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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 12.177.36
षड्ज ऋषभगान्धारौ मध्यमः पञ्चमस्तथा ।
धैवतश्चापि विज्ञेयस्तथा चापि निषादकः ॥ ३६ ॥
ṣaḍja ṛṣabhagāndhārau madhyamaḥ pañcamastathā |
dhaivataścāpi vijñeyastathā cāpi niṣādakaḥ || 36 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...object made of earth, even so one’s soul, in consequence of one’s own acts, may live within a cow, a horse, a man, an elephant, or any other animal, or within a worm or an insect. The good deeds an individual...
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 (12.177.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shadja, Rishabha, Gandhara, Gandhari, Madhyama, Pancama, Tatha, Vata, Capin, Capi, Vijneya, Nishada, Kah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.177.36). 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: “ṣaḍja ṛṣabhagāndhārau madhyamaḥ pañcamastathā ”
- ṣaḍja* -
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ṣaḍja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣabha -
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ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāndhārau -
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gāndhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gāndhāri (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- madhyamaḥ -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pañcamas -
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pañcama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhaivataścāpi vijñeyastathā cāpi niṣādakaḥ ”
- dhai -
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√dhā (verb class 2)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- vataś -
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vata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√van -> vata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vijñeyas -
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vijñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- niṣāda -
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niṣāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.177.36
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 12.177.36 in Kannada sript:
ಷಡ್ಜ ಋಷಭಗಾನ್ಧಾರೌ ಮಧ್ಯಮಃ ಪಞ್ಚಮಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಧೈವತಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಸ್ತಥಾ ಚಾಪಿ ನಿಷಾದಕಃ ॥ 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 12.177.36 in Bengali sript:
ষড্জ ঋষভগান্ধারৌ মধ্যমঃ পঞ্চমস্তথা ।
ধৈবতশ্চাপি বিজ্ঞেযস্তথা চাপি নিষাদকঃ ॥ 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 12.177.36 in Gujarati sript:
ષડ્જ ઋષભગાન્ધારૌ મધ્યમઃ પઞ્ચમસ્તથા ।
ધૈવતશ્ચાપિ વિજ્ઞેયસ્તથા ચાપિ નિષાદકઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.177.36 in Malayalam sript:
ഷഡ്ജ ഋഷഭഗാന്ധാരൌ മധ്യമഃ പഞ്ചമസ്തഥാ ।
ധൈവതശ്ചാപി വിജ്ഞേയസ്തഥാ ചാപി നിഷാദകഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.177.36 in Telugu sript:
షడ్జ ఋషభగాన్ధారౌ మధ్యమః పఞ్చమస్తథా ।
ధైవతశ్చాపి విజ్ఞేయస్తథా చాపి నిషాదకః ॥ ౩౬ ॥