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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 12.104.20
यः कालो हि व्यतिक्रामेत्पुरुषं कालकाङ्क्षिणम् ।
दुर्लभः स पुनः कालः कालधर्मचिकीर्षुणा ॥ २० ॥
yaḥ kālo hi vyatikrāmetpuruṣaṃ kālakāṅkṣiṇam |
durlabhaḥ sa punaḥ kālaḥ kāladharmacikīrṣuṇā || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...own species, huge as mass of clouds, became terrified. The Rishi’s elephant then, freckled with the dust of lotus filaments, dived delightfully into lakes overgrown with lotuses and wandered by their banks indented...
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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 (12.104.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Kala, Purusha, Kalaka, Ankshi, Durlabha, Puna, Kaladharma, Cikirshu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.104.20). 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: “yaḥ kālo hi vyatikrāmetpuruṣaṃ kālakāṅkṣiṇam ”
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālo* -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vyati -
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vyati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vyati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- krāmet -
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√kram (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kālakā -
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kālaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kālaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kālakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āṅkṣi -
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āṅkṣī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “durlabhaḥ sa punaḥ kālaḥ kāladharmacikīrṣuṇā ”
- durlabhaḥ -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāladharma -
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kāladharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāladharman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- cikīrṣuṇā -
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cikīrṣu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cikīrṣu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.104.20
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 12.104.20 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಕಾಲೋ ಹಿ ವ್ಯತಿಕ್ರಾಮೇತ್ಪುರುಷಂ ಕಾಲಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಿಣಮ್ ।
ದುರ್ಲಭಃ ಸ ಪುನಃ ಕಾಲಃ ಕಾಲಧರ್ಮಚಿಕೀರ್ಷುಣಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 12.104.20 in Bengali sript:
যঃ কালো হি ব্যতিক্রামেত্পুরুষং কালকাঙ্ক্ষিণম্ ।
দুর্লভঃ স পুনঃ কালঃ কালধর্মচিকীর্ষুণা ॥ ২০ ॥
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 12.104.20 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ કાલો હિ વ્યતિક્રામેત્પુરુષં કાલકાઙ્ક્ષિણમ્ ।
દુર્લભઃ સ પુનઃ કાલઃ કાલધર્મચિકીર્ષુણા ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.104.20 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ കാലോ ഹി വ്യതിക്രാമേത്പുരുഷം കാലകാങ്ക്ഷിണമ് ।
ദുര്ലഭഃ സ പുനഃ കാലഃ കാലധര്മചികീര്ഷുണാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.104.20 in Telugu sript:
యః కాలో హి వ్యతిక్రామేత్పురుషం కాలకాఙ్క్షిణమ్ ।
దుర్లభః స పునః కాలః కాలధర్మచికీర్షుణా ॥ ౨౦ ॥