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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 12.287.38
माता पुत्रः पिता भ्राता भार्या मित्रजनस्तथा ।
अष्टापदपदस्थाने त्वक्षमुद्रेव न्यस्यते ॥ ३८ ॥
mātā putraḥ pitā bhrātā bhāryā mitrajanastathā |
aṣṭāpadapadasthāne tvakṣamudreva nyasyate || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...reaching the object aimed at. The Yogin who stays immovably after having entered his self into the soul, destroys his sins and obtains that indestructible spot which is the possession of those that are righteous...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.287.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Matri, Mata, Putra, Pitri, Bhratri, Bharya, Mitra, Jana, Janas, Tatha, Ashtapada, Padasthana, Mudra, Iva, Nyasya, Tad, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.287.38). 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: “mātā putraḥ pitā bhrātā bhāryā mitrajanastathā ”
- mātā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- putraḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhrātā -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhāryā* -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janas -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aṣṭāpadapadasthāne tvakṣamudreva nyasyate ”
- aṣṭāpada -
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aṣṭāpada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭāpada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padasthāne -
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padasthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tvakṣa -
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√tvakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mudre -
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mudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]mudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mudrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nyasya -
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nyasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nyasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nyasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.287.38
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 12.287.38 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾತಾ ಪುತ್ರಃ ಪಿತಾ ಭ್ರಾತಾ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ಮಿತ್ರಜನಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಾಪದಪದಸ್ಥಾನೇ ತ್ವಕ್ಷಮುದ್ರೇವ ನ್ಯಸ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 12.287.38 in Bengali sript:
মাতা পুত্রঃ পিতা ভ্রাতা ভার্যা মিত্রজনস্তথা ।
অষ্টাপদপদস্থানে ত্বক্ষমুদ্রেব ন্যস্যতে ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 12.287.38 in Gujarati sript:
માતા પુત્રઃ પિતા ભ્રાતા ભાર્યા મિત્રજનસ્તથા ।
અષ્ટાપદપદસ્થાને ત્વક્ષમુદ્રેવ ન્યસ્યતે ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.287.38 in Malayalam sript:
മാതാ പുത്രഃ പിതാ ഭ്രാതാ ഭാര്യാ മിത്രജനസ്തഥാ ।
അഷ്ടാപദപദസ്ഥാനേ ത്വക്ഷമുദ്രേവ ന്യസ്യതേ ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.287.38 in Telugu sript:
మాతా పుత్రః పితా భ్రాతా భార్యా మిత్రజనస్తథా ।
అష్టాపదపదస్థానే త్వక్షముద్రేవ న్యస్యతే ॥ ౩౮ ॥