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 12.274.48

परां च प्रीतिमगमदुत्स्मयंश्च पिनाकधृक् ।
अवाप च तदा भागं यथोक्तं ब्रह्मणा भवः ॥ ४८ ॥

parāṃ ca prītimagamadutsmayaṃśca pinākadhṛk |
avāpa ca tadā bhāgaṃ yathoktaṃ brahmaṇā bhavaḥ || 48 ||

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

...a king like us behave in this world, keeping in view the great object of acquisition? What attributes, again, should he always possess so that he may be freed from attachments?' "Bhishma said, 'I shall in this...

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

Para, Priti, Agama, Dut, Sma, Yat, Pinakadhrik, Avapa, Tada, Bhaga, Yathokta, Brahmana, Bhava, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.274.48). 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: “parāṃ ca prītimagamadutsmayaṃśca pinākadhṛk
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • agama -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dut -
  • dut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • yaṃś -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pinākadhṛk -
  • pinākadhṛk (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “avāpa ca tadā bhāgaṃ yathoktaṃ brahmaṇā bhavaḥ
  • avāpa -
  • avāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhāgam -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathoktam -
  • yathokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathoktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahmaṇā* -
  • brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavaḥ -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.274.48

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 12.274.48 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಾಂ ಚ ಪ್ರೀತಿಮಗಮದುತ್ಸ್ಮಯಂಶ್ಚ ಪಿನಾಕಧೃಕ್ ।
ಅವಾಪ ಚ ತದಾ ಭಾಗಂ ಯಥೋಕ್ತಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ಭವಃ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 12.274.48 in Bengali sript:
পরাং চ প্রীতিমগমদুত্স্মযংশ্চ পিনাকধৃক্ ।
অবাপ চ তদা ভাগং যথোক্তং ব্রহ্মণা ভবঃ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 12.274.48 in Gujarati sript:
પરાં ચ પ્રીતિમગમદુત્સ્મયંશ્ચ પિનાકધૃક્ ।
અવાપ ચ તદા ભાગં યથોક્તં બ્રહ્મણા ભવઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 12.274.48 in Malayalam sript:
പരാം ച പ്രീതിമഗമദുത്സ്മയംശ്ച പിനാകധൃക് ।
അവാപ ച തദാ ഭാഗം യഥോക്തം ബ്രഹ്മണാ ഭവഃ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.274.48 in Telugu sript:
పరాం చ ప్రీతిమగమదుత్స్మయంశ్చ పినాకధృక్ ।
అవాప చ తదా భాగం యథోక్తం బ్రహ్మణా భవః ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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