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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 12.121.30
तीक्ष्णता मृदुता मृत्युरागमानागमौ तथा ।
विराद्धिश्चैव राद्धिश्च कार्याकार्ये बलाबले ॥ ३० ॥
tīkṣṇatā mṛdutā mṛtyurāgamānāgamau tathā |
virāddhiścaiva rāddhiśca kāryākārye balābale || 30 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...I should now seek the protection of one of those foes, viz., the cat. Taking the aid of the science of policy, let me counsel the cat for his good, so that I may, with my intelligence, escape from all the three...
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 (12.121.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tikshnata, Mriduta, Mrityu, Agama, Tatha, Vira, Dhi, Raddhi, Karyakarya, Balabala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.121.30). 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: “tīkṣṇatā mṛdutā mṛtyurāgamānāgamau tathā ”
- tīkṣṇatā* -
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tīkṣṇatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛdutā* -
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mṛdutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛtyur -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āgamān -
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āgama (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āgamau -
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āgama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “virāddhiścaiva rāddhiśca kāryākārye balābale ”
- virād -
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vira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- dhiś -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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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]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- rāddhiś -
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rāddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāryākārye -
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kāryākārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- balābale -
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balābala (noun, masculine)[locative single]balābala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]balābalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.121.30
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 12.121.30 in Kannada sript:
ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣತಾ ಮೃದುತಾ ಮೃತ್ಯುರಾಗಮಾನಾಗಮೌ ತಥಾ ।
ವಿರಾದ್ಧಿಶ್ಚೈವ ರಾದ್ಧಿಶ್ಚ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಕಾರ್ಯೇ ಬಲಾಬಲೇ ॥ ೩೦ ॥
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 12.121.30 in Bengali sript:
তীক্ষ্ণতা মৃদুতা মৃত্যুরাগমানাগমৌ তথা ।
বিরাদ্ধিশ্চৈব রাদ্ধিশ্চ কার্যাকার্যে বলাবলে ॥ ৩০ ॥
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 12.121.30 in Gujarati sript:
તીક્ષ્ણતા મૃદુતા મૃત્યુરાગમાનાગમૌ તથા ।
વિરાદ્ધિશ્ચૈવ રાદ્ધિશ્ચ કાર્યાકાર્યે બલાબલે ॥ ૩૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.121.30 in Malayalam sript:
തീക്ഷ്ണതാ മൃദുതാ മൃത്യുരാഗമാനാഗമൌ തഥാ ।
വിരാദ്ധിശ്ചൈവ രാദ്ധിശ്ച കാര്യാകാര്യേ ബലാബലേ ॥ ൩൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.121.30 in Telugu sript:
తీక్ష్ణతా మృదుతా మృత్యురాగమానాగమౌ తథా ।
విరాద్ధిశ్చైవ రాద్ధిశ్చ కార్యాకార్యే బలాబలే ॥ ౩౦ ॥