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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 12.138.29
कालाकालौ संप्रधार्य बलाबलमथात्मनः ।
परस्परबलं ज्ञात्वा तथात्मानं नियोजयेत् ॥ २९ ॥
kālākālau saṃpradhārya balābalamathātmanaḥ |
parasparabalaṃ jñātvā tathātmānaṃ niyojayet || 29 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the course, the time, the cause, and the consequence, of ignorance. The misery that is felt here is all born of ignorance.'{GL_NOTE:174611:} "Bhishma said, 'Attachment, hate, loss of judgment, joy, sorrow,...
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 (12.138.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kala, Akala, Sampradharya, Balabala, Atha, Atman, Paraspara, Bala, Tatha, Mana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.138.29). 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: “kālākālau saṃpradhārya balābalamathātmanaḥ ”
- kālā -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akālau -
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akāla (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sampradhārya -
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sampradhārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sampradhārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balābalam -
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balābala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]balābala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balābalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “parasparabalaṃ jñātvā tathātmānaṃ niyojayet ”
- paraspara -
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paraspara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paraspara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paraspara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- tathāt -
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tatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- niyo -
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nī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]nī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- jayet -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.138.29
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 12.138.29 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಲಾಕಾಲೌ ಸಂಪ್ರಧಾರ್ಯ ಬಲಾಬಲಮಥಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಪರಸ್ಪರಬಲಂ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ತಥಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ನಿಯೋಜಯೇತ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
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 12.138.29 in Bengali sript:
কালাকালৌ সংপ্রধার্য বলাবলমথাত্মনঃ ।
পরস্পরবলং জ্ঞাত্বা তথাত্মানং নিযোজযেত্ ॥ ২৯ ॥
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 12.138.29 in Gujarati sript:
કાલાકાલૌ સંપ્રધાર્ય બલાબલમથાત્મનઃ ।
પરસ્પરબલં જ્ઞાત્વા તથાત્માનં નિયોજયેત્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.138.29 in Malayalam sript:
കാലാകാലൌ സംപ്രധാര്യ ബലാബലമഥാത്മനഃ ।
പരസ്പരബലം ജ്ഞാത്വാ തഥാത്മാനം നിയോജയേത് ॥ ൨൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.138.29 in Telugu sript:
కాలాకాలౌ సంప్రధార్య బలాబలమథాత్మనః ।
పరస్పరబలం జ్ఞాత్వా తథాత్మానం నియోజయేత్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥