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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 12.139.36
स चिन्तयामास तदा स्तेयं कार्यमितो मया ।
न हीदानीमुपायोऽन्यो विद्यते प्राणधारणे ॥ ३६ ॥
sa cintayāmāsa tadā steyaṃ kāryamito mayā |
na hīdānīmupāyo'nyo vidyate prāṇadhāraṇe || 36 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...every side. They goad and afflict a heedless man or one that is insensate. Indeed, as soon as they see a person, they assail him powerfully like wolves jumping upon their prey. From these proceed all kinds of...
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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 (12.139.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tada, Steya, Karya, Itah, Ita, Maya, Asmad, Idanim, Upaya, Upayu, Ani, Pranadharana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “sa cintayāmāsa tadā steyaṃ kāryamito mayā ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cintayāmā -
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√cint (verb class 10)[imperative active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- steyam -
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steya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√stai -> steya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √stai class 1 verb]√stai -> steya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √stai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stai class 1 verb]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- ito* -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “na hīdānīmupāyo'nyo vidyate prāṇadhāraṇe ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hī -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- idānīm -
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idānīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upāyo' -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]upāyu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]upāyu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- anyo* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- prāṇadhāraṇe -
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prāṇadhāraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.139.36
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 12.139.36 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಚಿನ್ತಯಾಮಾಸ ತದಾ ಸ್ತೇಯಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಮಿತೋ ಮಯಾ ।
ನ ಹೀದಾನೀಮುಪಾಯೋಽನ್ಯೋ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ಪ್ರಾಣಧಾರಣೇ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
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 12.139.36 in Bengali sript:
স চিন্তযামাস তদা স্তেযং কার্যমিতো মযা ।
ন হীদানীমুপাযোঽন্যো বিদ্যতে প্রাণধারণে ॥ ৩৬ ॥
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 12.139.36 in Gujarati sript:
સ ચિન્તયામાસ તદા સ્તેયં કાર્યમિતો મયા ।
ન હીદાનીમુપાયોઽન્યો વિદ્યતે પ્રાણધારણે ॥ ૩૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.139.36 in Malayalam sript:
സ ചിന്തയാമാസ തദാ സ്തേയം കാര്യമിതോ മയാ ।
ന ഹീദാനീമുപായോഽന്യോ വിദ്യതേ പ്രാണധാരണേ ॥ ൩൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.139.36 in Telugu sript:
స చిన్తయామాస తదా స్తేయం కార్యమితో మయా ।
న హీదానీముపాయోఽన్యో విద్యతే ప్రాణధారణే ॥ ౩౬ ॥