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 12.295.42

सांख्ययोगौ मया प्रोक्तौ शास्त्रद्वयनिदर्शनात् ।
यदेव शास्त्रं सांख्योक्तं योगदर्शनमेव तत् ॥ ४२ ॥

sāṃkhyayogau mayā proktau śāstradvayanidarśanāt |
yadeva śāstraṃ sāṃkhyoktaṃ yogadarśanameva tat || 42 ||

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

...a foolish understanding, seek you to be possessed of intelligence! Destitute of tranquillity, seek you to be tranquil, and bereft of wisdom as you are, do you seek to act wisely! He who moves in the companionship...

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

Sankhyayoga, Maya, Asmad, Prokta, Shastra, Advayas, Advayat, Ida, Risha, Yada, Yad, Iva, Sankhya, Ukta, Yoga, Darshana, Eva, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.295.42). 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: “sāṃkhyayogau mayā proktau śāstradvayanidarśanāt
  • sāṅkhyayogau -
  • sāṅkhyayoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • proktau -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • advayan -
  • advayas (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    advayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • idar -
  • idā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṛśa -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “yadeva śāstraṃ sāṃkhyoktaṃ yogadarśanameva tat
  • yade -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sāṅkhyo -
  • sāṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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]
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.295.42

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 12.295.42 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಯೋಗೌ ಮಯಾ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತೌ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ್ವಯನಿದರ್ಶನಾತ್ ।
ಯದೇವ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಸಾಂಖ್ಯೋಕ್ತಂ ಯೋಗದರ್ಶನಮೇವ ತತ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 12.295.42 in Bengali sript:
সাংখ্যযোগৌ মযা প্রোক্তৌ শাস্ত্রদ্বযনিদর্শনাত্ ।
যদেব শাস্ত্রং সাংখ্যোক্তং যোগদর্শনমেব তত্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 12.295.42 in Gujarati sript:
સાંખ્યયોગૌ મયા પ્રોક્તૌ શાસ્ત્રદ્વયનિદર્શનાત્ ।
યદેવ શાસ્ત્રં સાંખ્યોક્તં યોગદર્શનમેવ તત્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 12.295.42 in Malayalam sript:
സാംഖ്യയോഗൌ മയാ പ്രോക്തൌ ശാസ്ത്രദ്വയനിദര്ശനാത് ।
യദേവ ശാസ്ത്രം സാംഖ്യോക്തം യോഗദര്ശനമേവ തത് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.295.42 in Telugu sript:
సాంఖ్యయోగౌ మయా ప్రోక్తౌ శాస్త్రద్వయనిదర్శనాత్ ।
యదేవ శాస్త్రం సాంఖ్యోక్తం యోగదర్శనమేవ తత్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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