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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 12.288.20
नाहं शप्तः प्रतिशपामि किंचिद्दमं द्वारं ह्यमृतस्येह वेद्मि ।
गुह्यं ब्रह्म तदिदं वो ब्रवीमि न मानुषाच्छ्रेष्ठतरं हि किंचित् ॥ २० ॥
nāhaṃ śaptaḥ pratiśapāmi kiṃciddamaṃ dvāraṃ hyamṛtasyeha vedmi |
guhyaṃ brahma tadidaṃ vo bravīmi na mānuṣācchreṣṭhataraṃ hi kiṃcit || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...that doctrine O chief of men, no errors are discoverable. Many, indeed, are its merits. In fact, there is no fault in it. Comprehending with the aid of knowledge that all objects exist with faults, indeed, understanding...
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 (12.288.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naha, Shaptri, Shapta, Prati, Kincid, Kincit, Dama, Dvara, Amrita, Iha, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Brahma, Brahman, Tad, Tat, Idam, Yushmad, Manusha, Shreshthatara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.288.20). 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: “nāhaṃ śaptaḥ pratiśapāmi kiṃciddamaṃ dvāraṃ hyamṛtasyeha vedmi ”
- nāham -
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nāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śaptaḥ -
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śaptṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]śapta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śap class 4 verb]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śapāmi -
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√śap (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kiñcit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- damam -
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dama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]damā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvāram -
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dvāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- amṛtasye -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vedmi -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- Line 2: “guhyaṃ brahma tadidaṃ vo bravīmi na mānuṣācchreṣṭhataraṃ hi kiṃcit ”
- guhyam -
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guhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]guhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]guhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]guhī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- brahma -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- bravīmi -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mānuṣācch -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mānuṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- śreṣṭhataram -
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śreṣṭhatara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭhatara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhatarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kiñcit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.288.20
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 12.288.20 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಹಂ ಶಪ್ತಃ ಪ್ರತಿಶಪಾಮಿ ಕಿಂಚಿದ್ದಮಂ ದ್ವಾರಂ ಹ್ಯಮೃತಸ್ಯೇಹ ವೇದ್ಮಿ ।
ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ತದಿದಂ ವೋ ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ನ ಮಾನುಷಾಚ್ಛ್ರೇಷ್ಠತರಂ ಹಿ ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 12.288.20 in Bengali sript:
নাহং শপ্তঃ প্রতিশপামি কিংচিদ্দমং দ্বারং হ্যমৃতস্যেহ বেদ্মি ।
গুহ্যং ব্রহ্ম তদিদং বো ব্রবীমি ন মানুষাচ্ছ্রেষ্ঠতরং হি কিংচিত্ ॥ ২০ ॥
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 12.288.20 in Gujarati sript:
નાહં શપ્તઃ પ્રતિશપામિ કિંચિદ્દમં દ્વારં હ્યમૃતસ્યેહ વેદ્મિ ।
ગુહ્યં બ્રહ્મ તદિદં વો બ્રવીમિ ન માનુષાચ્છ્રેષ્ઠતરં હિ કિંચિત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.288.20 in Malayalam sript:
നാഹം ശപ്തഃ പ്രതിശപാമി കിംചിദ്ദമം ദ്വാരം ഹ്യമൃതസ്യേഹ വേദ്മി ।
ഗുഹ്യം ബ്രഹ്മ തദിദം വോ ബ്രവീമി ന മാനുഷാച്ഛ്രേഷ്ഠതരം ഹി കിംചിത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.288.20 in Telugu sript:
నాహం శప్తః ప్రతిశపామి కించిద్దమం ద్వారం హ్యమృతస్యేహ వేద్మి ।
గుహ్యం బ్రహ్మ తదిదం వో బ్రవీమి న మానుషాచ్ఛ్రేష్ఠతరం హి కించిత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥