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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 12.192.89
राजोवाच ।
विरूप किं धारयते भवानस्य वदस्व मे ।
श्रुत्वा तथा करिष्यामीत्येवं मे धीयते मतिः ॥ ८९ ॥
rājovāca |
virūpa kiṃ dhārayate bhavānasya vadasva me |
śrutvā tathā kariṣyāmītyevaṃ me dhīyate matiḥ || 89 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...object exists or does not exist, and when that whose existence is asserted presents all the indications of non-existence, what is that upon which ordinary people rely in settling the affairs of life? Direct...
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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 (12.192.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Raja, Rajan, Raj, Virupa, Kim, Dharayat, Bhava, Bhavant, Idam, Asmad, Tatha, Iti, Itya, Evam, Eva, Mati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.192.89). 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: “rājovāca ”
- rājo -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “virūpa kiṃ dhārayate bhavānasya vadasva me ”
- virūpa -
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virūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]virūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhārayate -
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dhārayat (noun, masculine)[dative single]dhārayat (noun, neuter)[dative single]√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vadasva -
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√vad (verb class 1)[imperative middle second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 3: “śrutvā tathā kariṣyāmītyevaṃ me dhīyate matiḥ ”
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kariṣyāmī -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active first single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active first single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active first single]
- itye -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]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]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dhīyate -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√dhe (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√dhi (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√dhī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√dhī (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√dhyā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhyā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.192.89
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 12.192.89 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜೋವಾಚ ।
ವಿರೂಪ ಕಿಂ ಧಾರಯತೇ ಭವಾನಸ್ಯ ವದಸ್ವ ಮೇ ।
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತಥಾ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಾಮೀತ್ಯೇವಂ ಮೇ ಧೀಯತೇ ಮತಿಃ ॥ ೮೯ ॥
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 12.192.89 in Bengali sript:
রাজোবাচ ।
বিরূপ কিং ধারযতে ভবানস্য বদস্ব মে ।
শ্রুত্বা তথা করিষ্যামীত্যেবং মে ধীযতে মতিঃ ॥ ৮৯ ॥
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 12.192.89 in Gujarati sript:
રાજોવાચ ।
વિરૂપ કિં ધારયતે ભવાનસ્ય વદસ્વ મે ।
શ્રુત્વા તથા કરિષ્યામીત્યેવં મે ધીયતે મતિઃ ॥ ૮૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.192.89 in Malayalam sript:
രാജോവാച ।
വിരൂപ കിം ധാരയതേ ഭവാനസ്യ വദസ്വ മേ ।
ശ്രുത്വാ തഥാ കരിഷ്യാമീത്യേവം മേ ധീയതേ മതിഃ ॥ ൮൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.192.89 in Telugu sript:
రాజోవాచ ।
విరూప కిం ధారయతే భవానస్య వదస్వ మే ।
శ్రుత్వా తథా కరిష్యామీత్యేవం మే ధీయతే మతిః ॥ ౮౯ ॥