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 12.296.3

एतदेवं विकुर्वाणां बुध्यमानो न बुध्यते ।
अव्यक्तबोधनाच्चैव बुध्यमानं वदन्त्यपि ॥ ३ ॥

etadevaṃ vikurvāṇāṃ budhyamāno na budhyate |
avyaktabodhanāccaiva budhyamānaṃ vadantyapi || 3 ||

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

...ever free from the toil of exertion.' "Bhishma said, 'I shall in this connection recite to you the old narrative, O Bharata, of the discourse between Yajnavalkya and Janaka. Once on a time the famous king Daivarati...

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

Etad, Etada, Vikurvana, Vikurva, Budhya, Ana, Avyakta, Bodhana, Vadat, Vadanti, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.296.3). 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: “etadevaṃ vikurvāṇāṃ budhyamāno na budhyate
  • etade -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vikurvāṇām -
  • vikurvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vikurvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • budhyam -
  • budhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    budhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    budhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āno* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • budhyate -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “avyaktabodhanāccaiva budhyamānaṃ vadantyapi
  • avyakta -
  • avyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bodhanāc -
  • bodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • budhyam -
  • budhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    budhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    budhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vadantya -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.296.3

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 12.296.3 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದೇವಂ ವಿಕುರ್ವಾಣಾಂ ಬುಧ್ಯಮಾನೋ ನ ಬುಧ್ಯತೇ ।
ಅವ್ಯಕ್ತಬೋಧನಾಚ್ಚೈವ ಬುಧ್ಯಮಾನಂ ವದನ್ತ್ಯಪಿ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.296.3 in Bengali sript:
এতদেবং বিকুর্বাণাং বুধ্যমানো ন বুধ্যতে ।
অব্যক্তবোধনাচ্চৈব বুধ্যমানং বদন্ত্যপি ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.296.3 in Gujarati sript:
એતદેવં વિકુર્વાણાં બુધ્યમાનો ન બુધ્યતે ।
અવ્યક્તબોધનાચ્ચૈવ બુધ્યમાનં વદન્ત્યપિ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.296.3 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതദേവം വികുര്വാണാം ബുധ്യമാനോ ന ബുധ്യതേ ।
അവ്യക്തബോധനാച്ചൈവ ബുധ്യമാനം വദന്ത്യപി ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.296.3 in Telugu sript:
ఏతదేవం వికుర్వాణాం బుధ్యమానో న బుధ్యతే ।
అవ్యక్తబోధనాచ్చైవ బుధ్యమానం వదన్త్యపి ॥ ౩ ॥

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