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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 12.151.22
तं हीनपर्णं पतिताग्रशाखं विशीर्णपुष्पं प्रसमीक्ष्य वायुः ।
उवाच वाक्यं स्मयमान एनं मुदा युतं शल्मलिं रुग्णशाखम् ॥ २२ ॥
taṃ hīnaparṇaṃ patitāgraśākhaṃ viśīrṇapuṣpaṃ prasamīkṣya vāyuḥ |
uvāca vākyaṃ smayamāna enaṃ mudā yutaṃ śalmaliṃ rugṇaśākham || 22 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...lessens the allotted period of one’s existence, the man of wisdom should regard the day to be fruitless. (When death is approaching steadily) who is there that would, like a fish in a shallow water, feel happy...
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 (12.151.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hina, Parna, Patita, Agra, Shakha, Vishirna, Pushpa, Prasamikshya, Vayu, Vakya, Muda, Yut, Yuta, Shalmali, Rugna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.151.22). 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: “taṃ hīnaparṇaṃ patitāgraśākhaṃ viśīrṇapuṣpaṃ prasamīkṣya vāyuḥ ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hīna -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- parṇam -
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parṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- patitā -
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patita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]patita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śākham -
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śākha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śākha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śākhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viśīrṇa -
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viśīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpam -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prasamīkṣya -
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prasamīkṣya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāyuḥ -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- Line 2: “uvāca vākyaṃ smayamāna enaṃ mudā yutaṃ śalmaliṃ rugṇaśākham ”
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- smayamāna* -
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- Cannot analyse enam*mu
- mudā* -
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muda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mudā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yutam -
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yuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]√yu (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- śalmalim -
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śalmali (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rugṇa -
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rugṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rugṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śākham -
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śākha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śākha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śākhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.151.22
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 12.151.22 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಹೀನಪರ್ಣಂ ಪತಿತಾಗ್ರಶಾಖಂ ವಿಶೀರ್ಣಪುಷ್ಪಂ ಪ್ರಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ವಾಯುಃ ।
ಉವಾಚ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಸ್ಮಯಮಾನ ಏನಂ ಮುದಾ ಯುತಂ ಶಲ್ಮಲಿಂ ರುಗ್ಣಶಾಖಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
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 12.151.22 in Bengali sript:
তং হীনপর্ণং পতিতাগ্রশাখং বিশীর্ণপুষ্পং প্রসমীক্ষ্য বাযুঃ ।
উবাচ বাক্যং স্মযমান এনং মুদা যুতং শল্মলিং রুগ্ণশাখম্ ॥ ২২ ॥
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 12.151.22 in Gujarati sript:
તં હીનપર્ણં પતિતાગ્રશાખં વિશીર્ણપુષ્પં પ્રસમીક્ષ્ય વાયુઃ ।
ઉવાચ વાક્યં સ્મયમાન એનં મુદા યુતં શલ્મલિં રુગ્ણશાખમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.151.22 in Malayalam sript:
തം ഹീനപര്ണം പതിതാഗ്രശാഖം വിശീര്ണപുഷ്പം പ്രസമീക്ഷ്യ വായുഃ ।
ഉവാച വാക്യം സ്മയമാന ഏനം മുദാ യുതം ശല്മലിം രുഗ്ണശാഖമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.151.22 in Telugu sript:
తం హీనపర్ణం పతితాగ్రశాఖం విశీర్ణపుష్పం ప్రసమీక్ష్య వాయుః ।
ఉవాచ వాక్యం స్మయమాన ఏనం ముదా యుతం శల్మలిం రుగ్ణశాఖమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥