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 12.339.14

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तत्र यः परमात्मा हि स नित्यं निर्गुणः स्मृतः ।
स हि नारायणो ज्ञेयः सर्वात्मा पुरुषो हि सः ।
न लिप्यते फलैश्चापि पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥ १४ ॥

tatra yaḥ paramātmā hi sa nityaṃ nirguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ |
sa hi nārāyaṇo jñeyaḥ sarvātmā puruṣo hi saḥ |
na lipyate phalaiścāpi padmapatramivāmbhasā || 14 ||

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

...what you wished to know from me, viz., my first birth in days of remote antiquity and that other birth subsequent to it (viz., the present one)!" Vaisampayana continued, "I have thus narrated to you, O monarch...
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 (12.339.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Yah, Paramatma, Nityam, Nitya, Nirguna, Smrita, Narayana, Jneya, Sarvatman, Sarvatma, Purusha, Sah, Phala, Capin, Capi, Padmapatra, Iva, Ambhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.339.14). 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: “tatra yaḥ paramātmā hi sa nityaṃ nirguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paramātmā* -
paramātma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paramātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirguṇaḥ -
nirguṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
smṛtaḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Line 2: “sa hi nārāyaṇo jñeyaḥ sarvātmā puruṣo hi saḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nārāyaṇo* -
nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jñeyaḥ -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
sarvātmā -
sarvātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sarvātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
puruṣo* -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “na lipyate phalaiścāpi padmapatramivāmbhasā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lipyate -
√lip (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lip (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]
phalaiś -
phala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

phala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
padmapatram -
padmapatra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padmapatra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambhasā -
ambhas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.339.14

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;

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Preview of verse 12.339.14 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಯಃ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಹಿ ಸ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ನಿರ್ಗುಣಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ।
ಸ ಹಿ ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ಜ್ಞೇಯಃ ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ ಪುರುಷೋ ಹಿ ಸಃ ।
ನ ಲಿಪ್ಯತೇ ಫಲೈಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರಮಿವಾಮ್ಭಸಾ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.339.14 in Bengali sript:
তত্র যঃ পরমাত্মা হি স নিত্যং নির্গুণঃ স্মৃতঃ ।
স হি নারাযণো জ্ঞেযঃ সর্বাত্মা পুরুষো হি সঃ ।
ন লিপ্যতে ফলৈশ্চাপি পদ্মপত্রমিবাম্ভসা ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.339.14 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર યઃ પરમાત્મા હિ સ નિત્યં નિર્ગુણઃ સ્મૃતઃ ।
સ હિ નારાયણો જ્ઞેયઃ સર્વાત્મા પુરુષો હિ સઃ ।
ન લિપ્યતે ફલૈશ્ચાપિ પદ્મપત્રમિવામ્ભસા ॥ ૧૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.339.14 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര യഃ പരമാത്മാ ഹി സ നിത്യം നിര്ഗുണഃ സ്മൃതഃ ।
സ ഹി നാരായണോ ജ്ഞേയഃ സര്വാത്മാ പുരുഷോ ഹി സഃ ।
ന ലിപ്യതേ ഫലൈശ്ചാപി പദ്മപത്രമിവാമ്ഭസാ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.339.14 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర యః పరమాత్మా హి స నిత్యం నిర్గుణః స్మృతః ।
స హి నారాయణో జ్ఞేయః సర్వాత్మా పురుషో హి సః ।
న లిప్యతే ఫలైశ్చాపి పద్మపత్రమివామ్భసా ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021