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 12.303.4

अव्यक्तस्तु न जानीते पुरुषो ज्ञः स्वभावतः ।
न मत्तः परमस्तीति नित्यमेवाभिमन्यते ॥ ४ ॥

avyaktastu na jānīte puruṣo jñaḥ svabhāvataḥ |
na mattaḥ paramastīti nityamevābhimanyate || 4 ||

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

...principle of change? Who is not possessed of the same? What is he that devours the Sun and what is the Sun? What is Vidya and what is Avidya? What is Immobile and what Mobile? What is without beginning, what...

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

Avyakta, Purusha, Jna, Svabhavatah, Svabhavata, Matta, Parama, Sti, Iti, Nityam, Nitya, Eva, Abhi, Anyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.303.4). 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: “avyaktastu na jānīte puruṣo jñaḥ svabhāvataḥ
  • avyaktas -
  • avyakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānīte -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle third single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñaḥ -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svabhāvataḥ -
  • svabhāvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svabhāvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na mattaḥ paramastīti nityamevābhimanyate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mattaḥ -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • stī -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhim -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anyate -
  • anyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.303.4

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 12.303.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅವ್ಯಕ್ತಸ್ತು ನ ಜಾನೀತೇ ಪುರುಷೋ ಜ್ಞಃ ಸ್ವಭಾವತಃ ।
ನ ಮತ್ತಃ ಪರಮಸ್ತೀತಿ ನಿತ್ಯಮೇವಾಭಿಮನ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.303.4 in Bengali sript:
অব্যক্তস্তু ন জানীতে পুরুষো জ্ঞঃ স্বভাবতঃ ।
ন মত্তঃ পরমস্তীতি নিত্যমেবাভিমন্যতে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.303.4 in Gujarati sript:
અવ્યક્તસ્તુ ન જાનીતે પુરુષો જ્ઞઃ સ્વભાવતઃ ।
ન મત્તઃ પરમસ્તીતિ નિત્યમેવાભિમન્યતે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.303.4 in Malayalam sript:
അവ്യക്തസ്തു ന ജാനീതേ പുരുഷോ ജ്ഞഃ സ്വഭാവതഃ ।
ന മത്തഃ പരമസ്തീതി നിത്യമേവാഭിമന്യതേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.303.4 in Telugu sript:
అవ్యక్తస్తు న జానీతే పురుషో జ్ఞః స్వభావతః ।
న మత్తః పరమస్తీతి నిత్యమేవాభిమన్యతే ॥ ౪ ॥

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