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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 12.165.23
अध्यैकदिवसं विप्रा न वोऽस्तीह भयं क्वचित् ।
राक्षसेभ्यः प्रमोदध्वमिष्टतो यात माचिरम् ॥ २३ ॥
adhyaikadivasaṃ viprā na vo'stīha bhayaṃ kvacit |
rākṣasebhyaḥ pramodadhvamiṣṭato yāta māciram || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...has not to live long in the world.{GL_NOTE:174747:} One who has abstained from meat (under any vow) should not take meat even if it be sanctified with mantras from the Yajurveda. One should also avoid the flesh...
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 (12.165.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adhi, Aika, Divasa, Vipra, Yushmad, Asti, Iha, Bhaya, Kva, Acit, Rakshasa, Pramoda, Dhu, Ishtatah, Yata, Maciram,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.165.23). 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: “adhyaikadivasaṃ viprā na vo'stīha bhayaṃ kvacit ”
- adhyai -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- divasam -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- viprā* -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viprā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vo' -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- astī -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative 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]
- Line 2: “rākṣasebhyaḥ pramodadhvamiṣṭato yāta māciram ”
- rākṣasebhyaḥ -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]rākṣasa (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- pramoda -
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pramoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhva -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- iṣṭato* -
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iṣṭataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yāta -
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yāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā -> yāta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- māciram -
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māciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.165.23
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 12.165.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧ್ಯೈಕದಿವಸಂ ವಿಪ್ರಾ ನ ವೋಽಸ್ತೀಹ ಭಯಂ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ।
ರಾಕ್ಷಸೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಮೋದಧ್ವಮಿಷ್ಟತೋ ಯಾತ ಮಾಚಿರಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 12.165.23 in Bengali sript:
অধ্যৈকদিবসং বিপ্রা ন বোঽস্তীহ ভযং ক্বচিত্ ।
রাক্ষসেভ্যঃ প্রমোদধ্বমিষ্টতো যাত মাচিরম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 12.165.23 in Gujarati sript:
અધ્યૈકદિવસં વિપ્રા ન વોઽસ્તીહ ભયં ક્વચિત્ ।
રાક્ષસેભ્યઃ પ્રમોદધ્વમિષ્ટતો યાત માચિરમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.165.23 in Malayalam sript:
അധ്യൈകദിവസം വിപ്രാ ന വോഽസ്തീഹ ഭയം ക്വചിത് ।
രാക്ഷസേഭ്യഃ പ്രമോദധ്വമിഷ്ടതോ യാത മാചിരമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.165.23 in Telugu sript:
అధ్యైకదివసం విప్రా న వోఽస్తీహ భయం క్వచిత్ ।
రాక్షసేభ్యః ప్రమోదధ్వమిష్టతో యాత మాచిరమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥