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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 12.339.20
चतुर्विभक्तः पुरुषः स क्रीडति यथेच्छति ।
एवं स एव भगवाञ्ज्ञानेन प्रतिबोधितः ॥ २० ॥
caturvibhaktaḥ puruṣaḥ sa krīḍati yathecchati |
evaṃ sa eva bhagavāñjñānena pratibodhitaḥ || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and the measure of knowledge they contain, Narayana is the one sole object of worship they inculcate. Those persons whose visions, O king, are blinded by darkness, fail to understand that Narayana is the Supreme...
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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 (12.339.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Caturvibhakta, Purusha, Kridat, Yatha, Icchat, Evam, Eva, Sah, Bhagavat, Jnana, Pratibodhita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.339.20). 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: “caturvibhaktaḥ puruṣaḥ sa krīḍati yathecchati ”
- caturvibhaktaḥ -
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caturvibhakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- krīḍati -
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krīḍat (noun, masculine)[locative single]krīḍat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yathe -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ sa eva bhagavāñjñānena pratibodhitaḥ ”
- evam -
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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]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhagavāñ -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jñānena -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pratibodhitaḥ -
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pratibodhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.339.20
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 12.339.20 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರ್ವಿಭಕ್ತಃ ಪುರುಷಃ ಸ ಕ್ರೀಡತಿ ಯಥೇಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ಏವಂ ಸ ಏವ ಭಗವಾಞ್ಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಪ್ರತಿಬೋಧಿತಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 12.339.20 in Bengali sript:
চতুর্বিভক্তঃ পুরুষঃ স ক্রীডতি যথেচ্ছতি ।
এবং স এব ভগবাঞ্জ্ঞানেন প্রতিবোধিতঃ ॥ ২০ ॥
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 12.339.20 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુર્વિભક્તઃ પુરુષઃ સ ક્રીડતિ યથેચ્છતિ ।
એવં સ એવ ભગવાઞ્જ્ઞાનેન પ્રતિબોધિતઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.339.20 in Malayalam sript:
ചതുര്വിഭക്തഃ പുരുഷഃ സ ക്രീഡതി യഥേച്ഛതി ।
ഏവം സ ഏവ ഭഗവാഞ്ജ്ഞാനേന പ്രതിബോധിതഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.339.20 in Telugu sript:
చతుర్విభక్తః పురుషః స క్రీడతి యథేచ్ఛతి ।
ఏవం స ఏవ భగవాఞ్జ్ఞానేన ప్రతిబోధితః ॥ ౨౦ ॥