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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 12.25.26
धनुर्यूपो रशना ज्या शरः स्रुक्स्रुवः खड्गो रुधिरं यत्र चाज्यम् ।
रथो वेदी कामगो युद्धमग्निश्चातुर्होत्रं चतुरो वाजिमुख्याः ॥ २६ ॥
dhanuryūpo raśanā jyā śaraḥ sruksruvaḥ khaḍgo rudhiraṃ yatra cājyam |
ratho vedī kāmago yuddhamagniścāturhotraṃ caturo vājimukhyāḥ || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...174236:} Physicians even get ill. The strong become weak. They that are in the enjoyment of prosperity lose all and become indigent. The course of Time is very wonderful. High birth, health, beauty, prosperity...
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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 (12.25.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhanu, Dhanus, Yupa, Rashana, Jya, Shara, Sharas, Sruc, Sru, Sruva, Khadga, Rudhira, Yatra, Ajya, Ratha, Vedi, Vedin, Kamaga, Yuddha, Agni, Caturhotra, Catur, Catura, Vaji, Ukhya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.25.26). 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: “dhanuryūpo raśanā jyā śaraḥ sruksruvaḥ khaḍgo rudhiraṃ yatra cājyam ”
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yūpo* -
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yūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raśanā* -
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raśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]raśana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jyā -
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ji (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaraḥ -
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śaras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sruk -
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sruc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- sruvaḥ -
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srū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sruva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khaḍgo* -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rudhiram -
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rudhira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rudhira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rudhirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ājyam -
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ājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ratho vedī kāmago yuddhamagniścāturhotraṃ caturo vājimukhyāḥ ”
- ratho* -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vedī -
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vedī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vedi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vedi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vedin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmago* -
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kāmaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuddham -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- agniś -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāturhotram -
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cāturhotra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāturhotra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cāturhotrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- caturo* -
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catur (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]catura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vājim -
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vāji (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ukhyāḥ -
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ukhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ukhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.25.26
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 12.25.26 in Kannada sript:
ಧನುರ್ಯೂಪೋ ರಶನಾ ಜ್ಯಾ ಶರಃ ಸ್ರುಕ್ಸ್ರುವಃ ಖಡ್ಗೋ ರುಧಿರಂ ಯತ್ರ ಚಾಜ್ಯಮ್ ।
ರಥೋ ವೇದೀ ಕಾಮಗೋ ಯುದ್ಧಮಗ್ನಿಶ್ಚಾತುರ್ಹೋತ್ರಂ ಚತುರೋ ವಾಜಿಮುಖ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
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 12.25.26 in Bengali sript:
ধনুর্যূপো রশনা জ্যা শরঃ স্রুক্স্রুবঃ খড্গো রুধিরং যত্র চাজ্যম্ ।
রথো বেদী কামগো যুদ্ধমগ্নিশ্চাতুর্হোত্রং চতুরো বাজিমুখ্যাঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥
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 12.25.26 in Gujarati sript:
ધનુર્યૂપો રશના જ્યા શરઃ સ્રુક્સ્રુવઃ ખડ્ગો રુધિરં યત્ર ચાજ્યમ્ ।
રથો વેદી કામગો યુદ્ધમગ્નિશ્ચાતુર્હોત્રં ચતુરો વાજિમુખ્યાઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.25.26 in Malayalam sript:
ധനുര്യൂപോ രശനാ ജ്യാ ശരഃ സ്രുക്സ്രുവഃ ഖഡ്ഗോ രുധിരം യത്ര ചാജ്യമ് ।
രഥോ വേദീ കാമഗോ യുദ്ധമഗ്നിശ്ചാതുര്ഹോത്രം ചതുരോ വാജിമുഖ്യാഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.25.26 in Telugu sript:
ధనుర్యూపో రశనా జ్యా శరః స్రుక్స్రువః ఖడ్గో రుధిరం యత్ర చాజ్యమ్ ।
రథో వేదీ కామగో యుద్ధమగ్నిశ్చాతుర్హోత్రం చతురో వాజిముఖ్యాః ॥ ౨౬ ॥