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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 12.123.18
अपध्वस्तस्त्ववमतो दुःखं जीवति जीवितम् ।
जीवेच्च यदपध्वस्तस्तच्छुद्धं मरणं भवेत् ॥ १८ ॥
apadhvastastvavamato duḥkhaṃ jīvati jīvitam |
jīvecca yadapadhvastastacchuddhaṃ maraṇaṃ bhavet || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...longer exists for such a union. If, indeed, you dost not forget my good offices, think of what will be beneficial to me and be comfortable. What person is there possessed of any wisdom that will place himself...
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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 (12.123.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Apadhvasta, Tva, Avamata, Duhkham, Duhkha, Jivat, Jivita, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tad, Shuddha, Marana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.123.18). 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: “apadhvastastvavamato duḥkhaṃ jīvati jīvitam ”
- apadhvastas -
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apadhvasta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avamato* -
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avamata (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]
- jīvati -
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jīvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “jīvecca yadapadhvastastacchuddhaṃ maraṇaṃ bhavet ”
- jīvec -
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√jīv (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yad -
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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]
- apadhvastas -
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apadhvasta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tacch -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śuddham -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.123.18
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 12.123.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಧ್ವಸ್ತಸ್ತ್ವವಮತೋ ದುಃಖಂ ಜೀವತಿ ಜೀವಿತಮ್ ।
ಜೀವೇಚ್ಚ ಯದಪಧ್ವಸ್ತಸ್ತಚ್ಛುದ್ಧಂ ಮರಣಂ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 12.123.18 in Bengali sript:
অপধ্বস্তস্ত্ববমতো দুঃখং জীবতি জীবিতম্ ।
জীবেচ্চ যদপধ্বস্তস্তচ্ছুদ্ধং মরণং ভবেত্ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 12.123.18 in Gujarati sript:
અપધ્વસ્તસ્ત્વવમતો દુઃખં જીવતિ જીવિતમ્ ।
જીવેચ્ચ યદપધ્વસ્તસ્તચ્છુદ્ધં મરણં ભવેત્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.123.18 in Malayalam sript:
അപധ്വസ്തസ്ത്വവമതോ ദുഃഖം ജീവതി ജീവിതമ് ।
ജീവേച്ച യദപധ്വസ്തസ്തച്ഛുദ്ധം മരണം ഭവേത് ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.123.18 in Telugu sript:
అపధ్వస్తస్త్వవమతో దుఃఖం జీవతి జీవితమ్ ।
జీవేచ్చ యదపధ్వస్తస్తచ్ఛుద్ధం మరణం భవేత్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥