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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 12.92.16
अबलं वै बलाच्छ्रेयो यच्चातिबलवद्बलम् ।
बलस्याबलदग्धस्य न किंचिदवशिष्यते ॥ १६ ॥
abalaṃ vai balācchreyo yaccātibalavadbalam |
balasyābaladagdhasya na kiṃcidavaśiṣyate || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...recited. I shall narrate that story to you. Listen to it, O Yudhishthira! It has been heard by us that in days of old, when prince Kshemadarsin became weak in strength and fell into great distress, he repaired...
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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 (12.92.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Abala, Balat, Bala, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Yat, Yad, Atibala, Gdha, Kincid, Kincit, Ava, Shishyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.92.16). 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: “abalaṃ vai balācchreyo yaccātibalavadbalam ”
- abalam -
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abala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- balācch -
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balāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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]
- atibala -
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atibala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atibala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “balasyābaladagdhasya na kiṃcidavaśiṣyate ”
- balasyā -
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bala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- abalad -
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√bal (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gdhasya -
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gdha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]gdha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kiñcit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śiṣyate -
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śiṣyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śās (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√śiṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√śiṣ (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.92.16
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 12.92.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅಬಲಂ ವೈ ಬಲಾಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯೋ ಯಚ್ಚಾತಿಬಲವದ್ಬಲಮ್ ।
ಬಲಸ್ಯಾಬಲದಗ್ಧಸ್ಯ ನ ಕಿಂಚಿದವಶಿಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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 12.92.16 in Bengali sript:
অবলং বৈ বলাচ্ছ্রেযো যচ্চাতিবলবদ্বলম্ ।
বলস্যাবলদগ্ধস্য ন কিংচিদবশিষ্যতে ॥ ১৬ ॥
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 12.92.16 in Gujarati sript:
અબલં વૈ બલાચ્છ્રેયો યચ્ચાતિબલવદ્બલમ્ ।
બલસ્યાબલદગ્ધસ્ય ન કિંચિદવશિષ્યતે ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.92.16 in Malayalam sript:
അബലം വൈ ബലാച്ഛ്രേയോ യച്ചാതിബലവദ്ബലമ് ।
ബലസ്യാബലദഗ്ധസ്യ ന കിംചിദവശിഷ്യതേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.92.16 in Telugu sript:
అబలం వై బలాచ్ఛ్రేయో యచ్చాతిబలవద్బలమ్ ।
బలస్యాబలదగ్ధస్య న కించిదవశిష్యతే ॥ ౧౬ ॥