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ko jātu na vicinvīta vidvānsvāṃ śaktimātmanaḥ ”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vici -
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vici (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vicī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nvī -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- īta -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative middle third single]
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- svām -
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svā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śaktim -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.260.23
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 12.260.23 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಚ್ಚೈವಾಭ್ಯನುಜ್ಞಾತಂ ಪೂರ್ವೈಃ ಪೂರ್ವತರೈಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಕೋ ಜಾತು ನ ವಿಚಿನ್ವೀತ ವಿದ್ವಾನ್ಸ್ವಾಂ ಶಕ್ತಿಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 12.260.23 in Bengali sript:
এতচ্চৈবাভ্যনুজ্ঞাতং পূর্বৈঃ পূর্বতরৈস্তথা ।
কো জাতু ন বিচিন্বীত বিদ্বান্স্বাং শক্তিমাত্মনঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 12.260.23 in Gujarati sript:
એતચ્ચૈવાભ્યનુજ્ઞાતં પૂર્વૈઃ પૂર્વતરૈસ્તથા ।
કો જાતુ ન વિચિન્વીત વિદ્વાન્સ્વાં શક્તિમાત્મનઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.260.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതച്ചൈവാഭ്യനുജ്ഞാതം പൂര്വൈഃ പൂര്വതരൈസ്തഥാ ।
കോ ജാതു ന വിചിന്വീത വിദ്വാന്സ്വാം ശക്തിമാത്മനഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.260.23 in Telugu sript:
ఏతచ్చైవాభ్యనుజ్ఞాతం పూర్వైః పూర్వతరైస్తథా ।
కో జాతు న విచిన్వీత విద్వాన్స్వాం శక్తిమాత్మనః ॥ ౨౩ ॥