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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 8.27.24
कालकार्यं न जानीषे कालपक्वोऽस्यसंशयम् ।
बह्वबद्धमकर्णीयं को हि ब्रूयाज्जिजीविषुः ॥ २४ ॥
kālakāryaṃ na jānīṣe kālapakvo'syasaṃśayam |
bahvabaddhamakarṇīyaṃ ko hi brūyājjijīviṣuḥ || 24 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and that live away from the Himavat and the Ganga and Sarasvati and Yamuna and Kurukshetra and the Sindhu and its five tributary rivers. I remember from the days of my youth that a slaughter-ground for kine and...
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 (8.27.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kalaka, Arya, Kalapakva, Asi, Idam, Asamshayam, Asamshaya, Bahvap, Akarniya, Kah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.27.24). 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: “kālakāryaṃ na jānīṣe kālapakvo'syasaṃśayam ”
- kālakā -
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kālaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kālaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kālakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aryam -
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arya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānīṣe -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle second single]
- kālapakvo' -
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kālapakva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- asaṃśayam -
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asaṃśayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]asaṃśaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bahvabaddhamakarṇīyaṃ ko hi brūyājjijīviṣuḥ ”
- bahvab -
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bahvap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bahvap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- addham -
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addhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akarṇīyam -
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akarṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akarṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akarṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Cannot analyse brūyājjijīviṣuḥ
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.27.24
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 8.27.24 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಲಕಾರ್ಯಂ ನ ಜಾನೀಷೇ ಕಾಲಪಕ್ವೋಽಸ್ಯಸಂಶಯಮ್ ।
ಬಹ್ವಬದ್ಧಮಕರ್ಣೀಯಂ ಕೋ ಹಿ ಬ್ರೂಯಾಜ್ಜಿಜೀವಿಷುಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
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 8.27.24 in Bengali sript:
কালকার্যং ন জানীষে কালপক্বোঽস্যসংশযম্ ।
বহ্ববদ্ধমকর্ণীযং কো হি ব্রূযাজ্জিজীবিষুঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥
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 8.27.24 in Gujarati sript:
કાલકાર્યં ન જાનીષે કાલપક્વોઽસ્યસંશયમ્ ।
બહ્વબદ્ધમકર્ણીયં કો હિ બ્રૂયાજ્જિજીવિષુઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.27.24 in Malayalam sript:
കാലകാര്യം ന ജാനീഷേ കാലപക്വോഽസ്യസംശയമ് ।
ബഹ്വബദ്ധമകര്ണീയം കോ ഹി ബ്രൂയാജ്ജിജീവിഷുഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.27.24 in Telugu sript:
కాలకార్యం న జానీషే కాలపక్వోఽస్యసంశయమ్ ।
బహ్వబద్ధమకర్ణీయం కో హి బ్రూయాజ్జిజీవిషుః ॥ ౨౪ ॥