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 12.138.23
नालसाः प्राप्नुवन्त्यर्थान्न क्लीबा न च मानिनः ।
न च लोकरवाद्भीता न च शश्वत्प्रतीक्षिणः ॥ २३ ॥
nālasāḥ prāpnuvantyarthānna klībā na ca māninaḥ |
na ca lokaravādbhītā na ca śaśvatpratīkṣiṇaḥ || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and they cast an equal eye on all. Gain and loss, weal and woe, the agreeable and the disagreeable, life and death, are equal in the eyes of those men of firm tread, engaged in the pursuit of (divine) knowledge...
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 (12.138.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nala, Pra, Artha, Kliba, Manin, Lokarava, Bhita, Shashvat, Pratikshin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “nālasāḥ prāpnuvantyarthānna klībā na ca māninaḥ ”
- nāla -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāḥ -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnuvantya -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third plural]
- arthānn -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- klībā* -
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klība (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]klībā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- māninaḥ -
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mānin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mānin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “na ca lokaravādbhītā na ca śaśvatpratīkṣiṇaḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokaravād -
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lokarava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhītā* -
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bhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaśvat -
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śaśvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śaśvat (noun, masculine)[compound]śaśvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pratīkṣiṇaḥ -
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pratīkṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pratīkṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.138.23
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 12.138.23 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಲಸಾಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುವನ್ತ್ಯರ್ಥಾನ್ನ ಕ್ಲೀಬಾ ನ ಚ ಮಾನಿನಃ ।
ನ ಚ ಲೋಕರವಾದ್ಭೀತಾ ನ ಚ ಶಶ್ವತ್ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 12.138.23 in Bengali sript:
নালসাঃ প্রাপ্নুবন্ত্যর্থান্ন ক্লীবা ন চ মানিনঃ ।
ন চ লোকরবাদ্ভীতা ন চ শশ্বত্প্রতীক্ষিণঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 12.138.23 in Gujarati sript:
નાલસાઃ પ્રાપ્નુવન્ત્યર્થાન્ન ક્લીબા ન ચ માનિનઃ ।
ન ચ લોકરવાદ્ભીતા ન ચ શશ્વત્પ્રતીક્ષિણઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.138.23 in Malayalam sript:
നാലസാഃ പ്രാപ്നുവന്ത്യര്ഥാന്ന ക്ലീബാ ന ച മാനിനഃ ।
ന ച ലോകരവാദ്ഭീതാ ന ച ശശ്വത്പ്രതീക്ഷിണഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.138.23 in Telugu sript:
నాలసాః ప్రాప్నువన్త్యర్థాన్న క్లీబా న చ మానినః ।
న చ లోకరవాద్భీతా న చ శశ్వత్ప్రతీక్షిణః ॥ ౨౩ ॥