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 12.137.52

भिषजो भेषजं कर्तुं कस्मादिच्छन्ति रोगिणे ।
यदि कालेन पच्यन्ते भेषजैः किं प्रयोजनम् ॥ ५२ ॥

bhiṣajo bheṣajaṃ kartuṃ kasmādicchanti rogiṇe |
yadi kālena pacyante bheṣajaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam || 52 ||

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

...kinds, and elephants and other animals, cheerfully live; on your branches and under their shade. Your branches, O wide-branched monarch of the forest, and your trunk are gigantic. I never see any of them broken...

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

Bhishaj, Bhishaja, Bheshaja, Kartu, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Icchat, Icchanti, Rogin, Yadi, Yad, Kalena, Kala, Prayojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.137.52). 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: “bhiṣajo bheṣajaṃ kartuṃ kasmādicchanti rogiṇe
  • bhiṣajo* -
  • bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhiṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bheṣajam -
  • bheṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bheṣaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kasmād -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • rogiṇe -
  • rogin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    rogin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “yadi kālena pacyante bheṣajaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pacyante -
  • pac (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • bheṣajaiḥ -
  • bheṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bheṣaja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayojanam -
  • prayojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayojanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.137.52

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 12.137.52 in Kannada sript:
ಭಿಷಜೋ ಭೇಷಜಂ ಕರ್ತುಂ ಕಸ್ಮಾದಿಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ರೋಗಿಣೇ ।
ಯದಿ ಕಾಲೇನ ಪಚ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಭೇಷಜೈಃ ಕಿಂ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಮ್ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 12.137.52 in Bengali sript:
ভিষজো ভেষজং কর্তুং কস্মাদিচ্ছন্তি রোগিণে ।
যদি কালেন পচ্যন্তে ভেষজৈঃ কিং প্রযোজনম্ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 12.137.52 in Gujarati sript:
ભિષજો ભેષજં કર્તું કસ્માદિચ્છન્તિ રોગિણે ।
યદિ કાલેન પચ્યન્તે ભેષજૈઃ કિં પ્રયોજનમ્ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 12.137.52 in Malayalam sript:
ഭിഷജോ ഭേഷജം കര്തും കസ്മാദിച്ഛന്തി രോഗിണേ ।
യദി കാലേന പച്യന്തേ ഭേഷജൈഃ കിം പ്രയോജനമ് ॥ ൫൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.137.52 in Telugu sript:
భిషజో భేషజం కర్తుం కస్మాదిచ్ఛన్తి రోగిణే ।
యది కాలేన పచ్యన్తే భేషజైః కిం ప్రయోజనమ్ ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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