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 12.308.25

सांख्यज्ञाने तथा योगे महीपालविधौ तथा ।
त्रिविधे मोक्षधर्मेऽस्मिन्गताध्वा छिन्नसंशयः ॥ २५ ॥

sāṃkhyajñāne tathā yoge mahīpālavidhau tathā |
trividhe mokṣadharme'smingatādhvā chinnasaṃśayaḥ || 25 ||

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

...or cause of these thirty principles. (This is the view of the atheistic Sankhya school). The Kanadas of gross vision regard the Manifest (or atoms) to be their cause. Whether the Unmanifest or the Manifest be...

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

Sankhyajnana, Tatha, Yoga, Mahipala, Vidh, Vidha, Vidhi, Vidhu, Trividha, Mokshadharma, Idam, Gatadhva, Gatadhvan, Chinnasamshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.25). 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: “sāṃkhyajñāne tathā yoge mahīpālavidhau tathā
  • sāṅkhyajñāne -
  • sāṅkhyajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yoge -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahīpāla -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhau -
  • vidh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “trividhe mokṣadharme'smingatādhvā chinnasaṃśayaḥ
  • trividhe -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mokṣadharme' -
  • mokṣadharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gatādhvā -
  • gatādhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gatādhvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chinnasaṃśayaḥ -
  • chinnasaṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.25

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 12.308.25 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಜ್ಞಾನೇ ತಥಾ ಯೋಗೇ ಮಹೀಪಾಲವಿಧೌ ತಥಾ ।
ತ್ರಿವಿಧೇ ಮೋಕ್ಷಧರ್ಮೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ಗತಾಧ್ವಾ ಛಿನ್ನಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 12.308.25 in Bengali sript:
সাংখ্যজ্ঞানে তথা যোগে মহীপালবিধৌ তথা ।
ত্রিবিধে মোক্ষধর্মেঽস্মিন্গতাধ্বা ছিন্নসংশযঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 12.308.25 in Gujarati sript:
સાંખ્યજ્ઞાને તથા યોગે મહીપાલવિધૌ તથા ।
ત્રિવિધે મોક્ષધર્મેઽસ્મિન્ગતાધ્વા છિન્નસંશયઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 12.308.25 in Malayalam sript:
സാംഖ്യജ്ഞാനേ തഥാ യോഗേ മഹീപാലവിധൌ തഥാ ।
ത്രിവിധേ മോക്ഷധര്മേഽസ്മിന്ഗതാധ്വാ ഛിന്നസംശയഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.25 in Telugu sript:
సాంఖ్యజ్ఞానే తథా యోగే మహీపాలవిధౌ తథా ।
త్రివిధే మోక్షధర్మేఽస్మిన్గతాధ్వా ఛిన్నసంశయః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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