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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 12.136.57
यस्मिन्नाश्वसते कश्चिद्यश्च नाश्वसते क्वचित् ।
न तौ धीराः प्रशंसन्ति नित्यमुद्विग्नचेतसौ ॥ ५७ ॥
yasminnāśvasate kaścidyaśca nāśvasate kvacit |
na tau dhīrāḥ praśaṃsanti nityamudvignacetasau || 57 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...all kinds of honourable occupation, I have become a fowler A cruel wretch that I am, without doubt, this high-souled pigeon, by laying down his own life, has read me a grave lesson. Abandoning wives and sons...
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 (12.136.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Ashu, Ashva, Asat, Kah, Cidi, Nri, Shvasat, Kva, Acit, Dhira, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Nityam, Nitya, Udvignacetas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.57). 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: “yasminnāśvasate kaścidyaśca nāśvasate kvacit ”
- yasminn -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- āśva -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asate -
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asat (noun, masculine)[dative single]asat (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cidya -
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cidi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cidi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cidi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aś -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śvasate -
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√śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śvas class 2 verb]√śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na tau dhīrāḥ praśaṃsanti nityamudvignacetasau ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhīrāḥ -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- praśaṃsanti -
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praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- udvignacetasau -
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udvignacetas (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.57
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 12.136.57 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಾಶ್ವಸತೇ ಕಶ್ಚಿದ್ಯಶ್ಚ ನಾಶ್ವಸತೇ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ।
ನ ತೌ ಧೀರಾಃ ಪ್ರಶಂಸನ್ತಿ ನಿತ್ಯಮುದ್ವಿಗ್ನಚೇತಸೌ ॥ ೫೭ ॥
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 12.136.57 in Bengali sript:
যস্মিন্নাশ্বসতে কশ্চিদ্যশ্চ নাশ্বসতে ক্বচিত্ ।
ন তৌ ধীরাঃ প্রশংসন্তি নিত্যমুদ্বিগ্নচেতসৌ ॥ ৫৭ ॥
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 12.136.57 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્મિન્નાશ્વસતે કશ્ચિદ્યશ્ચ નાશ્વસતે ક્વચિત્ ।
ન તૌ ધીરાઃ પ્રશંસન્તિ નિત્યમુદ્વિગ્નચેતસૌ ॥ ૫૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.57 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്മിന്നാശ്വസതേ കശ്ചിദ്യശ്ച നാശ്വസതേ ക്വചിത് ।
ന തൌ ധീരാഃ പ്രശംസന്തി നിത്യമുദ്വിഗ്നചേതസൌ ॥ ൫൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.57 in Telugu sript:
యస్మిన్నాశ్వసతే కశ్చిద్యశ్చ నాశ్వసతే క్వచిత్ ।
న తౌ ధీరాః ప్రశంసన్తి నిత్యముద్విగ్నచేతసౌ ॥ ౫౭ ॥