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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 12.9.35
कृत्वा हि विविधं कर्म तत्तद्विविधलक्षणम् ।
पार्थिवैर्नृपतिः स्वल्पैः कारणैरेव बध्यते ॥ ३५ ॥
kṛtvā hi vividhaṃ karma tattadvividhalakṣaṇam |
pārthivairnṛpatiḥ svalpaiḥ kāraṇaireva badhyate || 35 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Vedic truths to be superior to all the (other) modes of life. Knowing this, O king, that the person who in sacrifices gives away his righteously acquired wealth unto those Brahmanas that are well conversant...
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 (12.9.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kritva, Kritvan, Vividham, Vividha, Karman, Tat, Tad, Lakshana, Parthiva, Nripati, Svalpa, Karana, Eva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.9.35). 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: “kṛtvā hi vividhaṃ karma tattadvividhalakṣaṇam ”
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vividham -
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vividham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vividha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vividhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vividha -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vidh (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vidh (verb class 6)[perfect active second plural]√vyadh (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pārthivairnṛpatiḥ svalpaiḥ kāraṇaireva badhyate ”
- pārthivair -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nṛpatiḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svalpaiḥ -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]svalpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kāraṇair -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- badhyate -
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√bandh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bandh (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√bandh (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.9.35
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 12.9.35 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಹಿ ವಿವಿಧಂ ಕರ್ಮ ತತ್ತದ್ವಿವಿಧಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಪಾರ್ಥಿವೈರ್ನೃಪತಿಃ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪೈಃ ಕಾರಣೈರೇವ ಬಧ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩೫ ॥
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 12.9.35 in Bengali sript:
কৃত্বা হি বিবিধং কর্ম তত্তদ্বিবিধলক্ষণম্ ।
পার্থিবৈর্নৃপতিঃ স্বল্পৈঃ কারণৈরেব বধ্যতে ॥ ৩৫ ॥
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 12.9.35 in Gujarati sript:
કૃત્વા હિ વિવિધં કર્મ તત્તદ્વિવિધલક્ષણમ્ ।
પાર્થિવૈર્નૃપતિઃ સ્વલ્પૈઃ કારણૈરેવ બધ્યતે ॥ ૩૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.9.35 in Malayalam sript:
കൃത്വാ ഹി വിവിധം കര്മ തത്തദ്വിവിധലക്ഷണമ് ।
പാര്ഥിവൈര്നൃപതിഃ സ്വല്പൈഃ കാരണൈരേവ ബധ്യതേ ॥ ൩൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.9.35 in Telugu sript:
కృత్వా హి వివిధం కర్మ తత్తద్వివిధలక్షణమ్ ।
పార్థివైర్నృపతిః స్వల్పైః కారణైరేవ బధ్యతే ॥ ౩౫ ॥