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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 12.12.23
स्वाध्याययज्ञा ऋषयो ज्ञानयज्ञास्तथापरे ।
अथापरे महायज्ञान्मनसैव वितन्वते ॥ २३ ॥
svādhyāyayajñā ṛṣayo jñānayajñāstathāpare |
athāpare mahāyajñānmanasaiva vitanvate || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of readiness (to grapple with every offender) and the king is of righteous vision, the subjects never forget themselves. The Brahmacarin and the house-holder, the recluse in the forest and the religious mendicant...
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 (12.12.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svadhyaya, Yajna, Rishi, Jnanayajna, Tatha, Apara, Atha, Mahayajna, Manasa, Manas, Vid, Vidh, Anvata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.12.23). 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: “svādhyāyayajñā ṛṣayo jñānayajñāstathāpare ”
- svādhyāya -
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svādhyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svādhyāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yajñā* -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ṛṣayo* -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jñānayajñās -
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jñānayajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tathā -
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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]
- apare -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “athāpare mahāyajñānmanasaiva vitanvate ”
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- apare -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mahāyajñān -
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mahāyajña (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- manasai -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anvate -
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anvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.12.23
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 12.12.23 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಯಜ್ಞಾ ಋಷಯೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಯಜ್ಞಾಸ್ತಥಾಪರೇ ।
ಅಥಾಪರೇ ಮಹಾಯಜ್ಞಾನ್ಮನಸೈವ ವಿತನ್ವತೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 12.12.23 in Bengali sript:
স্বাধ্যাযযজ্ঞা ঋষযো জ্ঞানযজ্ঞাস্তথাপরে ।
অথাপরে মহাযজ্ঞান্মনসৈব বিতন্বতে ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 12.12.23 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાધ્યાયયજ્ઞા ઋષયો જ્ઞાનયજ્ઞાસ્તથાપરે ।
અથાપરે મહાયજ્ઞાન્મનસૈવ વિતન્વતે ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.12.23 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വാധ്യായയജ്ഞാ ഋഷയോ ജ്ഞാനയജ്ഞാസ്തഥാപരേ ।
അഥാപരേ മഹായജ്ഞാന്മനസൈവ വിതന്വതേ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.12.23 in Telugu sript:
స్వాధ్యాయయజ్ఞా ఋషయో జ్ఞానయజ్ఞాస్తథాపరే ।
అథాపరే మహాయజ్ఞాన్మనసైవ వితన్వతే ॥ ౨౩ ॥