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 12.263.53

विहायसा च गमनं तथा संकल्पितार्थता ।
धर्माच्छक्त्या तथा योगाद्या चैव परमा गतिः ॥ ५३ ॥

vihāyasā ca gamanaṃ tathā saṃkalpitārthatā |
dharmācchaktyā tathā yogādyā caiva paramā gatiḥ || 53 ||

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

...Sakra of immeasurable energy by the aid of subtle intelligence and through the application of means. You also, O son of Kunti, unvanquished on earth, will become another Indra and the slayer of all your foes...

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

Vihayas, Vihayasa, Gamana, Tatha, Sankalpita, Dharmat, Dharma, Shakti, Yoga, Parama, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.263.53). 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: “vihāyasā ca gamanaṃ tathā saṃkalpitārthatā
  • vihāyasā -
  • vihāyas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vihāyas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vihāyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gamanam -
  • gamana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gamanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkalpitā -
  • saṅkalpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārthat -
  • arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “dharmācchaktyā tathā yogādyā caiva paramā gatiḥ
  • dharmācch -
  • dharmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śaktyā -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śaktī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yogād -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.263.53

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 12.263.53 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಹಾಯಸಾ ಚ ಗಮನಂ ತಥಾ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಿತಾರ್ಥತಾ ।
ಧರ್ಮಾಚ್ಛಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ತಥಾ ಯೋಗಾದ್ಯಾ ಚೈವ ಪರಮಾ ಗತಿಃ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 12.263.53 in Bengali sript:
বিহাযসা চ গমনং তথা সংকল্পিতার্থতা ।
ধর্মাচ্ছক্ত্যা তথা যোগাদ্যা চৈব পরমা গতিঃ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 12.263.53 in Gujarati sript:
વિહાયસા ચ ગમનં તથા સંકલ્પિતાર્થતા ।
ધર્માચ્છક્ત્યા તથા યોગાદ્યા ચૈવ પરમા ગતિઃ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 12.263.53 in Malayalam sript:
വിഹായസാ ച ഗമനം തഥാ സംകല്പിതാര്ഥതാ ।
ധര്മാച്ഛക്ത്യാ തഥാ യോഗാദ്യാ ചൈവ പരമാ ഗതിഃ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.263.53 in Telugu sript:
విహాయసా చ గమనం తథా సంకల్పితార్థతా ।
ధర్మాచ్ఛక్త్యా తథా యోగాద్యా చైవ పరమా గతిః ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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