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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 12.288.6
तन्नः कार्यं पक्षिवर प्रशाधि यत्कार्याणां मन्यसे श्रेष्ठमेकम् ।
यत्कृत्वा वै पुरुषः सर्वबन्धैर्विमुच्यते विहगेन्द्रेह शीघ्रम् ॥ ६ ॥
tannaḥ kāryaṃ pakṣivara praśādhi yatkāryāṇāṃ manyase śreṣṭhamekam |
yatkṛtvā vai puruṣaḥ sarvabandhairvimucyate vihagendreha śīghram || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...safely through it (for reaching the goal). Like unto a path of this nature, few Brahmanas can tread alone the Yoga-path with ease and comfort. That man who, having betaken himself to this path, ceases to go...
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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 (12.288.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tan, Karya, Pakshin, Pakshi, Vara, Prasha, Adhi, Yatkarin, Shreshtha, Eka, Yat, Yad, Kritva, Kritvan, Purusha, Sarvabandha, Vimuc, Vihagendra, Iha, Shighram, Shighra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “tannaḥ kāryaṃ pakṣivara praśādhi yatkāryāṇāṃ manyase śreṣṭhamekam ”
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- pakṣi -
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pakṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pakṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pakṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pakṣī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pakṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pakṣī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pac (verb class 1)[injunctive middle first single]√pac (verb class 4)[injunctive middle first single]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- praśā -
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praśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yatkāryā -
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yatkārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yatkārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āṇā -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√aṇ (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- manyase -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle second single], [present passive second single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive second single]
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yatkṛtvā vai puruṣaḥ sarvabandhairvimucyate vihagendreha śīghram ”
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvabandhair -
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sarvabandha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sarvabandha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vimucya -
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vimuc (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ate -
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- vihagendre -
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vihagendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śīghram -
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śīghram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śīghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīghrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.288.6
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 12.288.6 in Kannada sript:
ತನ್ನಃ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಪಕ್ಷಿವರ ಪ್ರಶಾಧಿ ಯತ್ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಮೇಕಮ್ ।
ಯತ್ಕೃತ್ವಾ ವೈ ಪುರುಷಃ ಸರ್ವಬನ್ಧೈರ್ವಿಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ವಿಹಗೇನ್ದ್ರೇಹ ಶೀಘ್ರಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 12.288.6 in Bengali sript:
তন্নঃ কার্যং পক্ষিবর প্রশাধি যত্কার্যাণাং মন্যসে শ্রেষ্ঠমেকম্ ।
যত্কৃত্বা বৈ পুরুষঃ সর্ববন্ধৈর্বিমুচ্যতে বিহগেন্দ্রেহ শীঘ্রম্ ॥ ৬ ॥
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 12.288.6 in Gujarati sript:
તન્નઃ કાર્યં પક્ષિવર પ્રશાધિ યત્કાર્યાણાં મન્યસે શ્રેષ્ઠમેકમ્ ।
યત્કૃત્વા વૈ પુરુષઃ સર્વબન્ધૈર્વિમુચ્યતે વિહગેન્દ્રેહ શીઘ્રમ્ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.288.6 in Malayalam sript:
തന്നഃ കാര്യം പക്ഷിവര പ്രശാധി യത്കാര്യാണാം മന്യസേ ശ്രേഷ്ഠമേകമ് ।
യത്കൃത്വാ വൈ പുരുഷഃ സര്വബന്ധൈര്വിമുച്യതേ വിഹഗേന്ദ്രേഹ ശീഘ്രമ് ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.288.6 in Telugu sript:
తన్నః కార్యం పక్షివర ప్రశాధి యత్కార్యాణాం మన్యసే శ్రేష్ఠమేకమ్ ।
యత్కృత్వా వై పురుషః సర్వబన్ధైర్విముచ్యతే విహగేన్ద్రేహ శీఘ్రమ్ ॥ ౬ ॥