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 12.288.26

अमृतस्येव संतृप्येदवमानस्य वै द्विजः ।
सुखं ह्यवमतः शेते योऽवमन्ता स नश्यति ॥ २६ ॥

amṛtasyeva saṃtṛpyedavamānasya vai dvijaḥ |
sukhaṃ hyavamataḥ śete yo'vamantā sa naśyati || 26 ||

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

...the demerits that attach to the declarations of the Vedas and all the excellencies that are connected with them recognising the faults and merits of the Yoga and the Sankhya systems of philosophy, realizing...

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

Amrita, Iva, Sat, Avamana, Dvija, Sukham, Sukha, Avamata, Yah, Avamantri, Nashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.288.26). 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: “amṛtasyeva saṃtṛpyedavamānasya vai dvijaḥ
  • amṛtasye -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • san -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tṛpyed -
  • tṛp (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • avamānasya -
  • avamāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    u -> avamāna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √u class 1 verb]
    u -> avamāna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √u class 1 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sukhaṃ hyavamataḥ śete yo'vamantā sa naśyati
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • avamataḥ -
  • avamata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śete -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avamantā -
  • avamantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naśyati -
  • naśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (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 12.288.26

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 12.288.26 in Kannada sript:
ಅಮೃತಸ್ಯೇವ ಸಂತೃಪ್ಯೇದವಮಾನಸ್ಯ ವೈ ದ್ವಿಜಃ ।
ಸುಖಂ ಹ್ಯವಮತಃ ಶೇತೇ ಯೋಽವಮನ್ತಾ ಸ ನಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 12.288.26 in Bengali sript:
অমৃতস্যেব সংতৃপ্যেদবমানস্য বৈ দ্বিজঃ ।
সুখং হ্যবমতঃ শেতে যোঽবমন্তা স নশ্যতি ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 12.288.26 in Gujarati sript:
અમૃતસ્યેવ સંતૃપ્યેદવમાનસ્ય વૈ દ્વિજઃ ।
સુખં હ્યવમતઃ શેતે યોઽવમન્તા સ નશ્યતિ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 12.288.26 in Malayalam sript:
അമൃതസ്യേവ സംതൃപ്യേദവമാനസ്യ വൈ ദ്വിജഃ ।
സുഖം ഹ്യവമതഃ ശേതേ യോഽവമന്താ സ നശ്യതി ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.288.26 in Telugu sript:
అమృతస్యేవ సంతృప్యేదవమానస్య వై ద్విజః ।
సుఖం హ్యవమతః శేతే యోఽవమన్తా స నశ్యతి ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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