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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 12.121.17
सर्वप्रहरणीयानि सन्ति यानीह कानिचित् ।
दण्ड एव हि सर्वात्मा लोके चरति मूर्तिमान् ॥ १७ ॥
sarvapraharaṇīyāni santi yānīha kānicit |
daṇḍa eva hi sarvātmā loke carati mūrtimān || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...happened that one day the cat, in a moment of heedlessness, was caught in the snare. O you of great wisdom, when his foe the cat who was at all times an enemy of the mouse species was thus caught in the net...
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 (12.121.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarva, Praharaniya, Sat, Santi, Yani, Yat, Iha, Kim, Cit, Danda, Eva, Sarvatma, Loka, Murtimat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.121.17). 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: “sarvapraharaṇīyāni santi yānīha kānicit ”
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- praharaṇīyāni -
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praharaṇīya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]santi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]santi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- yānī -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāni -
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ka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “daṇḍa eva hi sarvātmā loke carati mūrtimān ”
- daṇḍa* -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sarvātmā* -
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sarvātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- carati -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- mūrtimān -
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mūrtimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.121.17
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 12.121.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಹರಣೀಯಾನಿ ಸನ್ತಿ ಯಾನೀಹ ಕಾನಿಚಿತ್ ।
ದಣ್ಡ ಏವ ಹಿ ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ ಲೋಕೇ ಚರತಿ ಮೂರ್ತಿಮಾನ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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 12.121.17 in Bengali sript:
সর্বপ্রহরণীযানি সন্তি যানীহ কানিচিত্ ।
দণ্ড এব হি সর্বাত্মা লোকে চরতি মূর্তিমান্ ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 12.121.17 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વપ્રહરણીયાનિ સન્તિ યાનીહ કાનિચિત્ ।
દણ્ડ એવ હિ સર્વાત્મા લોકે ચરતિ મૂર્તિમાન્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.121.17 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വപ്രഹരണീയാനി സന്തി യാനീഹ കാനിചിത് ।
ദണ്ഡ ഏവ ഹി സര്വാത്മാ ലോകേ ചരതി മൂര്തിമാന് ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.121.17 in Telugu sript:
సర్వప్రహరణీయాని సన్తి యానీహ కానిచిత్ ।
దణ్డ ఏవ హి సర్వాత్మా లోకే చరతి మూర్తిమాన్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥