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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 12.290.42
ब्रह्मघ्नानां गतिं ज्ञात्वा पतितानां सुदारुणाम् ।
सुरापाने च सक्तानां ब्राह्मणानां दुरात्मनाम् ।
गुरुदारप्रसक्तानां गतिं विज्ञाय चाशुभाम् ॥ ४२ ॥
brahmaghnānāṃ gatiṃ jñātvā patitānāṃ sudāruṇām |
surāpāne ca saktānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ durātmanām |
gurudāraprasaktānāṃ gatiṃ vijñāya cāśubhām || 42 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...consciousness is the fourth creation which flows modification of the third. This fourth creation comprises Wind and Light and Space and Water and Earth, with their properties of sound, touch, form, taste and...
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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 (12.290.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmaghna, Gati, Patita, Sudaruna, Surapana, Sakta, Brahmana, Duratman, Duratmana, Gurudara, Prasakta, Vijna, Vijnaya, Ashubha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.290.42). 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: “brahmaghnānāṃ gatiṃ jñātvā patitānāṃ sudāruṇām ”
- brahmaghnānām -
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brahmaghna (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- patitānām -
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patita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]patita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]patitā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √pat class 1 verb]
- sudāruṇām -
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sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “surāpāne ca saktānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ durātmanām ”
- surāpāne -
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surāpāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]surāpāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]surāpānā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saktānām -
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sakta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sakta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]saktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sag class 1 verb]√sag -> sakta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sag class 1 verb]√sag -> saktā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √sag class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √saj class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √saj class 1 verb]√saj -> saktā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √saj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> saktā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
- brāhmaṇānām -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- durātmanām -
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durātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]durātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]durātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 3: “gurudāraprasaktānāṃ gatiṃ vijñāya cāśubhām ”
- gurudāra -
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gurudāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasaktānām -
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prasakta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prasakta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prasaktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vijñāya -
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vijñāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijñāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśubhām -
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aśubhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.290.42
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 12.290.42 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಘ್ನಾನಾಂ ಗತಿಂ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಪತಿತಾನಾಂ ಸುದಾರುಣಾಮ್ ।
ಸುರಾಪಾನೇ ಚ ಸಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ದುರಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಗುರುದಾರಪ್ರಸಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಗತಿಂ ವಿಜ್ಞಾಯ ಚಾಶುಭಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥
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 12.290.42 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মঘ্নানাং গতিং জ্ঞাত্বা পতিতানাং সুদারুণাম্ ।
সুরাপানে চ সক্তানাং ব্রাহ্মণানাং দুরাত্মনাম্ ।
গুরুদারপ্রসক্তানাং গতিং বিজ্ঞায চাশুভাম্ ॥ ৪২ ॥
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 12.290.42 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મઘ્નાનાં ગતિં જ્ઞાત્વા પતિતાનાં સુદારુણામ્ ।
સુરાપાને ચ સક્તાનાં બ્રાહ્મણાનાં દુરાત્મનામ્ ।
ગુરુદારપ્રસક્તાનાં ગતિં વિજ્ઞાય ચાશુભામ્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.290.42 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മഘ്നാനാം ഗതിം ജ്ഞാത്വാ പതിതാനാം സുദാരുണാമ് ।
സുരാപാനേ ച സക്താനാം ബ്രാഹ്മണാനാം ദുരാത്മനാമ് ।
ഗുരുദാരപ്രസക്താനാം ഗതിം വിജ്ഞായ ചാശുഭാമ് ॥ ൪൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.290.42 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మఘ్నానాం గతిం జ్ఞాత్వా పతితానాం సుదారుణామ్ ।
సురాపానే చ సక్తానాం బ్రాహ్మణానాం దురాత్మనామ్ ।
గురుదారప్రసక్తానాం గతిం విజ్ఞాయ చాశుభామ్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥