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 12.284.12

निर्वेदादात्मसंबोधः संबोधाच्छास्त्रदर्शनम् ।
शास्त्रार्थदर्शनाद्राजंस्तप एवानुपश्यति ॥ १२ ॥

nirvedādātmasaṃbodhaḥ saṃbodhācchāstradarśanam |
śāstrārthadarśanādrājaṃstapa evānupaśyati || 12 ||

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

...lowest depths. There is only one foe (of man) and not another. That foe is identifiable with ignorance, O king. Overwhelmed by it, one is led to perpetrate acts that are frightful and exceedingly cruel. That...

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

Nirveda, Sambodha, Shastradarshana, Shastrartha, Darshana, Rajan, Rajat, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Eva, Upa, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.284.12). 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: “nirvedādātmasaṃbodhaḥ saṃbodhācchāstradarśanam
  • nirvedād -
  • nirveda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nirveda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sambodhaḥ -
  • sambodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sambodhācch -
  • sambodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śāstradarśanam -
  • śāstradarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śāstrārthadarśanādrājaṃstapa evānupaśyati
  • śāstrārtha -
  • śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanād -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rājaṃs -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • tapa* -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evān -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.284.12

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 12.284.12 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ವೇದಾದಾತ್ಮಸಂಬೋಧಃ ಸಂಬೋಧಾಚ್ಛಾಸ್ತ್ರದರ್ಶನಮ್ ।
ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಥದರ್ಶನಾದ್ರಾಜಂಸ್ತಪ ಏವಾನುಪಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.284.12 in Bengali sript:
নির্বেদাদাত্মসংবোধঃ সংবোধাচ্ছাস্ত্রদর্শনম্ ।
শাস্ত্রার্থদর্শনাদ্রাজংস্তপ এবানুপশ্যতি ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.284.12 in Gujarati sript:
નિર્વેદાદાત્મસંબોધઃ સંબોધાચ્છાસ્ત્રદર્શનમ્ ।
શાસ્ત્રાર્થદર્શનાદ્રાજંસ્તપ એવાનુપશ્યતિ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.284.12 in Malayalam sript:
നിര്വേദാദാത്മസംബോധഃ സംബോധാച്ഛാസ്ത്രദര്ശനമ് ।
ശാസ്ത്രാര്ഥദര്ശനാദ്രാജംസ്തപ ഏവാനുപശ്യതി ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.284.12 in Telugu sript:
నిర్వేదాదాత్మసంబోధః సంబోధాచ్ఛాస్త్రదర్శనమ్ ।
శాస్త్రార్థదర్శనాద్రాజంస్తప ఏవానుపశ్యతి ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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