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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 12.196.18
जन्मवृद्धिक्षयश्चास्य प्रत्यक्षेणोपलभ्यते ।
सा तु चन्द्रमसो व्यक्तिर्न तु तस्य शरीरिणः ॥ १८ ॥
janmavṛddhikṣayaścāsya pratyakṣeṇopalabhyate |
sā tu candramaso vyaktirna tu tasya śarīriṇaḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...to destruction.'" "Yudhishthira said, 'The three regenerate classes, who are given to sacrifices and other rites, sometimes eat the remnants, consisting of meat and wine, of sacrifices in honour of the deities...
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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 (12.196.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Janma, Janman, Kshaya, Kshi, Idam, Pratyakshena, Pratyaksha, Upalabhya, Tad, Yushmad, Candramas, Candramasa, Vyakti, Sharirin, Shariri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.196.18). 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: “janmavṛddhikṣayaścāsya pratyakṣeṇopalabhyate ”
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vṛddhi -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣayaś -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kṣi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[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]
- pratyakṣeṇo -
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pratyakṣeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- upalabhya -
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upalabhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upalabhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sā tu candramaso vyaktirna tu tasya śarīriṇaḥ ”
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- candramaso* -
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candramas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]candramasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyaktir -
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vyakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- śarīriṇaḥ -
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śarīrin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śarīrin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]śarīrī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.196.18
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 12.196.18 in Kannada sript:
ಜನ್ಮವೃದ್ಧಿಕ್ಷಯಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷೇಣೋಪಲಭ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸಾ ತು ಚನ್ದ್ರಮಸೋ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿರ್ನ ತು ತಸ್ಯ ಶರೀರಿಣಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 12.196.18 in Bengali sript:
জন্মবৃদ্ধিক্ষযশ্চাস্য প্রত্যক্ষেণোপলভ্যতে ।
সা তু চন্দ্রমসো ব্যক্তির্ন তু তস্য শরীরিণঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 12.196.18 in Gujarati sript:
જન્મવૃદ્ધિક્ષયશ્ચાસ્ય પ્રત્યક્ષેણોપલભ્યતે ।
સા તુ ચન્દ્રમસો વ્યક્તિર્ન તુ તસ્ય શરીરિણઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.196.18 in Malayalam sript:
ജന്മവൃദ്ധിക്ഷയശ്ചാസ്യ പ്രത്യക്ഷേണോപലഭ്യതേ ।
സാ തു ചന്ദ്രമസോ വ്യക്തിര്ന തു തസ്യ ശരീരിണഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.196.18 in Telugu sript:
జన్మవృద్ధిక్షయశ్చాస్య ప్రత్యక్షేణోపలభ్యతే ।
సా తు చన్ద్రమసో వ్యక్తిర్న తు తస్య శరీరిణః ॥ ౧౮ ॥