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 12.125.7
एषा चैव कुरुश्रेष्ठ दुर्विचिन्त्या सुदुर्लभा ।
दुर्लभत्वाच्च पश्यामि किमन्यद्दुर्लभं ततः ॥ ७ ॥
eṣā caiva kuruśreṣṭha durvicintyā sudurlabhā |
durlabhatvācca paśyāmi kimanyaddurlabhaṃ tataḥ || 7 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of liberality, he should never be slain, particularly by a Kshatriya, openly or by covert means. In such a case, the man’s fault should be properly weighed.{GL_NOTE:174570:} When hostility has arisen with even...
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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 (12.125.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Esha, Kurushreshtha, Durvicintya, Sudurlabha, Durlabhatva, Pashya, Amin, Kim, Ani, Anya, Durlabha, Tatah, Tad, Tata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “eṣā caiva kuruśreṣṭha durvicintyā sudurlabhā ”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[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]
- kuruśreṣṭha -
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kuruśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- durvicintyā -
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durvicintyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sudurlabhā -
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sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “durlabhatvācca paśyāmi kimanyaddurlabhaṃ tataḥ ”
- durlabhatvāc -
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durlabhatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- 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]
- durlabham -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durlabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.125.7
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 12.125.7 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷಾ ಚೈವ ಕುರುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ದುರ್ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯಾ ಸುದುರ್ಲಭಾ ।
ದುರ್ಲಭತ್ವಾಚ್ಚ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ ಕಿಮನ್ಯದ್ದುರ್ಲಭಂ ತತಃ ॥ ೭ ॥
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 12.125.7 in Bengali sript:
এষা চৈব কুরুশ্রেষ্ঠ দুর্বিচিন্ত্যা সুদুর্লভা ।
দুর্লভত্বাচ্চ পশ্যামি কিমন্যদ্দুর্লভং ততঃ ॥ ৭ ॥
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 12.125.7 in Gujarati sript:
એષા ચૈવ કુરુશ્રેષ્ઠ દુર્વિચિન્ત્યા સુદુર્લભા ।
દુર્લભત્વાચ્ચ પશ્યામિ કિમન્યદ્દુર્લભં તતઃ ॥ ૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.125.7 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷാ ചൈവ കുരുശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദുര്വിചിന്ത്യാ സുദുര്ലഭാ ।
ദുര്ലഭത്വാച്ച പശ്യാമി കിമന്യദ്ദുര്ലഭം തതഃ ॥ ൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.125.7 in Telugu sript:
ఏషా చైవ కురుశ్రేష్ఠ దుర్విచిన్త్యా సుదుర్లభా ।
దుర్లభత్వాచ్చ పశ్యామి కిమన్యద్దుర్లభం తతః ॥ ౭ ॥