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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 12.57.22
स्वयं प्रहर्तादाता च वश्यात्मा वश्यसाधनः ।
काले दाता च भोक्ता च शुद्धाचारस्तथैव च ॥ २२ ॥
svayaṃ prahartādātā ca vaśyātmā vaśyasādhanaḥ |
kāle dātā ca bhoktā ca śuddhācārastathaiva ca || 22 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Brahmanas that have transgressed all restraints or become impure in behaviour or addicted to wicked pursuits and cruel acts or fallen away from their legitimate duties, confer no merit (on the giver). For this...
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 (12.57.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svayam, Prahartri, Adatri, Vashyatman, Vashi, Vashin, Vashya, Asadhana, Kale, Kala, Datri, Data, Bhoktri, Shuddha, Acara, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “svayaṃ prahartādātā ca vaśyātmā vaśyasādhanaḥ ”
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prahartā -
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prahartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adātā -
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adātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśyātmā -
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vaśyātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaśya -
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vaśi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vaśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 3 verb]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 3 verb]
- asādhanaḥ -
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asādhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāle dātā ca bhoktā ca śuddhācārastathaiva ca ”
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dātā -
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dātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dai (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√de (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhoktā -
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bhoktṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhuj (verb class 7)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuddhā -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- acāras -
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acāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.57.22
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 12.57.22 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಯಂ ಪ್ರಹರ್ತಾದಾತಾ ಚ ವಶ್ಯಾತ್ಮಾ ವಶ್ಯಸಾಧನಃ ।
ಕಾಲೇ ದಾತಾ ಚ ಭೋಕ್ತಾ ಚ ಶುದ್ಧಾಚಾರಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
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 12.57.22 in Bengali sript:
স্বযং প্রহর্তাদাতা চ বশ্যাত্মা বশ্যসাধনঃ ।
কালে দাতা চ ভোক্তা চ শুদ্ধাচারস্তথৈব চ ॥ ২২ ॥
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 12.57.22 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વયં પ્રહર્તાદાતા ચ વશ્યાત્મા વશ્યસાધનઃ ।
કાલે દાતા ચ ભોક્તા ચ શુદ્ધાચારસ્તથૈવ ચ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.57.22 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വയം പ്രഹര്താദാതാ ച വശ്യാത്മാ വശ്യസാധനഃ ।
കാലേ ദാതാ ച ഭോക്താ ച ശുദ്ധാചാരസ്തഥൈവ ച ॥ ൨൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.57.22 in Telugu sript:
స్వయం ప్రహర్తాదాతా చ వశ్యాత్మా వశ్యసాధనః ।
కాలే దాతా చ భోక్తా చ శుద్ధాచారస్తథైవ చ ॥ ౨౨ ॥