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 12.288.10

परश्चेदेनमतिवादबाणैर्भृशं विध्येच्छम एवेह कार्यः ।
संरोष्यमाणः प्रतिमृष्यते यः स आदत्ते सुकृतं वै परस्य ॥ १० ॥

paraścedenamativādabāṇairbhṛśaṃ vidhyecchama eveha kāryaḥ |
saṃroṣyamāṇaḥ pratimṛṣyate yaḥ sa ādatte sukṛtaṃ vai parasya || 10 ||

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

...happiness and sorrow. All this that I have told you has been stated in the diverse treatises bearing upon Yoga. The highest fruits of Yoga are seen in persons of the regenerate order. That highest fruit is identification...

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

Parah, Para, Cedi, Namat, Vada, Bana, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Shama, Eva, Iha, Kari, Karya, Roshyamana, Prati, Yah, Sah, Adatta, Sukrit, Sukrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.288.10). 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: “paraścedenamativādabāṇairbhṛśaṃ vidhyecchama eveha kāryaḥ
  • paraś -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cede -
  • cedi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • namati -
  • namat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    namat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    nam -> namat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> namat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vāda -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāṇair -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhyecch -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • śama* -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eve -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāryaḥ -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “saṃroṣyamāṇaḥ pratimṛṣyate yaḥ sa ādatte sukṛtaṃ vai parasya
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • roṣyamāṇaḥ -
  • ruṣ -> roṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ruṣ class 10 verb], [nominative single from √ruṣ]
  • pratim -
  • prati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣyate -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādatte -
  • ādatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādatta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ādattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sukṛtam -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.288.10

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 12.288.10 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಶ್ಚೇದೇನಮತಿವಾದಬಾಣೈರ್ಭೃಶಂ ವಿಧ್ಯೇಚ್ಛಮ ಏವೇಹ ಕಾರ್ಯಃ ।
ಸಂರೋಷ್ಯಮಾಣಃ ಪ್ರತಿಮೃಷ್ಯತೇ ಯಃ ಸ ಆದತ್ತೇ ಸುಕೃತಂ ವೈ ಪರಸ್ಯ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 12.288.10 in Bengali sript:
পরশ্চেদেনমতিবাদবাণৈর্ভৃশং বিধ্যেচ্ছম এবেহ কার্যঃ ।
সংরোষ্যমাণঃ প্রতিমৃষ্যতে যঃ স আদত্তে সুকৃতং বৈ পরস্য ॥ ১০ ॥

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 12.288.10 in Gujarati sript:
પરશ્ચેદેનમતિવાદબાણૈર્ભૃશં વિધ્યેચ્છમ એવેહ કાર્યઃ ।
સંરોષ્યમાણઃ પ્રતિમૃષ્યતે યઃ સ આદત્તે સુકૃતં વૈ પરસ્ય ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 12.288.10 in Malayalam sript:
പരശ്ചേദേനമതിവാദബാണൈര്ഭൃശം വിധ്യേച്ഛമ ഏവേഹ കാര്യഃ ।
സംരോഷ്യമാണഃ പ്രതിമൃഷ്യതേ യഃ സ ആദത്തേ സുകൃതം വൈ പരസ്യ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.288.10 in Telugu sript:
పరశ్చేదేనమతివాదబాణైర్భృశం విధ్యేచ్ఛమ ఏవేహ కార్యః ।
సంరోష్యమాణః ప్రతిమృష్యతే యః స ఆదత్తే సుకృతం వై పరస్య ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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