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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 1.2.198
आपद्धर्माश्च तत्रैव कालहेतुप्रदर्शकाः ।
यान्बुद्ध्वा पुरुषः सम्यक्सर्वज्ञत्वमवाप्नुयात् ।
मोक्षधर्माश्च कथिता विचित्रा बहुविस्तराः ॥ १९८ ॥
āpaddharmāśca tatraiva kālahetupradarśakāḥ |
yānbuddhvā puruṣaḥ samyaksarvajñatvamavāpnuyāt |
mokṣadharmāśca kathitā vicitrā bahuvistarāḥ || 198 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and Karna’s rejection of the same from pride. Then the return of Krishna, the chastiser of enemies from Hastinapura to Upaplavya, and his narration to the Pandavas of all that had happened...
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 (1.2.198). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Apaddharma, Tatraiva, Kala, Pradarshaka, Yat, Yah, Buddhva, Purusha, Samyak, Sarvajnatva, Ava, Mokshadharma, Kathita, Vicitra, Bahuvistara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.198). 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: “āpaddharmāśca tatraiva kālahetupradarśakāḥ ”
- āpaddharmāś -
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āpaddharma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- kāla -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetu -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pradarśakāḥ -
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pradarśaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradarśakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “yānbuddhvā puruṣaḥ samyaksarvajñatvamavāpnuyāt ”
- yān -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- buddhvā -
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√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]buddhvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samyak -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvajñatvam -
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sarvajñatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- avā -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]u (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnuyāt -
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√āp (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
- Line 3: “mokṣadharmāśca kathitā vicitrā bahuvistarāḥ ”
- mokṣadharmāś -
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mokṣadharma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathitā* -
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kathita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kathitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
- vicitrā* -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vicitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahuvistarāḥ -
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bahuvistara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahuvistarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.198
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 1.2.198 in Kannada sript:
ಆಪದ್ಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ಚ ತತ್ರೈವ ಕಾಲಹೇತುಪ್ರದರ್ಶಕಾಃ ।
ಯಾನ್ಬುದ್ಧ್ವಾ ಪುರುಷಃ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞತ್ವಮವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ।
ಮೋಕ್ಷಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ಚ ಕಥಿತಾ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾ ಬಹುವಿಸ್ತರಾಃ ॥ ೧೯೮ ॥
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 1.2.198 in Bengali sript:
আপদ্ধর্মাশ্চ তত্রৈব কালহেতুপ্রদর্শকাঃ ।
যান্বুদ্ধ্বা পুরুষঃ সম্যক্সর্বজ্ঞত্বমবাপ্নুযাত্ ।
মোক্ষধর্মাশ্চ কথিতা বিচিত্রা বহুবিস্তরাঃ ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
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 1.2.198 in Gujarati sript:
આપદ્ધર્માશ્ચ તત્રૈવ કાલહેતુપ્રદર્શકાઃ ।
યાન્બુદ્ધ્વા પુરુષઃ સમ્યક્સર્વજ્ઞત્વમવાપ્નુયાત્ ।
મોક્ષધર્માશ્ચ કથિતા વિચિત્રા બહુવિસ્તરાઃ ॥ ૧૯૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.2.198 in Malayalam sript:
ആപദ്ധര്മാശ്ച തത്രൈവ കാലഹേതുപ്രദര്ശകാഃ ।
യാന്ബുദ്ധ്വാ പുരുഷഃ സമ്യക്സര്വജ്ഞത്വമവാപ്നുയാത് ।
മോക്ഷധര്മാശ്ച കഥിതാ വിചിത്രാ ബഹുവിസ്തരാഃ ॥ ൧൯൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.2.198 in Telugu sript:
ఆపద్ధర్మాశ్చ తత్రైవ కాలహేతుప్రదర్శకాః ।
యాన్బుద్ధ్వా పురుషః సమ్యక్సర్వజ్ఞత్వమవాప్నుయాత్ ।
మోక్షధర్మాశ్చ కథితా విచిత్రా బహువిస్తరాః ॥ ౧౯౮ ॥