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 12.136.44

कदाचिद्व्यसनं प्राप्य संधिं कुर्यान्मया सह ।
बलिना संनिविष्टस्य शत्रोरपि परिग्रहः ।
कार्य इत्याहुराचार्या विषमे जीवितार्थिना ॥ ४४ ॥

kadācidvyasanaṃ prāpya saṃdhiṃ kuryānmayā saha |
balinā saṃniviṣṭasya śatrorapi parigrahaḥ |
kārya ityāhurācāryā viṣame jīvitārthinā || 44 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...Tell me then trustfully and in intelligible words what your, wishes are. I will accomplish them all. Do not set your heart on grief.' Hearing these words of the bird, the fowler replied unto him, saying, 'I...

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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 (12.136.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kadacit, Vyasana, Prapya, Sandhi, Maya, Asmad, Saha, Balin, Bali, Samnivishta, Shatru, Api, Parigraha, Kari, Karya, Iti, Itya, Ahura, Acari, Acarya, Vishama, Jivita, Arthin, Arthi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.44). 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: “kadācidvyasanaṃ prāpya saṃdhiṃ kuryānmayā saha
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • vyasanam -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandhim -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “balinā saṃniviṣṭasya śatrorapi parigrahaḥ
  • balinā -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃniviṣṭasya -
  • saṃniviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    saṃniviṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śatror -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • parigrahaḥ -
  • parigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kārya ityāhurācāryā viṣame jīvitārthinā
  • kārya* -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • ityā -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ahurā -
  • ahura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ācāryā* -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣame -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viṣama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jīvitā -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • arthinā -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.44

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.136.44 in Kannada sript:
ಕದಾಚಿದ್ವ್ಯಸನಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಸಂಧಿಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾನ್ಮಯಾ ಸಹ ।
ಬಲಿನಾ ಸಂನಿವಿಷ್ಟಸ್ಯ ಶತ್ರೋರಪಿ ಪರಿಗ್ರಹಃ ।
ಕಾರ್ಯ ಇತ್ಯಾಹುರಾಚಾರ್ಯಾ ವಿಷಮೇ ಜೀವಿತಾರ್ಥಿನಾ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.136.44 in Bengali sript:
কদাচিদ্ব্যসনং প্রাপ্য সংধিং কুর্যান্মযা সহ ।
বলিনা সংনিবিষ্টস্য শত্রোরপি পরিগ্রহঃ ।
কার্য ইত্যাহুরাচার্যা বিষমে জীবিতার্থিনা ॥ ৪৪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.136.44 in Gujarati sript:
કદાચિદ્વ્યસનં પ્રાપ્ય સંધિં કુર્યાન્મયા સહ ।
બલિના સંનિવિષ્ટસ્ય શત્રોરપિ પરિગ્રહઃ ।
કાર્ય ઇત્યાહુરાચાર્યા વિષમે જીવિતાર્થિના ॥ ૪૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.136.44 in Malayalam sript:
കദാചിദ്വ്യസനം പ്രാപ്യ സംധിം കുര്യാന്മയാ സഹ ।
ബലിനാ സംനിവിഷ്ടസ്യ ശത്രോരപി പരിഗ്രഹഃ ।
കാര്യ ഇത്യാഹുരാചാര്യാ വിഷമേ ജീവിതാര്ഥിനാ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.44 in Telugu sript:
కదాచిద్వ్యసనం ప్రాప్య సంధిం కుర్యాన్మయా సహ ।
బలినా సంనివిష్టస్య శత్రోరపి పరిగ్రహః ।
కార్య ఇత్యాహురాచార్యా విషమే జీవితార్థినా ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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