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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 12.306.1
याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच ।
अव्यक्तस्थं परं यत्तत्पृष्टस्तेऽहं नराधिप ।
परं गुह्यमिमं प्रश्नं शृणुष्वावहितो नृप ॥ १ ॥
yājñavalkya uvāca |
avyaktasthaṃ paraṃ yattatpṛṣṭaste'haṃ narādhipa |
paraṃ guhyamimaṃ praśnaṃ śṛṇuṣvāvahito nṛpa || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...all grief. Go you to the other end of this enquiry. Your questions were good. Blessings on your head for ever! "Bhishma continued—Thus instructed by the intelligent Yajnavalkya the king of Mithila became filled...
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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 (12.306.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yajnavalkya, Avyakta, Tha, Param, Para, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tad, Prishta, Yushmad, Aha, Asmad, Naradhipa, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Idam, Prashna, Shu, Hita, Nripa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.306.1). 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: “yājñavalkya uvāca ”
- yājñavalkya* -
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yājñavalkya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “avyaktasthaṃ paraṃ yattatpṛṣṭaste'haṃ narādhipa ”
- avyaktas -
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avyakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tham -
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tha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pṛṣṭas -
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pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- narādhipa -
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narādhipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “paraṃ guhyamimaṃ praśnaṃ śṛṇuṣvāvahito nṛpa ”
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- guhyam -
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guhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]guhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]guhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]guhī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- praśnam -
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praśna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- ṣvā -
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ṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṣū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- āva -
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√av (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- hito* -
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hita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.306.1
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.306.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾಜ್ಞವಲ್ಕ್ಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅವ್ಯಕ್ತಸ್ಥಂ ಪರಂ ಯತ್ತತ್ಪೃಷ್ಟಸ್ತೇಽಹಂ ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಪರಂ ಗುಹ್ಯಮಿಮಂ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಂ ಶೃಣುಷ್ವಾವಹಿತೋ ನೃಪ ॥ ೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.306.1 in Bengali sript:
যাজ্ঞবল্ক্য উবাচ ।
অব্যক্তস্থং পরং যত্তত্পৃষ্টস্তেঽহং নরাধিপ ।
পরং গুহ্যমিমং প্রশ্নং শৃণুষ্বাবহিতো নৃপ ॥ ১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.306.1 in Gujarati sript:
યાજ્ઞવલ્ક્ય ઉવાચ ।
અવ્યક્તસ્થં પરં યત્તત્પૃષ્ટસ્તેઽહં નરાધિપ ।
પરં ગુહ્યમિમં પ્રશ્નં શૃણુષ્વાવહિતો નૃપ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.306.1 in Malayalam sript:
യാജ്ഞവല്ക്യ ഉവാച ।
അവ്യക്തസ്ഥം പരം യത്തത്പൃഷ്ടസ്തേഽഹം നരാധിപ ।
പരം ഗുഹ്യമിമം പ്രശ്നം ശൃണുഷ്വാവഹിതോ നൃപ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.306.1 in Telugu sript:
యాజ్ఞవల్క్య ఉవాచ ।
అవ్యక్తస్థం పరం యత్తత్పృష్టస్తేఽహం నరాధిప ।
పరం గుహ్యమిమం ప్రశ్నం శృణుష్వావహితో నృప ॥ ౧ ॥