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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 12.306.25
शाखाः पञ्चदशेमास्तु विद्या भास्करदर्शिताः ।
प्रतिष्ठाप्य यथाकामं वेद्यं तदनुचिन्तयम् ॥ २५ ॥
śākhāḥ pañcadaśemāstu vidyā bhāskaradarśitāḥ |
pratiṣṭhāpya yathākāmaṃ vedyaṃ tadanucintayam || 25 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...prevention of these two (viz., decrepitude and death); nor is it true that cannot be prevented under any circumstances. Neither days, nor nights, nor months, cease to go on. Only that man, who, though transitory...
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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 (12.306.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shakha, Pancadasha, Pancadashan, Iyam, Idam, Vidya, Bhaskara, Darshita, Pratishthapya, Yathakama, Vedya, Tada, Cinta, Yah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.306.25). 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: “śākhāḥ pañcadaśemāstu vidyā bhāskaradarśitāḥ ”
- śākhāḥ -
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śākha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śākhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pañcadaśe -
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pañcadaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pañcadaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pañcadaśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]pañcadaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- imās -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vidyā* -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- bhāskara -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāskara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśitāḥ -
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darśita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]darśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]
- Line 2: “pratiṣṭhāpya yathākāmaṃ vedyaṃ tadanucintayam ”
- pratiṣṭhāpya -
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pratiṣṭhāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratiṣṭhāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yathākāmam -
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yathākāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yathākāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yathākāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vedyam -
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vedya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vedya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vedyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vid], [accusative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb], [nominative single from √vid], [accusative single from √vid]
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cinta -
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cinta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cinta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cint (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.306.25
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 12.306.25 in Kannada sript:
ಶಾಖಾಃ ಪಞ್ಚದಶೇಮಾಸ್ತು ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಭಾಸ್ಕರದರ್ಶಿತಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪ್ಯ ಯಥಾಕಾಮಂ ವೇದ್ಯಂ ತದನುಚಿನ್ತಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
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 12.306.25 in Bengali sript:
শাখাঃ পঞ্চদশেমাস্তু বিদ্যা ভাস্করদর্শিতাঃ ।
প্রতিষ্ঠাপ্য যথাকামং বেদ্যং তদনুচিন্তযম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥
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 12.306.25 in Gujarati sript:
શાખાઃ પઞ્ચદશેમાસ્તુ વિદ્યા ભાસ્કરદર્શિતાઃ ।
પ્રતિષ્ઠાપ્ય યથાકામં વેદ્યં તદનુચિન્તયમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.306.25 in Malayalam sript:
ശാഖാഃ പഞ്ചദശേമാസ്തു വിദ്യാ ഭാസ്കരദര്ശിതാഃ ।
പ്രതിഷ്ഠാപ്യ യഥാകാമം വേദ്യം തദനുചിന്തയമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.306.25 in Telugu sript:
శాఖాః పఞ్చదశేమాస్తు విద్యా భాస్కరదర్శితాః ।
ప్రతిష్ఠాప్య యథాకామం వేద్యం తదనుచిన్తయమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥