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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 12.74.9
नैषामुक्षा वर्धते नोत उस्रा न गर्गरो मथ्यते नो यजन्ते ।
नैषां पुत्रा वेदमधीयते च यदा ब्रह्म क्षत्रियाः संत्यजन्ति ॥ ९ ॥
naiṣāmukṣā vardhate nota usrā na gargaro mathyate no yajante |
naiṣāṃ putrā vedamadhīyate ca yadā brahma kṣatriyāḥ saṃtyajanti || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...dispositions of his friends and foes, who is such a friend of the king as to be his second self, deserves to be consulted. One who is truthful in speech and modest and mild and who is a hereditary servant of...
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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 (12.74.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naisha, Amuc, Sha, Nri, Uta, Usra, Gargara, Asmad, Yajanta, Putra, Veda, Adhiyat, Adhiyata, Yada, Yad, Brahma, Brahman, Kshatriya, Sat, Santya, Santi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.74.9). 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: “naiṣāmukṣā vardhate nota usrā na gargaro mathyate no yajante ”
- naiṣā -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- amuk -
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amuc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ṣā* -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vardhate -
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√vṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ūta* -
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ūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√u -> ūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]√vā -> ūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb]
- usrā* -
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usra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gargaro* -
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gargara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mathyate -
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√manth (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√manth (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- yajante -
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yajanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]√yaj (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “naiṣāṃ putrā vedamadhīyate ca yadā brahma kṣatriyāḥ saṃtyajanti ”
- naiṣā -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- putrā* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vedam -
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veda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhīyate -
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adhīyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]adhīyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]adhīyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- brahma -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṣatriyāḥ -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- santya -
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santya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]santi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]santi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- ajanti -
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√aj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.74.9
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 12.74.9 in Kannada sript:
ನೈಷಾಮುಕ್ಷಾ ವರ್ಧತೇ ನೋತ ಉಸ್ರಾ ನ ಗರ್ಗರೋ ಮಥ್ಯತೇ ನೋ ಯಜನ್ತೇ ।
ನೈಷಾಂ ಪುತ್ರಾ ವೇದಮಧೀಯತೇ ಚ ಯದಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಃ ಸಂತ್ಯಜನ್ತಿ ॥ ೯ ॥
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 12.74.9 in Bengali sript:
নৈষামুক্ষা বর্ধতে নোত উস্রা ন গর্গরো মথ্যতে নো যজন্তে ।
নৈষাং পুত্রা বেদমধীযতে চ যদা ব্রহ্ম ক্ষত্রিযাঃ সংত্যজন্তি ॥ ৯ ॥
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 12.74.9 in Gujarati sript:
નૈષામુક્ષા વર્ધતે નોત ઉસ્રા ન ગર્ગરો મથ્યતે નો યજન્તે ।
નૈષાં પુત્રા વેદમધીયતે ચ યદા બ્રહ્મ ક્ષત્રિયાઃ સંત્યજન્તિ ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.74.9 in Malayalam sript:
നൈഷാമുക്ഷാ വര്ധതേ നോത ഉസ്രാ ന ഗര്ഗരോ മഥ്യതേ നോ യജന്തേ ।
നൈഷാം പുത്രാ വേദമധീയതേ ച യദാ ബ്രഹ്മ ക്ഷത്രിയാഃ സംത്യജന്തി ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.74.9 in Telugu sript:
నైషాముక్షా వర్ధతే నోత ఉస్రా న గర్గరో మథ్యతే నో యజన్తే ।
నైషాం పుత్రా వేదమధీయతే చ యదా బ్రహ్మ క్షత్రియాః సంత్యజన్తి ॥ ౯ ॥