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 12.297.24

तपस्विनां धर्मवतां विदुषां चोपसेवनात् ।
प्राप्स्यसे विपुलां बुद्धिं तथा श्रेयोऽभिपत्स्यसे ॥ २४ ॥

tapasvināṃ dharmavatāṃ viduṣāṃ copasevanāt |
prāpsyase vipulāṃ buddhiṃ tathā śreyo'bhipatsyase || 24 ||

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

...attributes of Prakriti. These attach to all things of the universe and always inhere to them. The Unmanifest Purusha endued with the six Yoga attributes transforms himself by himself into hundreds and thousands...

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

Tapasvin, Dharmavat, Dharmavata, Vidusha, Vidus, Vidvas, Vana, Pra, Asi, Vipula, Buddhi, Tatha, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.297.24). 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: “tapasvināṃ dharmavatāṃ viduṣāṃ copasevanāt
  • tapasvinām -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • dharmavatām -
  • dharmavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dharmavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dharmavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • viduṣām -
  • viduṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidus (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • copase -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • vanāt -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “prāpsyase vipulāṃ buddhiṃ tathā śreyo'bhipatsyase
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsya -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • ase -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vipulām -
  • vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • buddhim -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyo' -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • patsyase -
  • pad (verb class 4)
    [future middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.297.24

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 12.297.24 in Kannada sript:
ತಪಸ್ವಿನಾಂ ಧರ್ಮವತಾಂ ವಿದುಷಾಂ ಚೋಪಸೇವನಾತ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯಸೇ ವಿಪುಲಾಂ ಬುದ್ಧಿಂ ತಥಾ ಶ್ರೇಯೋಽಭಿಪತ್ಸ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 12.297.24 in Bengali sript:
তপস্বিনাং ধর্মবতাং বিদুষাং চোপসেবনাত্ ।
প্রাপ্স্যসে বিপুলাং বুদ্ধিং তথা শ্রেযোঽভিপত্স্যসে ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 12.297.24 in Gujarati sript:
તપસ્વિનાં ધર્મવતાં વિદુષાં ચોપસેવનાત્ ।
પ્રાપ્સ્યસે વિપુલાં બુદ્ધિં તથા શ્રેયોઽભિપત્સ્યસે ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 12.297.24 in Malayalam sript:
തപസ്വിനാം ധര്മവതാം വിദുഷാം ചോപസേവനാത് ।
പ്രാപ്സ്യസേ വിപുലാം ബുദ്ധിം തഥാ ശ്രേയോഽഭിപത്സ്യസേ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.297.24 in Telugu sript:
తపస్వినాం ధర్మవతాం విదుషాం చోపసేవనాత్ ।
ప్రాప్స్యసే విపులాం బుద్ధిం తథా శ్రేయోఽభిపత్స్యసే ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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