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 12.308.105

क्षेत्रज्ञ इति चाप्यन्यो गुणस्तत्र चतुर्दशः ।
ममायमिति येनायं मन्यते न च मन्यते ॥ १०५ ॥

kṣetrajña iti cāpyanyo guṇastatra caturdaśaḥ |
mamāyamiti yenāyaṃ manyate na ca manyate || 105 ||

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

...person, O ruler of Mithila, which is as it were my own chamber now, tomorrow I shall depart. "Bhishma continued, 'Hearing these words fraught with excellent sense and with reason, king Janaka failed to return...

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

Kshetrajna, Iti, Capin, Capya, Capi, Ani, Guna, Tatra, Caturdasha, Mit, Yena, Yah, Yat, Aya, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.105). 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: “kṣetrajña iti cāpyanyo guṇastatra caturdaśaḥ
  • kṣetrajña* -
  • kṣetrajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • anyo* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • guṇas -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • caturdaśaḥ -
  • caturdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mamāyamiti yenāyaṃ manyate na ca manyate
  • mamāya -
  • may (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • miti -
  • miti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.105

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 12.308.105 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜ್ಞ ಇತಿ ಚಾಪ್ಯನ್ಯೋ ಗುಣಸ್ತತ್ರ ಚತುರ್ದಶಃ ।
ಮಮಾಯಮಿತಿ ಯೇನಾಯಂ ಮನ್ಯತೇ ನ ಚ ಮನ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೦೫ ॥

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 12.308.105 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষেত্রজ্ঞ ইতি চাপ্যন্যো গুণস্তত্র চতুর্দশঃ ।
মমাযমিতি যেনাযং মন্যতে ন চ মন্যতে ॥ ১০৫ ॥

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 12.308.105 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષેત્રજ્ઞ ઇતિ ચાપ્યન્યો ગુણસ્તત્ર ચતુર્દશઃ ।
મમાયમિતિ યેનાયં મન્યતે ન ચ મન્યતે ॥ ૧૦૫ ॥

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 12.308.105 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷേത്രജ്ഞ ഇതി ചാപ്യന്യോ ഗുണസ്തത്ര ചതുര്ദശഃ ।
മമായമിതി യേനായം മന്യതേ ന ച മന്യതേ ॥ ൧൦൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.105 in Telugu sript:
క్షేత్రజ్ఞ ఇతి చాప్యన్యో గుణస్తత్ర చతుర్దశః ।
మమాయమితి యేనాయం మన్యతే న చ మన్యతే ॥ ౧౦౫ ॥

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