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 12.262.36

कपिल उवाच ।
शरीरपक्तिः कर्माणि ज्ञानं तु परमा गतिः ।
पक्वे कषाये वमनै रसज्ञाने न तिष्ठति ॥ ३६ ॥

kapila uvāca |
śarīrapaktiḥ karmāṇi jñānaṃ tu paramā gatiḥ |
pakve kaṣāye vamanai rasajñāne na tiṣṭhati || 36 ||

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

..., the Three-eyed (Siva), the adored of all the worlds, is eyeing you! Cast off this stupefaction, O chief of the celestials! There, those regenerate Rishis, headed by Vrihaspati, are praising you, for your victory...

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

Kapila, Sharirapakti, Karman, Jnana, Parama, Gati, Pakva, Kashaya, Rasajnana, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.262.36). 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: “kapila uvāca
  • kapila* -
  • kapila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śarīrapaktiḥ karmāṇi jñānaṃ tu paramā gatiḥ
  • śarīrapaktiḥ -
  • śarīrapakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • paramā* -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gatiḥ -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “pakve kaṣāye vamanai rasajñāne na tiṣṭhati
  • pakve -
  • pakva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pakva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pakvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pac class 1 verb], [locative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [locative single from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [locative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac -> pakvā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pac class 4 verb]
  • kaṣāye -
  • kaṣāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaṣāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaṣāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vamanai -
  • rasajñāne -
  • rasajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.262.36

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 12.262.36 in Kannada sript:
ಕಪಿಲ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶರೀರಪಕ್ತಿಃ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ತು ಪರಮಾ ಗತಿಃ ।
ಪಕ್ವೇ ಕಷಾಯೇ ವಮನೈ ರಸಜ್ಞಾನೇ ನ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 12.262.36 in Bengali sript:
কপিল উবাচ ।
শরীরপক্তিঃ কর্মাণি জ্ঞানং তু পরমা গতিঃ ।
পক্বে কষাযে বমনৈ রসজ্ঞানে ন তিষ্ঠতি ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 12.262.36 in Gujarati sript:
કપિલ ઉવાચ ।
શરીરપક્તિઃ કર્માણિ જ્ઞાનં તુ પરમા ગતિઃ ।
પક્વે કષાયે વમનૈ રસજ્ઞાને ન તિષ્ઠતિ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 12.262.36 in Malayalam sript:
കപില ഉവാച ।
ശരീരപക്തിഃ കര്മാണി ജ്ഞാനം തു പരമാ ഗതിഃ ।
പക്വേ കഷായേ വമനൈ രസജ്ഞാനേ ന തിഷ്ഠതി ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.262.36 in Telugu sript:
కపిల ఉవాచ ।
శరీరపక్తిః కర్మాణి జ్ఞానం తు పరమా గతిః ।
పక్వే కషాయే వమనై రసజ్ఞానే న తిష్ఠతి ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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