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 6.27.16

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः ।
तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम् ॥ १६ ॥

jñānena tu tadajñānaṃ yeṣāṃ nāśitamātmanaḥ |
teṣāmādityavajjñānaṃ prakāśayati tatparam || 16 ||

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

...sacrifices to the fire of Brahma.{GL_NOTE:141627:} Others offer up (as sacrificial libation) the senses of which hearing is the first to the fire of restraint. Others...

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

Jnana, Tada, Yah, Yat, Nashita, Atman, Prakasha, Yati, Tatpara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.27.16). 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: “jñānena tu tadajñānaṃ yeṣāṃ nāśitamātmanaḥ
  • jñānena -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāśitam -
  • nāśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nāśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √naś]
    naś -> nāśitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √naś]
    naś -> nāśitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naś], [accusative single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naś], [accusative single from √naś]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “teṣāmādityavajjñānaṃ prakāśayati tatparam
  • Cannot analyse teṣāmādityavajjñānam*pr
  • prakāśa -
  • prakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • tatparam -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.27.16

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 6.27.16 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ತು ತದಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಯೇಷಾಂ ನಾಶಿತಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ತೇಷಾಮಾದಿತ್ಯವಜ್ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಯತಿ ತತ್ಪರಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 6.27.16 in Bengali sript:
জ্ঞানেন তু তদজ্ঞানং যেষাং নাশিতমাত্মনঃ ।
তেষামাদিত্যবজ্জ্ঞানং প্রকাশযতি তত্পরম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 6.27.16 in Gujarati sript:
જ્ઞાનેન તુ તદજ્ઞાનં યેષાં નાશિતમાત્મનઃ ।
તેષામાદિત્યવજ્જ્ઞાનં પ્રકાશયતિ તત્પરમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 6.27.16 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്ഞാനേന തു തദജ്ഞാനം യേഷാം നാശിതമാത്മനഃ ।
തേഷാമാദിത്യവജ്ജ്ഞാനം പ്രകാശയതി തത്പരമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.27.16 in Telugu sript:
జ్ఞానేన తు తదజ్ఞానం యేషాం నాశితమాత్మనః ।
తేషామాదిత్యవజ్జ్ఞానం ప్రకాశయతి తత్పరమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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