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 12.339.15

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कर्मात्मा त्वपरो योऽसौ मोक्षबन्धैः स युज्यते ।
ससप्तदशकेनापि राशिना युज्यते हि सः ।
एवं बहुविधः प्रोक्तः पुरुषस्ते यथाक्रमम् ॥ १५ ॥

karmātmā tvaparo yo'sau mokṣabandhaiḥ sa yujyate |
sasaptadaśakenāpi rāśinā yujyate hi saḥ |
evaṃ bahuvidhaḥ proktaḥ puruṣaste yathākramam || 15 ||

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

...monarch, the circumstances connected with the former birth of our revered preceptor, viz., Vyasa of unstained mind, as asked by you. Listen to me once again. There are diverse kinds of cults, O royal sage, that...
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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 (12.339.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karmatman, Tva, Apara, Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Moksha, Bandha, Saptadashaka, Api, Rashi, Sah, Evam, Eva, Bahuvidha, Prokta, Purusha, Tad, Yushmad, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.339.15). 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: “karmātmā tvaparo yo'sau mokṣabandhaiḥ sa yujyate ”
karmātmā -
karmātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aparo* -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yo' -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mokṣa -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bandhaiḥ -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “sasaptadaśakenāpi rāśinā yujyate hi saḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saptadaśakenā -
saptadaśaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

saptadaśaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
rāśinā -
rāśi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāśī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “evaṃ bahuvidhaḥ proktaḥ puruṣaste yathākramam ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bahuvidhaḥ -
bahuvidha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
proktaḥ -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puruṣas -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
akramam -
akramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

akrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akrama (noun, neuter)

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

akramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kram (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√kram (verb class 4)

[aorist active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.339.15

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 12.339.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ತ್ವಪರೋ ಯೋಽಸೌ ಮೋಕ್ಷಬನ್ಧೈಃ ಸ ಯುಜ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸಸಪ್ತದಶಕೇನಾಪಿ ರಾಶಿನಾ ಯುಜ್ಯತೇ ಹಿ ಸಃ ।
ಏವಂ ಬಹುವಿಧಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಃ ಪುರುಷಸ್ತೇ ಯಥಾಕ್ರಮಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 12.339.15 in Bengali sript:
কর্মাত্মা ত্বপরো যোঽসৌ মোক্ষবন্ধৈঃ স যুজ্যতে ।
সসপ্তদশকেনাপি রাশিনা যুজ্যতে হি সঃ ।
এবং বহুবিধঃ প্রোক্তঃ পুরুষস্তে যথাক্রমম্ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.339.15 in Gujarati sript:
કર્માત્મા ત્વપરો યોઽસૌ મોક્ષબન્ધૈઃ સ યુજ્યતે ।
સસપ્તદશકેનાપિ રાશિના યુજ્યતે હિ સઃ ।
એવં બહુવિધઃ પ્રોક્તઃ પુરુષસ્તે યથાક્રમમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.339.15 in Malayalam sript:
കര്മാത്മാ ത്വപരോ യോഽസൌ മോക്ഷബന്ധൈഃ സ യുജ്യതേ ।
സസപ്തദശകേനാപി രാശിനാ യുജ്യതേ ഹി സഃ ।
ഏവം ബഹുവിധഃ പ്രോക്തഃ പുരുഷസ്തേ യഥാക്രമമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.339.15 in Telugu sript:
కర్మాత్మా త్వపరో యోఽసౌ మోక్షబన్ధైః స యుజ్యతే ।
ససప్తదశకేనాపి రాశినా యుజ్యతే హి సః ।
ఏవం బహువిధః ప్రోక్తః పురుషస్తే యథాక్రమమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021