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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 13.147.20
उक्तो मार्गस्त्रयाणां च तत्तथैव समाचर ।
जिज्ञासा तु न कर्तव्या धर्मस्य परितर्कणात् ॥ २० ॥
ukto mārgastrayāṇāṃ ca tattathaiva samācara |
jijñāsā tu na kartavyā dharmasya paritarkaṇāt || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...he is Varuna; he is Time; he is the Destroyer; he is Death; he is the Day and the Night; he is the fortnight; he is the seasons; he is the two twilights; he is the year. He is Dhatri and he is Vidhatri; and he is Visvakarma; and he is conversant...
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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 (13.147.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ukta, Marga, Traya, Tat, Tad, Tatha, Samacara, Jijnasa, Kartavya, Dharma, Paritarkana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.147.20). 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: “ukto mārgastrayāṇāṃ ca tattathaiva samācara ”
- ukto* -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- mārgas -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trayāṇām -
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traya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]traya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- samācara -
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samācara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samācara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “jijñāsā tu na kartavyā dharmasya paritarkaṇāt ”
- jijñāsā -
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jijñāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyā* -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- dharmasya -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- paritarkaṇāt -
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paritarkaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.147.20
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 13.147.20 in Kannada sript:
ಉಕ್ತೋ ಮಾರ್ಗಸ್ತ್ರಯಾಣಾಂ ಚ ತತ್ತಥೈವ ಸಮಾಚರ ।
ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸಾ ತು ನ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಾ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಪರಿತರ್ಕಣಾತ್ ॥ 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 13.147.20 in Bengali sript:
উক্তো মার্গস্ত্রযাণাং চ তত্তথৈব সমাচর ।
জিজ্ঞাসা তু ন কর্তব্যা ধর্মস্য পরিতর্কণাত্ ॥ 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 13.147.20 in Gujarati sript:
ઉક્તો માર્ગસ્ત્રયાણાં ચ તત્તથૈવ સમાચર ।
જિજ્ઞાસા તુ ન કર્તવ્યા ધર્મસ્ય પરિતર્કણાત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.147.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഉക്തോ മാര്ഗസ്ത്രയാണാം ച തത്തഥൈവ സമാചര ।
ജിജ്ഞാസാ തു ന കര്തവ്യാ ധര്മസ്യ പരിതര്കണാത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.147.20 in Telugu sript:
ఉక్తో మార్గస్త్రయాణాం చ తత్తథైవ సమాచర ।
జిజ్ఞాసా తు న కర్తవ్యా ధర్మస్య పరితర్కణాత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥