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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 12.125.22
ऋषयो राजशार्दूलमपृच्छन्स्वं प्रयोजनम् ।
केन भद्रमुखार्थेन संप्राप्तोऽसि तपोवनम् ॥ २२ ॥
ṛṣayo rājaśārdūlamapṛcchansvaṃ prayojanam |
kena bhadramukhārthena saṃprāpto'si tapovanam || 22 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...from fear of being either killed or immured by men seek safety in Right. Persons conversant with the Vedas have said that death and immurement are both painful. Life is dear unto all. All creatures are made...
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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 (12.125.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rishi, Rajashardula, Sva, Prayojana, Kena, Kah, Kim, Bhadramukha, Artha, Samprapta, Asi, Tapovana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.125.22). 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: “ṛṣayo rājaśārdūlamapṛcchansvaṃ prayojanam ”
- ṛṣayo* -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- rājaśārdūlam -
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rājaśārdūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- apṛcchan -
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√praś (verb class 6)[imperfect active third plural]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prayojanam -
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prayojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prayojanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kena bhadramukhārthena saṃprāpto'si tapovanam ”
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhadramukhā -
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bhadramukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhadramukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhadramukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arthena -
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artha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]artha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- samprāpto' -
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samprāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- tapovanam -
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tapovana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tapovanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.125.22
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 12.125.22 in Kannada sript:
ಋಷಯೋ ರಾಜಶಾರ್ದೂಲಮಪೃಚ್ಛನ್ಸ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಮ್ ।
ಕೇನ ಭದ್ರಮುಖಾರ್ಥೇನ ಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೋಽಸಿ ತಪೋವನಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
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 12.125.22 in Bengali sript:
ঋষযো রাজশার্দূলমপৃচ্ছন্স্বং প্রযোজনম্ ।
কেন ভদ্রমুখার্থেন সংপ্রাপ্তোঽসি তপোবনম্ ॥ ২২ ॥
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 12.125.22 in Gujarati sript:
ઋષયો રાજશાર્દૂલમપૃચ્છન્સ્વં પ્રયોજનમ્ ।
કેન ભદ્રમુખાર્થેન સંપ્રાપ્તોઽસિ તપોવનમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.125.22 in Malayalam sript:
ഋഷയോ രാജശാര്ദൂലമപൃച്ഛന്സ്വം പ്രയോജനമ് ।
കേന ഭദ്രമുഖാര്ഥേന സംപ്രാപ്തോഽസി തപോവനമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.125.22 in Telugu sript:
ఋషయో రాజశార్దూలమపృచ్ఛన్స్వం ప్రయోజనమ్ ।
కేన భద్రముఖార్థేన సంప్రాప్తోఽసి తపోవనమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥