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 12.304.2

नास्ति सांख्यसमं ज्ञानं नास्ति योगसमं बलम् ।
तावुभावेकचर्यौ तु उभावनिधनौ स्मृतौ ॥ २ ॥

nāsti sāṃkhyasamaṃ jñānaṃ nāsti yogasamaṃ balam |
tāvubhāvekacaryau tu ubhāvanidhanau smṛtau || 2 ||

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

...end. Having acquired by the science of ratiocinative inference and by waiting upon preceptors, the Rich, the Samans, and the Yajushes, all the obligatory practices should be observed and all the Vedas studied...

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

Nasti, Sankhya, Samam, Sama, Jnana, Yogasama, Bala, Ubha, Cari, Carya, Anidhana, Smrita, Smriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.304.2). 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: “nāsti sāṃkhyasamaṃ jñānaṃ nāsti yogasamaṃ balam
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sāṅkhya -
  • sāṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yogasamam -
  • yogasama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yogasama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tāvubhāvekacaryau tu ubhāvanidhanau smṛtau
  • tāvu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhāve -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eka -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • caryau -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    carya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ubhāva -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anidhanau -
  • anidhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smṛtau -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.304.2

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 12.304.2 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಸಮಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಯೋಗಸಮಂ ಬಲಮ್ ।
ತಾವುಭಾವೇಕಚರ್ಯೌ ತು ಉಭಾವನಿಧನೌ ಸ್ಮೃತೌ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.304.2 in Bengali sript:
নাস্তি সাংখ্যসমং জ্ঞানং নাস্তি যোগসমং বলম্ ।
তাবুভাবেকচর্যৌ তু উভাবনিধনৌ স্মৃতৌ ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.304.2 in Gujarati sript:
નાસ્તિ સાંખ્યસમં જ્ઞાનં નાસ્તિ યોગસમં બલમ્ ।
તાવુભાવેકચર્યૌ તુ ઉભાવનિધનૌ સ્મૃતૌ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.304.2 in Malayalam sript:
നാസ്തി സാംഖ്യസമം ജ്ഞാനം നാസ്തി യോഗസമം ബലമ് ।
താവുഭാവേകചര്യൌ തു ഉഭാവനിധനൌ സ്മൃതൌ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.304.2 in Telugu sript:
నాస్తి సాంఖ్యసమం జ్ఞానం నాస్తి యోగసమం బలమ్ ।
తావుభావేకచర్యౌ తు ఉభావనిధనౌ స్మృతౌ ॥ ౨ ॥

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