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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 12.26.6
न बुद्धिशास्त्राध्ययनेन शक्यं प्राप्तुं विशेषैर्मनुजैरकाले ।
मूर्खोऽपि प्राप्नोति कदाचिदर्थान्कालो हि कार्यं प्रति निर्विशेषः ॥ ६ ॥
na buddhiśāstrādhyayanena śakyaṃ prāptuṃ viśeṣairmanujairakāle |
mūrkho'pi prāpnoti kadācidarthānkālo hi kāryaṃ prati nirviśeṣaḥ || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...herewith wives and kinsfolk and well-wishers is like that of travellers at a road-side inn. Where am I? Where shall go? Who am I? How come I here! What for and whom I grieve? Reflecting on these questions one...
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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 (12.26.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shastri, Shastra, Adhyayana, Shakya, Pra, Aptu, Vishesha, Manuja, Akale, Akala, Murkha, Api, Kadacit, Artha, Kala, Karya, Prati, Nirvishesha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.26.6). 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: “na buddhiśāstrādhyayanena śakyaṃ prāptuṃ viśeṣairmanujairakāle ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śāstrā -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- adhyayanena -
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adhyayana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aptum -
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aptu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]aptu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- viśeṣair -
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viśeṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]viśeṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- manujair -
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manuja (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- akāle -
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akāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāle (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “mūrkho'pi prāpnoti kadācidarthānkālo hi kāryaṃ prati nirviśeṣaḥ ”
- mūrkho' -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- kadācid -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- arthān -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kālo* -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nirviśeṣaḥ -
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nirviśeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.26.6
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 12.26.6 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಬುದ್ಧಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಧ್ಯಯನೇನ ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತುಂ ವಿಶೇಷೈರ್ಮನುಜೈರಕಾಲೇ ।
ಮೂರ್ಖೋಽಪಿ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಕದಾಚಿದರ್ಥಾನ್ಕಾಲೋ ಹಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ನಿರ್ವಿಶೇಷಃ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 12.26.6 in Bengali sript:
ন বুদ্ধিশাস্ত্রাধ্যযনেন শক্যং প্রাপ্তুং বিশেষৈর্মনুজৈরকালে ।
মূর্খোঽপি প্রাপ্নোতি কদাচিদর্থান্কালো হি কার্যং প্রতি নির্বিশেষঃ ॥ ৬ ॥
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 12.26.6 in Gujarati sript:
ન બુદ્ધિશાસ્ત્રાધ્યયનેન શક્યં પ્રાપ્તું વિશેષૈર્મનુજૈરકાલે ।
મૂર્ખોઽપિ પ્રાપ્નોતિ કદાચિદર્થાન્કાલો હિ કાર્યં પ્રતિ નિર્વિશેષઃ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.26.6 in Malayalam sript:
ന ബുദ്ധിശാസ്ത്രാധ്യയനേന ശക്യം പ്രാപ്തും വിശേഷൈര്മനുജൈരകാലേ ।
മൂര്ഖോഽപി പ്രാപ്നോതി കദാചിദര്ഥാന്കാലോ ഹി കാര്യം പ്രതി നിര്വിശേഷഃ ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.26.6 in Telugu sript:
న బుద్ధిశాస్త్రాధ్యయనేన శక్యం ప్రాప్తుం విశేషైర్మనుజైరకాలే ।
మూర్ఖోఽపి ప్రాప్నోతి కదాచిదర్థాన్కాలో హి కార్యం ప్రతి నిర్విశేషః ॥ ౬ ॥