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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 12.74.28
मिथो भेदाद्ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियाणां प्रजा दुःखं दुःसहं चाविशन्ति ।
एवं ज्ञात्वा कार्य एवेह विद्वान्पुरोहितो नैकविद्यो नृपेण ॥ २८ ॥
mitho bhedādbrāhmaṇakṣatriyāṇāṃ prajā duḥkhaṃ duḥsahaṃ cāviśanti |
evaṃ jñātvā kārya eveha vidvānpurohito naikavidyo nṛpeṇa || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...with all creatures and acquire great celebrity?' "Vrihaspati said, 'Agreeableness of speech, O Sakra, is the one thing by practising which a person may become an object of regard with all creatures and acquire...
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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 (12.74.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mithah, Bheda, Brahmana, Kshatriya, Praja, Prajas, Duhkham, Duhkha, Duhsaha, Avishat, Evam, Eva, Kari, Karya, Iha, Vidvas, Purohita, Naika, Vidyu, Nripa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.74.28). 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: “mitho bhedādbrāhmaṇakṣatriyāṇāṃ prajā duḥkhaṃ duḥsahaṃ cāviśanti ”
- mitho* -
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mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]mithaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhedād -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- brāhmaṇa -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣatriyāṇām -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- prajā* -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- duḥsaham -
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duḥsaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥsaha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥsahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- āviśanti -
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āviśat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “evaṃ jñātvā kārya eveha vidvānpurohito naikavidyo nṛpeṇa ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- kārya* -
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kārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- eve -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- purohito* -
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purohita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naika -
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naika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]naika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyo -
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vidyu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vidyu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nṛpeṇa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.74.28
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 12.74.28 in Kannada sript:
ಮಿಥೋ ಭೇದಾದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಪ್ರಜಾ ದುಃಖಂ ದುಃಸಹಂ ಚಾವಿಶನ್ತಿ ।
ಏವಂ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಏವೇಹ ವಿದ್ವಾನ್ಪುರೋಹಿತೋ ನೈಕವಿದ್ಯೋ ನೃಪೇಣ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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 12.74.28 in Bengali sript:
মিথো ভেদাদ্ব্রাহ্মণক্ষত্রিযাণাং প্রজা দুঃখং দুঃসহং চাবিশন্তি ।
এবং জ্ঞাত্বা কার্য এবেহ বিদ্বান্পুরোহিতো নৈকবিদ্যো নৃপেণ ॥ ২৮ ॥
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 12.74.28 in Gujarati sript:
મિથો ભેદાદ્બ્રાહ્મણક્ષત્રિયાણાં પ્રજા દુઃખં દુઃસહં ચાવિશન્તિ ।
એવં જ્ઞાત્વા કાર્ય એવેહ વિદ્વાન્પુરોહિતો નૈકવિદ્યો નૃપેણ ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.74.28 in Malayalam sript:
മിഥോ ഭേദാദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണക്ഷത്രിയാണാം പ്രജാ ദുഃഖം ദുഃസഹം ചാവിശന്തി ।
ഏവം ജ്ഞാത്വാ കാര്യ ഏവേഹ വിദ്വാന്പുരോഹിതോ നൈകവിദ്യോ നൃപേണ ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.74.28 in Telugu sript:
మిథో భేదాద్బ్రాహ్మణక్షత్రియాణాం ప్రజా దుఃఖం దుఃసహం చావిశన్తి ।
ఏవం జ్ఞాత్వా కార్య ఏవేహ విద్వాన్పురోహితో నైకవిద్యో నృపేణ ॥ ౨౮ ॥