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 12.206.1

गुरुरुवाच ।
रजसा साध्यते मोहस्तमसा च नरर्षभ ।
क्रोधलोभौ भयं दर्प एतेषां साधनाच्छुचिः ॥ १ ॥

gururuvāca |
rajasā sādhyate mohastamasā ca nararṣabha |
krodhalobhau bhayaṃ darpa eteṣāṃ sādhanācchuciḥ || 1 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...knowledge. You are of cleansed Soul and a thorough master of your persons. You are, for this, an object of affection with all persons endued with wisdom. You have, with your understanding, fully comprehended...

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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 (12.206.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Rajas, Rajasa, Sadhyata, Sadhyat, Moha, Tamas, Tamasa, Nara, Rishabha, Krodhalobha, Bhaya, Darpa, Etad, Esha, Sadhana, Shuci,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.206.1). 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: “gururuvāca
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “rajasā sādhyate mohastamasā ca nararṣabha
  • rajasā -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rajasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhyate -
  • sādhyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādh -> sādhyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]
    sādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    sādh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    sādh (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    sidh (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • mohas -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tamasā -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tamasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narar -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣabha -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “krodhalobhau bhayaṃ darpa eteṣāṃ sādhanācchuciḥ
  • krodhalobhau -
  • krodhalobha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • darpa* -
  • darpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eteṣām -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sādhanācch -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.206.1

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.206.1 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುರುವಾಚ ।
ರಜಸಾ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೇ ಮೋಹಸ್ತಮಸಾ ಚ ನರರ್ಷಭ ।
ಕ್ರೋಧಲೋಭೌ ಭಯಂ ದರ್ಪ ಏತೇಷಾಂ ಸಾಧನಾಚ್ಛುಚಿಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.206.1 in Bengali sript:
গুরুরুবাচ ।
রজসা সাধ্যতে মোহস্তমসা চ নরর্ষভ ।
ক্রোধলোভৌ ভযং দর্প এতেষাং সাধনাচ্ছুচিঃ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.206.1 in Gujarati sript:
ગુરુરુવાચ ।
રજસા સાધ્યતે મોહસ્તમસા ચ નરર્ષભ ।
ક્રોધલોભૌ ભયં દર્પ એતેષાં સાધનાચ્છુચિઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.206.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഗുരുരുവാച ।
രജസാ സാധ്യതേ മോഹസ്തമസാ ച നരര്ഷഭ ।
ക്രോധലോഭൌ ഭയം ദര്പ ഏതേഷാം സാധനാച്ഛുചിഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.206.1 in Telugu sript:
గురురువాచ ।
రజసా సాధ్యతే మోహస్తమసా చ నరర్షభ ।
క్రోధలోభౌ భయం దర్ప ఏతేషాం సాధనాచ్ఛుచిః ॥ ౧ ॥

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