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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 12.140.25
अजोऽश्वः क्षत्रमित्येतत्सदृशं ब्रह्मणा कृतम् ।
तस्मान्नतीक्ष्णभूतानां यात्रा काचित्प्रसिध्यति ॥ २५ ॥
ajo'śvaḥ kṣatramityetatsadṛśaṃ brahmaṇā kṛtam |
tasmānnatīkṣṇabhūtānāṃ yātrā kācitprasidhyati || 25 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the expiation provided for one who slays a woman quick with child, knowing her condition. The man who knowingly slays such a woman incurs double the sin that follows from Brahmanicide. A drinker of alcoholic...
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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 (12.140.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aja, Ashva, Kshatra, Itya, Tatsadrisha, Brahman, Krit, Krita, Tasmat, Tad, Tikshna, Bhuta, Yatra, Yatri, Acit, Pra, Sidhyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ajo'śvaḥ kṣatramityetatsadṛśaṃ brahmaṇā kṛtam ”
- ajo' -
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aja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśvaḥ -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śū (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- kṣatram -
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kṣatra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- itye -
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itya (noun, masculine)[locative single]itya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- tatsadṛśam -
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tatsadṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tatsadṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tatsadṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brahmaṇā -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (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]√kṛ -> kṛta (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]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Line 2: “tasmānnatīkṣṇabhūtānāṃ yātrā kācitprasidhyati ”
- tasmān -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tīkṣṇa -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtānām -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yātrā -
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yātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sidhyati -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.140.25
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 12.140.25 in Kannada sript:
ಅಜೋಽಶ್ವಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಮಿತ್ಯೇತತ್ಸದೃಶಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾನ್ನತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಯಾತ್ರಾ ಕಾಚಿತ್ಪ್ರಸಿಧ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
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 12.140.25 in Bengali sript:
অজোঽশ্বঃ ক্ষত্রমিত্যেতত্সদৃশং ব্রহ্মণা কৃতম্ ।
তস্মান্নতীক্ষ্ণভূতানাং যাত্রা কাচিত্প্রসিধ্যতি ॥ ২৫ ॥
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 12.140.25 in Gujarati sript:
અજોઽશ્વઃ ક્ષત્રમિત્યેતત્સદૃશં બ્રહ્મણા કૃતમ્ ।
તસ્માન્નતીક્ષ્ણભૂતાનાં યાત્રા કાચિત્પ્રસિધ્યતિ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.140.25 in Malayalam sript:
അജോഽശ്വഃ ക്ഷത്രമിത്യേതത്സദൃശം ബ്രഹ്മണാ കൃതമ് ।
തസ്മാന്നതീക്ഷ്ണഭൂതാനാം യാത്രാ കാചിത്പ്രസിധ്യതി ॥ ൨൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.140.25 in Telugu sript:
అజోఽశ్వః క్షత్రమిత్యేతత్సదృశం బ్రహ్మణా కృతమ్ ।
తస్మాన్నతీక్ష్ణభూతానాం యాత్రా కాచిత్ప్రసిధ్యతి ॥ ౨౫ ॥