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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 12.128.38
अर्थार्थमन्यद्भवति विपरीतमथापरम् ।
अनर्थार्थमथाप्यन्यत्तत्सर्वं ह्यर्थलक्षणम् ।
एवं बुद्ध्या संप्रपश्येन्मेधावी कार्यनिश्चयम् ॥ ३८ ॥
arthārthamanyadbhavati viparītamathāparam |
anarthārthamathāpyanyattatsarvaṃ hyarthalakṣaṇam |
evaṃ buddhyā saṃprapaśyenmedhāvī kāryaniścayam || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...trust one another, when they slay one another by deceitful means and deceive one another in their mutual dealings, when houses are burnt down throughout the country, when the Brahmanas become exceedingly afflicted...
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 (12.128.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Arthartha, Ani, Anya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Viparita, Atha, Aparam, Apara, Anartha, Artha, Athapi, Atta, Tsaru, Lakshana, Evam, Eva, Buddhi, Prapashya, Medhavin, Medhavi, Karya, Nishcaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.128.38). 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: “arthārthamanyadbhavati viparītamathāparam ”
- arthārtham -
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arthārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arthārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arthārthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- viparītam -
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viparīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viparīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viparītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “anarthārthamathāpyanyattatsarvaṃ hyarthalakṣaṇam ”
- anarthā -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anarthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√arth (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- athāpya -
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athāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- atta -
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atta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- tsarva -
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tsaru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “evaṃ buddhyā saṃprapaśyenmedhāvī kāryaniścayam ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- buddhyā -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prapaśye -
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prapaśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prapaśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- medhāvī -
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medhāvī (noun, masculine)[compound]medhāvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]medhāvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kārya -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- niścayam -
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niścaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.128.38
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 12.128.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಥಾರ್ಥಮನ್ಯದ್ಭವತಿ ವಿಪರೀತಮಥಾಪರಮ್ ।
ಅನರ್ಥಾರ್ಥಮಥಾಪ್ಯನ್ಯತ್ತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಹ್ಯರ್ಥಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಏವಂ ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ಸಂಪ್ರಪಶ್ಯೇನ್ಮೇಧಾವೀ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿಶ್ಚಯಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 12.128.38 in Bengali sript:
অর্থার্থমন্যদ্ভবতি বিপরীতমথাপরম্ ।
অনর্থার্থমথাপ্যন্যত্তত্সর্বং হ্যর্থলক্ষণম্ ।
এবং বুদ্ধ্যা সংপ্রপশ্যেন্মেধাবী কার্যনিশ্চযম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 12.128.38 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થાર્થમન્યદ્ભવતિ વિપરીતમથાપરમ્ ।
અનર્થાર્થમથાપ્યન્યત્તત્સર્વં હ્યર્થલક્ષણમ્ ।
એવં બુદ્ધ્યા સંપ્રપશ્યેન્મેધાવી કાર્યનિશ્ચયમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.128.38 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ഥാര്ഥമന്യദ്ഭവതി വിപരീതമഥാപരമ് ।
അനര്ഥാര്ഥമഥാപ്യന്യത്തത്സര്വം ഹ്യര്ഥലക്ഷണമ് ।
ഏവം ബുദ്ധ്യാ സംപ്രപശ്യേന്മേധാവീ കാര്യനിശ്ചയമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.128.38 in Telugu sript:
అర్థార్థమన్యద్భవతి విపరీతమథాపరమ్ ।
అనర్థార్థమథాప్యన్యత్తత్సర్వం హ్యర్థలక్షణమ్ ।
ఏవం బుద్ధ్యా సంప్రపశ్యేన్మేధావీ కార్యనిశ్చయమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥