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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 1.12.2
किमर्थं मोक्षिताश्चैव पन्नगास्तेन शंस मे ।
आस्तीकेन तदाचक्ष्व श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषतः ॥ २ ॥
kimarthaṃ mokṣitāścaiva pannagāstena śaṃsa me |
āstīkena tadācakṣva śrotumicchāmyaśeṣataḥ || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...creatures. At that time, O Brahmana sage, Visvavasu, the King of the Gandharvas, it is said, had intimacy with Menaka, the celestial dancing-girl. And the Apsara, Menaka, O you of the Bhrigu...
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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 (1.12.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kimartha, Mokshita, Pannaga, Tad, Tena, Shamsa, Asmad, Astika, Tada, Shrotu, Asheshatah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.12.2). 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: “kimarthaṃ mokṣitāścaiva pannagāstena śaṃsa me ”
- kimartham -
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kimartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kimartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kimarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mokṣitāś -
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mokṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mokṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mokṣ -> mokṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb]√mokṣ -> mokṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pannagās -
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pannaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pannagā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- śaṃsa -
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śaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śaṃs (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “āstīkena tadācakṣva śrotumicchāmyaśeṣataḥ ”
- āstīkena -
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āstīka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āstīka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acakṣva -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śrotum -
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√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)[infinitive from √śru]śrotu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icchāmya -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active first single]
- aśeṣataḥ -
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aśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.12.2
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 1.12.2 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ಮೋಕ್ಷಿತಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಪನ್ನಗಾಸ್ತೇನ ಶಂಸ ಮೇ ।
ಆಸ್ತೀಕೇನ ತದಾಚಕ್ಷ್ವ ಶ್ರೋತುಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
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 1.12.2 in Bengali sript:
কিমর্থং মোক্ষিতাশ্চৈব পন্নগাস্তেন শংস মে ।
আস্তীকেন তদাচক্ষ্ব শ্রোতুমিচ্ছাম্যশেষতঃ ॥ ২ ॥
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 1.12.2 in Gujarati sript:
કિમર્થં મોક્ષિતાશ્ચૈવ પન્નગાસ્તેન શંસ મે ।
આસ્તીકેન તદાચક્ષ્વ શ્રોતુમિચ્છામ્યશેષતઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.12.2 in Malayalam sript:
കിമര്ഥം മോക്ഷിതാശ്ചൈവ പന്നഗാസ്തേന ശംസ മേ ।
ആസ്തീകേന തദാചക്ഷ്വ ശ്രോതുമിച്ഛാമ്യശേഷതഃ ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.12.2 in Telugu sript:
కిమర్థం మోక్షితాశ్చైవ పన్నగాస్తేన శంస మే ।
ఆస్తీకేన తదాచక్ష్వ శ్రోతుమిచ్ఛామ్యశేషతః ॥ ౨ ॥