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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 12.221.18
का त्वं केन च कार्येण संप्राप्ता चारुहासिनि ।
कुतश्चागम्यते सुभ्रु गन्तव्यं क्व च ते शुभे ॥ १८ ॥
kā tvaṃ kena ca kāryeṇa saṃprāptā cāruhāsini |
kutaścāgamyate subhru gantavyaṃ kva ca te śubhe || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...those that lead this mode of life in which occur the practices of all men and all modes of life. Listen, indeed, to the duties of those that are denizens of sacred spots and that have resorted to this mode after...
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 (12.221.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tva, Yushmad, Kena, Kah, Kim, Karya, Samprapta, Caruhasin, Caruhasini, Kutah, Kuta, Subhru, Gantavya, Kva, Tad, Shubha, Shubh,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “kā tvaṃ kena ca kāryeṇa saṃprāptā cāruhāsini ”
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāryeṇa -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kārya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- samprāptā -
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samprāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cāruhāsini -
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cāruhāsinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]cāruhāsin (noun, masculine)[locative single]cāruhāsin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “kutaścāgamyate subhru gantavyaṃ kva ca te śubhe ”
- kutaś -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- agamyate -
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- subhru -
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subhru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]subhru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]subhru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]subhrū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]subhrū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]subhrū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gantavyam -
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gantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (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]
- śubhe -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śubh (noun, feminine)[dative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.221.18
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 12.221.18 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾ ತ್ವಂ ಕೇನ ಚ ಕಾರ್ಯೇಣ ಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾ ಚಾರುಹಾಸಿನಿ ।
ಕುತಶ್ಚಾಗಮ್ಯತೇ ಸುಭ್ರು ಗನ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಕ್ವ ಚ ತೇ ಶುಭೇ ॥ 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 12.221.18 in Bengali sript:
কা ত্বং কেন চ কার্যেণ সংপ্রাপ্তা চারুহাসিনি ।
কুতশ্চাগম্যতে সুভ্রু গন্তব্যং ক্ব চ তে শুভে ॥ 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 12.221.18 in Gujarati sript:
કા ત્વં કેન ચ કાર્યેણ સંપ્રાપ્તા ચારુહાસિનિ ।
કુતશ્ચાગમ્યતે સુભ્રુ ગન્તવ્યં ક્વ ચ તે શુભે ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.221.18 in Malayalam sript:
കാ ത്വം കേന ച കാര്യേണ സംപ്രാപ്താ ചാരുഹാസിനി ।
കുതശ്ചാഗമ്യതേ സുഭ്രു ഗന്തവ്യം ക്വ ച തേ ശുഭേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.221.18 in Telugu sript:
కా త్వం కేన చ కార్యేణ సంప్రాప్తా చారుహాసిని ।
కుతశ్చాగమ్యతే సుభ్రు గన్తవ్యం క్వ చ తే శుభే ॥ ౧౮ ॥