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 12.295.43

प्रबोधनकरं ज्ञानं सांख्यानामवनीपते ।
विस्पष्टं प्रोच्यते तत्र शिष्याणां हितकाम्यया ॥ ४३ ॥

prabodhanakaraṃ jñānaṃ sāṃkhyānāmavanīpate |
vispaṣṭaṃ procyate tatra śiṣyāṇāṃ hitakāmyayā || 43 ||

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

...companionship of the righteous succeeds, by his own energy, in acquiring the means of accomplishing what is beneficial for him both in this and the next world. Verily, the root of the benefit (which thus becomes...

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

Prabodhana, Kara, Jnana, Sankhya, Avanipati, Vispashtam, Vispashta, Pra, Ucyat, Tatra, Shishya, Hitakamya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.295.43). 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: “prabodhanakaraṃ jñānaṃ sāṃkhyānāmavanīpate
  • prabodhana -
  • prabodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karam -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sāṅkhyānām -
  • sāṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sāṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sāṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • avanīpate -
  • avanīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vispaṣṭaṃ procyate tatra śiṣyāṇāṃ hitakāmyayā
  • vispaṣṭam -
  • vispaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vispaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vispaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vispaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śiṣyāṇām -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • hitakāmyayā -
  • hitakāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.295.43

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 12.295.43 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಬೋಧನಕರಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಾನಾಮವನೀಪತೇ ।
ವಿಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಂ ಪ್ರೋಚ್ಯತೇ ತತ್ರ ಶಿಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಹಿತಕಾಮ್ಯಯಾ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 12.295.43 in Bengali sript:
প্রবোধনকরং জ্ঞানং সাংখ্যানামবনীপতে ।
বিস্পষ্টং প্রোচ্যতে তত্র শিষ্যাণাং হিতকাম্যযা ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 12.295.43 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રબોધનકરં જ્ઞાનં સાંખ્યાનામવનીપતે ।
વિસ્પષ્ટં પ્રોચ્યતે તત્ર શિષ્યાણાં હિતકામ્યયા ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 12.295.43 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രബോധനകരം ജ്ഞാനം സാംഖ്യാനാമവനീപതേ ।
വിസ്പഷ്ടം പ്രോച്യതേ തത്ര ശിഷ്യാണാം ഹിതകാമ്യയാ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.295.43 in Telugu sript:
ప్రబోధనకరం జ్ఞానం సాంఖ్యానామవనీపతే ।
విస్పష్టం ప్రోచ్యతే తత్ర శిష్యాణాం హితకామ్యయా ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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