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 12.316.36

विद्या कर्म च शौर्यं च ज्ञानं च बहुविस्तरम् ।
अर्थार्थमनुसार्यन्ते सिद्धार्थस्तु विमुच्यते ॥ ३६ ॥

vidyā karma ca śauryaṃ ca jñānaṃ ca bahuvistaram |
arthārthamanusāryante siddhārthastu vimucyate || 36 ||

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

...for a moment upon the course ordained for him to run through, Suka, who was well acquainted with the beginning and the end of all duties, resolved to attain to the highest end that is fraught with the greatest...

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

Vidya, Karman, Shaurya, Jnana, Bahuvistara, Arthartha, Anusari, Tad, Yushmad, Siddhartha, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.316.36). 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: “vidyā karma ca śauryaṃ ca jñānaṃ ca bahuvistaram
  • vidyā -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śauryam -
  • śaurya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahuvistaram -
  • bahuvistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahuvistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahuvistarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “arthārthamanusāryante siddhārthastu vimucyate
  • arthārtham -
  • arthārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arthārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arthārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anusāryan -
  • anusārī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • siddhārthas -
  • siddhārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vim -
  • vi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.316.36

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 12.316.36 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಕರ್ಮ ಚ ಶೌರ್ಯಂ ಚ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಚ ಬಹುವಿಸ್ತರಮ್ ।
ಅರ್ಥಾರ್ಥಮನುಸಾರ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಸ್ತು ವಿಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 12.316.36 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্যা কর্ম চ শৌর্যং চ জ্ঞানং চ বহুবিস্তরম্ ।
অর্থার্থমনুসার্যন্তে সিদ্ধার্থস্তু বিমুচ্যতে ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 12.316.36 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્યા કર્મ ચ શૌર્યં ચ જ્ઞાનં ચ બહુવિસ્તરમ્ ।
અર્થાર્થમનુસાર્યન્તે સિદ્ધાર્થસ્તુ વિમુચ્યતે ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 12.316.36 in Malayalam sript:
വിദ്യാ കര്മ ച ശൌര്യം ച ജ്ഞാനം ച ബഹുവിസ്തരമ് ।
അര്ഥാര്ഥമനുസാര്യന്തേ സിദ്ധാര്ഥസ്തു വിമുച്യതേ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.316.36 in Telugu sript:
విద్యా కర్మ చ శౌర్యం చ జ్ఞానం చ బహువిస్తరమ్ ।
అర్థార్థమనుసార్యన్తే సిద్ధార్థస్తు విముచ్యతే ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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