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 12.295.10

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विद्याविद्यार्थतत्त्वेन मयोक्तं ते विशेषतः ।
अक्षरं च क्षरं चैव यदुक्तं तन्निबोध मे ॥ १० ॥

vidyāvidyārthatattvena mayoktaṃ te viśeṣataḥ |
akṣaraṃ ca kṣaraṃ caiva yaduktaṃ tannibodha me || 10 ||

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

...conversant with Emancipation has been imparted to you exactly as I had it from Brahman himself!' "Bhishma continued, I have thus told you of high Brahma agreeably to what the great Rishi (Vasishtha) had said...
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 (12.295.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyavidya, Arthatattva, Maya, Mayu, Asmad, Ukta, Tad, Yushmad, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Akshara, Kshara, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tan, Bodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.295.10). 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: “vidyāvidyārthatattvena mayoktaṃ te viśeṣataḥ ”
vidyāvidyā -
vidyāvidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthatattvena -
arthatattva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mayo -
maya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mayu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√may (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√mī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uktam -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
viśeṣataḥ -
viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “akṣaraṃ ca kṣaraṃ caiva yaduktaṃ tannibodha me ”
akṣaram -
akṣara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akṣara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

akṣarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣar (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣar (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣaram -
kṣara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṣarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
uktam -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
tan -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bodha -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√budh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.295.10

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;

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Preview of verse 12.295.10 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಯಾವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥತತ್ತ್ವೇನ ಮಯೋಕ್ತಂ ತೇ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ।
ಅಕ್ಷರಂ ಚ ಕ್ಷರಂ ಚೈವ ಯದುಕ್ತಂ ತನ್ನಿಬೋಧ ಮೇ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.295.10 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্যাবিদ্যার্থতত্ত্বেন মযোক্তং তে বিশেষতঃ ।
অক্ষরং চ ক্ষরং চৈব যদুক্তং তন্নিবোধ মে ॥ ১০ ॥

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 12.295.10 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્યાવિદ્યાર્થતત્ત્વેન મયોક્તં તે વિશેષતઃ ।
અક્ષરં ચ ક્ષરં ચૈવ યદુક્તં તન્નિબોધ મે ॥ ૧૦ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.295.10 in Malayalam sript:
വിദ്യാവിദ്യാര്ഥതത്ത്വേന മയോക്തം തേ വിശേഷതഃ ।
അക്ഷരം ച ക്ഷരം ചൈവ യദുക്തം തന്നിബോധ മേ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.295.10 in Telugu sript:
విద్యావిద్యార్థతత్త్వేన మయోక్తం తే విశేషతః ।
అక్షరం చ క్షరం చైవ యదుక్తం తన్నిబోధ మే ॥ ౧౦ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021