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 12.296.38

अगाधजन्मामरणं च राजन्निरामयं वीतभयं शिवं च ।
समीक्ष्य मोहं त्यज चाद्य सर्वं ज्ञानस्य तत्त्वार्थमिदं विदित्वा ॥ ३८ ॥

agādhajanmāmaraṇaṃ ca rājannirāmayaṃ vītabhayaṃ śivaṃ ca |
samīkṣya mohaṃ tyaja cādya sarvaṃ jñānasya tattvārthamidaṃ viditvā || 38 ||

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

...One should thus regard the Senses to be under the domination of the Mind. Indeed, the Mind is said to be the Lord of all the Senses. O you of great fame, these are all the twenty Bhutas in the Universe.'"...

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

Agadha, Janma, Janman, Amarana, Rajan, Rajat, Yah, Vitabhaya, Shivam, Shiva, Samikshya, Moha, Sarvam, Sarva, Jnana, Tattvartha, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.296.38). 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: “agādhajanmāmaraṇaṃ ca rājannirāmayaṃ vītabhayaṃ śivaṃ ca
  • agādha -
  • agādha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agādha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janmā -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amaraṇam -
  • amaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājann -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • irāma -
  • ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vītabhayam -
  • vītabhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “samīkṣya mohaṃ tyaja cādya sarvaṃ jñānasya tattvārthamidaṃ viditvā
  • samīkṣya -
  • samīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • moham -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mohā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tyaja -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jñānasya -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tattvārtham -
  • tattvārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viditvā -
  • vid -> viditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.296.38

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 12.296.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗಾಧಜನ್ಮಾಮರಣಂ ಚ ರಾಜನ್ನಿರಾಮಯಂ ವೀತಭಯಂ ಶಿವಂ ಚ ।
ಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಮೋಹಂ ತ್ಯಜ ಚಾದ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಸ್ಯ ತತ್ತ್ವಾರ್ಥಮಿದಂ ವಿದಿತ್ವಾ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 12.296.38 in Bengali sript:
অগাধজন্মামরণং চ রাজন্নিরামযং বীতভযং শিবং চ ।
সমীক্ষ্য মোহং ত্যজ চাদ্য সর্বং জ্ঞানস্য তত্ত্বার্থমিদং বিদিত্বা ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 12.296.38 in Gujarati sript:
અગાધજન્મામરણં ચ રાજન્નિરામયં વીતભયં શિવં ચ ।
સમીક્ષ્ય મોહં ત્યજ ચાદ્ય સર્વં જ્ઞાનસ્ય તત્ત્વાર્થમિદં વિદિત્વા ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 12.296.38 in Malayalam sript:
അഗാധജന്മാമരണം ച രാജന്നിരാമയം വീതഭയം ശിവം ച ।
സമീക്ഷ്യ മോഹം ത്യജ ചാദ്യ സര്വം ജ്ഞാനസ്യ തത്ത്വാര്ഥമിദം വിദിത്വാ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.296.38 in Telugu sript:
అగాధజన్మామరణం చ రాజన్నిరామయం వీతభయం శివం చ ।
సమీక్ష్య మోహం త్యజ చాద్య సర్వం జ్ఞానస్య తత్త్వార్థమిదం విదిత్వా ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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