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 12.261.57

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शक्यं त्वेकेन मुक्तेन कृतकृत्येन सर्वशः ।
पिण्डमात्रं व्यपाश्रित्य चरितुं सर्वतोदिशम् ।
वेदवादं व्यपाश्रित्य मोक्षोऽस्तीति प्रभाषितुम् ॥ ५७ ॥

śakyaṃ tvekena muktena kṛtakṛtyena sarvaśaḥ |
piṇḍamātraṃ vyapāśritya carituṃ sarvatodiśam |
vedavādaṃ vyapāśritya mokṣo'stīti prabhāṣitum || 57 ||

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

...As regards, again, the person who is conversant with Brahma, as long as he continues to enjoy and endure the unexhausted remnant of his acts of previous Kalpas, it is said that all creatures and the two stainless...
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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 (12.261.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakya, Tva, Eka, Mukta, Kritakritya, Sarvashah, Pinda, Atra, Vya, Ashritya, Sarvatodisham, Vedavada, Moksha, Asti, Iti, Prabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.261.57). 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: “śakyaṃ tvekena muktena kṛtakṛtyena sarvaśaḥ ”
śakyam -
śakya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śakya (noun, neuter)

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

śakyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
tve -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

tva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ekena -
eka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
muktena -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mukta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √muj class 1 verb]
kṛtakṛtyena -
kṛtakṛtya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛtakṛtya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sarvaśaḥ -
sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “piṇḍamātraṃ vyapāśritya carituṃ sarvatodiśam ”
piṇḍam -
piṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

piṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātram -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

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

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
caritum -
√car -> caritum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √car]
sarvatodiśam -
sarvatodiśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “vedavādaṃ vyapāśritya mokṣo'stīti prabhāṣitum ”
vedavādam -
vedavāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

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

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mokṣo' -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
astī -
asti (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, masculine)

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

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prabhā -
prabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṣitum -
√aṣ -> aṣitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √aṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.261.57

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 12.261.57 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ಯಂ ತ್ವೇಕೇನ ಮುಕ್ತೇನ ಕೃತಕೃತ್ಯೇನ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಪಿಣ್ಡಮಾತ್ರಂ ವ್ಯಪಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಚರಿತುಂ ಸರ್ವತೋದಿಶಮ್ ।
ವೇದವಾದಂ ವ್ಯಪಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಮೋಕ್ಷೋಽಸ್ತೀತಿ ಪ್ರಭಾಷಿತುಮ್ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

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 12.261.57 in Bengali sript:
শক্যং ত্বেকেন মুক্তেন কৃতকৃত্যেন সর্বশঃ ।
পিণ্ডমাত্রং ব্যপাশ্রিত্য চরিতুং সর্বতোদিশম্ ।
বেদবাদং ব্যপাশ্রিত্য মোক্ষোঽস্তীতি প্রভাষিতুম্ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 12.261.57 in Gujarati sript:
શક્યં ત્વેકેન મુક્તેન કૃતકૃત્યેન સર્વશઃ ।
પિણ્ડમાત્રં વ્યપાશ્રિત્ય ચરિતું સર્વતોદિશમ્ ।
વેદવાદં વ્યપાશ્રિત્ય મોક્ષોઽસ્તીતિ પ્રભાષિતુમ્ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.261.57 in Malayalam sript:
ശക്യം ത്വേകേന മുക്തേന കൃതകൃത്യേന സര്വശഃ ।
പിണ്ഡമാത്രം വ്യപാശ്രിത്യ ചരിതും സര്വതോദിശമ് ।
വേദവാദം വ്യപാശ്രിത്യ മോക്ഷോഽസ്തീതി പ്രഭാഷിതുമ് ॥ ൫൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.261.57 in Telugu sript:
శక్యం త్వేకేన ముక్తేన కృతకృత్యేన సర్వశః ।
పిణ్డమాత్రం వ్యపాశ్రిత్య చరితుం సర్వతోదిశమ్ ।
వేదవాదం వ్యపాశ్రిత్య మోక్షోఽస్తీతి ప్రభాషితుమ్ ॥ ౫౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021