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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 12.280.18
संचिन्त्य मनसा राजन्विदित्वा शक्तिमात्मनः ।
करोति यः शुभं कर्म स वै भद्राणि पश्यति ॥ १८ ॥
saṃcintya manasā rājanviditvā śaktimātmanaḥ |
karoti yaḥ śubhaṃ karma sa vai bhadrāṇi paśyati || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...puissant Lord of all creatures, O, king, observing vows at particular intervals created all existent objects. The Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, Agni, the Asvins, the Maruts, the Visvedevas, the Saddhyas, the...
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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 (12.280.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sancintya, Manasa, Rajan, Rajat, Shakti, Atman, Karoti, Yah, Shubha, Shubh, Karman, Bhadra, Pashyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.280.18). 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: “saṃcintya manasā rājanviditvā śaktimātmanaḥ ”
- sañcintya -
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sañcintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sañcintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manasā* -
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manasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- viditvā -
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√vid -> viditvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]
- 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]
- Line 2: “karoti yaḥ śubhaṃ karma sa vai bhadrāṇi paśyati ”
- karoti -
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karoti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śubham -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śubh (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- bhadrāṇi -
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bhadra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.280.18
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 12.280.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ಮನಸಾ ರಾಜನ್ವಿದಿತ್ವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಕರೋತಿ ಯಃ ಶುಭಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಸ ವೈ ಭದ್ರಾಣಿ ಪಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 12.280.18 in Bengali sript:
সংচিন্ত্য মনসা রাজন্বিদিত্বা শক্তিমাত্মনঃ ।
করোতি যঃ শুভং কর্ম স বৈ ভদ্রাণি পশ্যতি ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 12.280.18 in Gujarati sript:
સંચિન્ત્ય મનસા રાજન્વિદિત્વા શક્તિમાત્મનઃ ।
કરોતિ યઃ શુભં કર્મ સ વૈ ભદ્રાણિ પશ્યતિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.280.18 in Malayalam sript:
സംചിന്ത്യ മനസാ രാജന്വിദിത്വാ ശക്തിമാത്മനഃ ।
കരോതി യഃ ശുഭം കര്മ സ വൈ ഭദ്രാണി പശ്യതി ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.280.18 in Telugu sript:
సంచిన్త్య మనసా రాజన్విదిత్వా శక్తిమాత్మనః ।
కరోతి యః శుభం కర్మ స వై భద్రాణి పశ్యతి ॥ ౧౮ ॥