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 12.138.66

काले मृदुर्यो भवति काले भवति दारुणः ।
स साधयति कृत्यानि शत्रूंश्चैवाधितिष्ठति ॥ ६६ ॥

kāle mṛduryo bhavati kāle bhavati dāruṇaḥ |
sa sādhayati kṛtyāni śatrūṃścaivādhitiṣṭhati || 66 ||

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

...who has self-control is regarded by men as weak and imbecile. O you of great wisdom, this attribute has only one fault. Its merits are many. By forgiveness (which is only another form of self-control), the man...

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

Kale, Kala, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Daruna, Daru, Sadhayat, Kritya, Shatru, Adhitishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.138.66). 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: “kāle mṛduryo bhavati kāle bhavati dāruṇaḥ
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛduryo -
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • dāruṇaḥ -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sa sādhayati kṛtyāni śatrūṃścaivādhitiṣṭhati
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhayati -
  • sidh -> sādhayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sidh]
    sidh (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • kṛtyāni -
  • kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • śatrūṃś -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • adhitiṣṭhati -
  • adhitiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adhitiṣṭhat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    adhitiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.138.66

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 12.138.66 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಲೇ ಮೃದುರ್ಯೋ ಭವತಿ ಕಾಲೇ ಭವತಿ ದಾರುಣಃ ।
ಸ ಸಾಧಯತಿ ಕೃತ್ಯಾನಿ ಶತ್ರೂಂಶ್ಚೈವಾಧಿತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 12.138.66 in Bengali sript:
কালে মৃদুর্যো ভবতি কালে ভবতি দারুণঃ ।
স সাধযতি কৃত্যানি শত্রূংশ্চৈবাধিতিষ্ঠতি ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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 12.138.66 in Gujarati sript:
કાલે મૃદુર્યો ભવતિ કાલે ભવતિ દારુણઃ ।
સ સાધયતિ કૃત્યાનિ શત્રૂંશ્ચૈવાધિતિષ્ઠતિ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 12.138.66 in Malayalam sript:
കാലേ മൃദുര്യോ ഭവതി കാലേ ഭവതി ദാരുണഃ ।
സ സാധയതി കൃത്യാനി ശത്രൂംശ്ചൈവാധിതിഷ്ഠതി ॥ ൬൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.138.66 in Telugu sript:
కాలే మృదుర్యో భవతి కాలే భవతి దారుణః ।
స సాధయతి కృత్యాని శత్రూంశ్చైవాధితిష్ఠతి ॥ ౬౬ ॥

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