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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 12.138.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
युगक्षयात्परिक्षीणे धर्मे लोके च भारत ।
दस्युभिः पीड्यमाने च कथं स्थेयं पितामह ॥ १ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yugakṣayātparikṣīṇe dharme loke ca bhārata |
dasyubhiḥ pīḍyamāne ca kathaṃ stheyaṃ pitāmaha || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...or adults, to abandon covetousness. Such is the nature of covetousness that it never decays even with the decay of life. Like the ocean that can never be filled by the constant discharge of even innumerable...
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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 (12.138.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Yugakshaya, Parikshina, Dharma, Loka, Bharata, Dasyu, Pidyamana, Katham, Katha, Stheya, Pitamaha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.138.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ”
- yudhiṣṭhira* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “yugakṣayātparikṣīṇe dharme loke ca bhārata ”
- yugakṣayāt -
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yugakṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- parikṣīṇe -
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parikṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]parikṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parikṣīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dharme -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]dharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “dasyubhiḥ pīḍyamāne ca kathaṃ stheyaṃ pitāmaha ”
- dasyubhiḥ -
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dasyu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- pīḍyamāne -
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√pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- stheyam -
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stheya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]stheya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]stheyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> stheya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> stheya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- pitāmaha -
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pitāmaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.138.1
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 12.138.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯುಗಕ್ಷಯಾತ್ಪರಿಕ್ಷೀಣೇ ಧರ್ಮೇ ಲೋಕೇ ಚ ಭಾರತ ।
ದಸ್ಯುಭಿಃ ಪೀಡ್ಯಮಾನೇ ಚ ಕಥಂ ಸ್ಥೇಯಂ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 12.138.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
যুগক্ষযাত্পরিক্ষীণে ধর্মে লোকে চ ভারত ।
দস্যুভিঃ পীড্যমানে চ কথং স্থেযং পিতামহ ॥ ১ ॥
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 12.138.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
યુગક્ષયાત્પરિક્ષીણે ધર્મે લોકે ચ ભારત ।
દસ્યુભિઃ પીડ્યમાને ચ કથં સ્થેયં પિતામહ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.138.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
യുഗക്ഷയാത്പരിക്ഷീണേ ധര്മേ ലോകേ ച ഭാരത ।
ദസ്യുഭിഃ പീഡ്യമാനേ ച കഥം സ്ഥേയം പിതാമഹ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.138.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
యుగక్షయాత్పరిక్షీణే ధర్మే లోకే చ భారత ।
దస్యుభిః పీడ్యమానే చ కథం స్థేయం పితామహ ॥ ౧ ॥