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 12.295.22

यदा तु गुणजालं तत्प्राकृतं विजुगुप्सते ।
पश्यते चापरं पश्यं तदा पश्यन्न संज्वरेत् ॥ २२ ॥

yadā tu guṇajālaṃ tatprākṛtaṃ vijugupsate |
paśyate cāparaṃ paśyaṃ tadā paśyanna saṃjvaret || 22 ||

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

...hereafter, to man who is endued with an unstable body and who is the slave of his desires? Properly honoured by the king, and thus questioned, that high-souled Rishi possessed of ascetic merit then said these...

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

Yada, Yad, Guna, Jala, Tat, Tad, Prakrita, Gup, Sat, Sata, Sati, Pashyat, Pashyata, Capa, Pashya, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.295.22). 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: “yadā tu guṇajālaṃ tatprākṛtaṃ vijugupsate
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jālam -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prākṛtam -
  • prākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viju -
  • viju (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gup -
  • gup (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gup (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sate -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “paśyate cāparaṃ paśyaṃ tadā paśyanna saṃjvaret
  • paśyate -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    paśyata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśyam -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyann -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jvaret -
  • jvar (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.295.22

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 12.295.22 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ತು ಗುಣಜಾಲಂ ತತ್ಪ್ರಾಕೃತಂ ವಿಜುಗುಪ್ಸತೇ ।
ಪಶ್ಯತೇ ಚಾಪರಂ ಪಶ್ಯಂ ತದಾ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ನ ಸಂಜ್ವರೇತ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 12.295.22 in Bengali sript:
যদা তু গুণজালং তত্প্রাকৃতং বিজুগুপ্সতে ।
পশ্যতে চাপরং পশ্যং তদা পশ্যন্ন সংজ্বরেত্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 12.295.22 in Gujarati sript:
યદા તુ ગુણજાલં તત્પ્રાકૃતં વિજુગુપ્સતે ।
પશ્યતે ચાપરં પશ્યં તદા પશ્યન્ન સંજ્વરેત્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 12.295.22 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ തു ഗുണജാലം തത്പ്രാകൃതം വിജുഗുപ്സതേ ।
പശ്യതേ ചാപരം പശ്യം തദാ പശ്യന്ന സംജ്വരേത് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.295.22 in Telugu sript:
యదా తు గుణజాలం తత్ప్రాకృతం విజుగుప్సతే ।
పశ్యతే చాపరం పశ్యం తదా పశ్యన్న సంజ్వరేత్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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