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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 12.326.23
द्विर्द्वादशेभ्यस्तत्त्वेभ्यः ख्यातो यः पञ्चविंशकः ।
पुरुषो निष्क्रियश्चैव ज्ञानदृश्यश्च कथ्यते ॥ २३ ॥
dvirdvādaśebhyastattvebhyaḥ khyāto yaḥ pañcaviṃśakaḥ |
puruṣo niṣkriyaścaiva jñānadṛśyaśca kathyate || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of the glory of Narayana endued with intelligence that he heard it from the lips of Narada? Is the illustrious Grandsire of all the worlds any way different from or inferior to the great Narayana? How then is...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.326.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dvih, Dvadasha, Tattva, Khyata, Khyat, Yah, Pancavimshaka, Purusha, Nishkriya, Jnana, Drishya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.326.23). 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: “dvirdvādaśebhyastattvebhyaḥ khyāto yaḥ pañcaviṃśakaḥ ”
- dvir -
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dviḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]dviḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dvādaśebhyas -
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dvādaśa (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dvādaśa (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- tattvebhyaḥ -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- khyāto* -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pañcaviṃśakaḥ -
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pañcaviṃśaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “puruṣo niṣkriyaścaiva jñānadṛśyaśca kathyate ”
- puruṣo* -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niṣkriyaś -
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niṣkriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- jñāna -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśyaś -
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dṛśya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathyate -
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√kath (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.326.23
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 12.326.23 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿರ್ದ್ವಾದಶೇಭ್ಯಸ್ತತ್ತ್ವೇಭ್ಯಃ ಖ್ಯಾತೋ ಯಃ ಪಞ್ಚವಿಂಶಕಃ ।
ಪುರುಷೋ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚೈವ ಜ್ಞಾನದೃಶ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಕಥ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 12.326.23 in Bengali sript:
দ্বির্দ্বাদশেভ্যস্তত্ত্বেভ্যঃ খ্যাতো যঃ পঞ্চবিংশকঃ ।
পুরুষো নিষ্ক্রিযশ্চৈব জ্ঞানদৃশ্যশ্চ কথ্যতে ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 12.326.23 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વિર્દ્વાદશેભ્યસ્તત્ત્વેભ્યઃ ખ્યાતો યઃ પઞ્ચવિંશકઃ ।
પુરુષો નિષ્ક્રિયશ્ચૈવ જ્ઞાનદૃશ્યશ્ચ કથ્યતે ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.326.23 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വിര്ദ്വാദശേഭ്യസ്തത്ത്വേഭ്യഃ ഖ്യാതോ യഃ പഞ്ചവിംശകഃ ।
പുരുഷോ നിഷ്ക്രിയശ്ചൈവ ജ്ഞാനദൃശ്യശ്ച കഥ്യതേ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.326.23 in Telugu sript:
ద్విర్ద్వాదశేభ్యస్తత్త్వేభ్యః ఖ్యాతో యః పఞ్చవింశకః ।
పురుషో నిష్క్రియశ్చైవ జ్ఞానదృశ్యశ్చ కథ్యతే ॥ ౨౩ ॥