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 12.296.35

एतैर्गुणैर्हीनतमे न देयमेतत्परं ब्रह्म विशुद्धमाहुः ।
न श्रेयसा योक्ष्यति तादृशे कृतं धर्मप्रवक्तारमपात्रदानात् ॥ ३५ ॥

etairguṇairhīnatame na deyametatparaṃ brahma viśuddhamāhuḥ |
na śreyasā yokṣyati tādṛśe kṛtaṃ dharmapravaktāramapātradānāt || 35 ||

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

...roveth over all things, O king, led on by the Senses. The Senses do not perceive anything. It is the Mind that perceives through them. The Eye sees forms when aided by the Mind but never by itself. When the...

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

Eta, Etad, Esha, Guna, Hina, Tama, Tami, Deya, Etatpara, Brahma, Brahman, Vishuddha, Shreyasa, Yokshyat, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Krit, Krita, Dharmapravaktri, Apatra, Dana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.296.35). 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: “etairguṇairhīnatame na deyametatparaṃ brahma viśuddhamāhuḥ
  • etair -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hīna -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • tame -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deyam -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    deyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etatparam -
  • etatpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etatpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etatparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viśuddham -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “na śreyasā yokṣyati tādṛśe kṛtaṃ dharmapravaktāramapātradānāt
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreyasā* -
  • śreyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yokṣyati -
  • yuj -> yokṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yokṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj (verb class 7)
    [future active third single]
  • tādṛśe -
  • tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • dharmapravaktāram -
  • dharmapravaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • apātra -
  • apātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānāt -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.296.35

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 12.296.35 in Kannada sript:
ಏತೈರ್ಗುಣೈರ್ಹೀನತಮೇ ನ ದೇಯಮೇತತ್ಪರಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಮಾಹುಃ ।
ನ ಶ್ರೇಯಸಾ ಯೋಕ್ಷ್ಯತಿ ತಾದೃಶೇ ಕೃತಂ ಧರ್ಮಪ್ರವಕ್ತಾರಮಪಾತ್ರದಾನಾತ್ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 12.296.35 in Bengali sript:
এতৈর্গুণৈর্হীনতমে ন দেযমেতত্পরং ব্রহ্ম বিশুদ্ধমাহুঃ ।
ন শ্রেযসা যোক্ষ্যতি তাদৃশে কৃতং ধর্মপ্রবক্তারমপাত্রদানাত্ ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 12.296.35 in Gujarati sript:
એતૈર્ગુણૈર્હીનતમે ન દેયમેતત્પરં બ્રહ્મ વિશુદ્ધમાહુઃ ।
ન શ્રેયસા યોક્ષ્યતિ તાદૃશે કૃતં ધર્મપ્રવક્તારમપાત્રદાનાત્ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 12.296.35 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതൈര്ഗുണൈര്ഹീനതമേ ന ദേയമേതത്പരം ബ്രഹ്മ വിശുദ്ധമാഹുഃ ।
ന ശ്രേയസാ യോക്ഷ്യതി താദൃശേ കൃതം ധര്മപ്രവക്താരമപാത്രദാനാത് ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.296.35 in Telugu sript:
ఏతైర్గుణైర్హీనతమే న దేయమేతత్పరం బ్రహ్మ విశుద్ధమాహుః ।
న శ్రేయసా యోక్ష్యతి తాదృశే కృతం ధర్మప్రవక్తారమపాత్రదానాత్ ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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