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 12.302.5

द्वंद्वमेषां त्रयाणां तु संनिपातं च तत्त्वतः ।
सत्त्वस्य रजसश्चैव तमसश्च शृणुष्व मे ॥ ५ ॥

dvaṃdvameṣāṃ trayāṇāṃ tu saṃnipātaṃ ca tattvataḥ |
sattvasya rajasaścaiva tamasaśca śṛṇuṣva me || 5 ||

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

...the Upanishads, will appear in you by inward light, O regenerate one! The entire Satapathas also you will edit, O foremost of regenerate ones. After that, your understanding will turn to the path of Emancipation...

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

Dvandva, Idam, Traya, Samnipata, Tattvatah, Tattvata, Sattva, Rajas, Rajasa, Tamas, Tamasa, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.302.5). 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: “dvaṃdvameṣāṃ trayāṇāṃ tu saṃnipātaṃ ca tattvataḥ
  • dvandvam -
  • dvandva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvandva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • trayāṇām -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃnipātam -
  • saṃnipāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tattvataḥ -
  • tattvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tattvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sattvasya rajasaścaiva tamasaśca śṛṇuṣva me
  • sattvasya -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rajasaś -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rajasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • tamasaś -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tamasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣva -
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.302.5

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 12.302.5 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಂದ್ವಮೇಷಾಂ ತ್ರಯಾಣಾಂ ತು ಸಂನಿಪಾತಂ ಚ ತತ್ತ್ವತಃ ।
ಸತ್ತ್ವಸ್ಯ ರಜಸಶ್ಚೈವ ತಮಸಶ್ಚ ಶೃಣುಷ್ವ ಮೇ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.302.5 in Bengali sript:
দ্বংদ্বমেষাং ত্রযাণাং তু সংনিপাতং চ তত্ত্বতঃ ।
সত্ত্বস্য রজসশ্চৈব তমসশ্চ শৃণুষ্ব মে ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.302.5 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વંદ્વમેષાં ત્રયાણાં તુ સંનિપાતં ચ તત્ત્વતઃ ।
સત્ત્વસ્ય રજસશ્ચૈવ તમસશ્ચ શૃણુષ્વ મે ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.302.5 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വംദ്വമേഷാം ത്രയാണാം തു സംനിപാതം ച തത്ത്വതഃ ।
സത്ത്വസ്യ രജസശ്ചൈവ തമസശ്ച ശൃണുഷ്വ മേ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.302.5 in Telugu sript:
ద్వంద్వమేషాం త్రయాణాం తు సంనిపాతం చ తత్త్వతః ।
సత్త్వస్య రజసశ్చైవ తమసశ్చ శృణుష్వ మే ॥ ౫ ॥

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