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 12.289.8

उभे चैते मते ज्ञाने नृपते शिष्टसंमते ।
अनुष्ठिते यथाशास्त्रं नयेतां परमां गतिम् ॥ ८ ॥

ubhe caite mate jñāne nṛpate śiṣṭasaṃmate |
anuṣṭhite yathāśāstraṃ nayetāṃ paramāṃ gatim || 8 ||

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

...addicted to the drinking of alcoholic stimulants, and the equally sad end of those that become criminally attached to the spouses of their preceptors, and of those men, O Yudhishthira, that do not properly reverence...

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

Ubha, Mata, Mati, Jnana, Nripati, Shishta, Anushthita, Yathashastram, Parama, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.289.8). 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: “ubhe caite mate jñāne nṛpate śiṣṭasaṃmate
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aite -
  • mate -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]
  • jñāne -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nṛpate -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śiṣṭa -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mate -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “anuṣṭhite yathāśāstraṃ nayetāṃ paramāṃ gatim
  • anuṣṭhite -
  • anuṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anuṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anuṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yathāśāstram -
  • yathāśāstram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nayetām -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third dual], [imperative middle third dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third dual], [imperative middle third dual]
  • paramām -
  • paramā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.289.8

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 12.289.8 in Kannada sript:
ಉಭೇ ಚೈತೇ ಮತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನೇ ನೃಪತೇ ಶಿಷ್ಟಸಂಮತೇ ।
ಅನುಷ್ಠಿತೇ ಯಥಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ನಯೇತಾಂ ಪರಮಾಂ ಗತಿಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.289.8 in Bengali sript:
উভে চৈতে মতে জ্ঞানে নৃপতে শিষ্টসংমতে ।
অনুষ্ঠিতে যথাশাস্ত্রং নযেতাং পরমাং গতিম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.289.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઉભે ચૈતે મતે જ્ઞાને નૃપતે શિષ્ટસંમતે ।
અનુષ્ઠિતે યથાશાસ્ત્રં નયેતાં પરમાં ગતિમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.289.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഉഭേ ചൈതേ മതേ ജ്ഞാനേ നൃപതേ ശിഷ്ടസംമതേ ।
അനുഷ്ഠിതേ യഥാശാസ്ത്രം നയേതാം പരമാം ഗതിമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.289.8 in Telugu sript:
ఉభే చైతే మతే జ్ఞానే నృపతే శిష్టసంమతే ।
అనుష్ఠితే యథాశాస్త్రం నయేతాం పరమాం గతిమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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