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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 12.250.18
कुरुष्व मे वचो मृत्यो तदनादृत्य सत्वरा ।
तथैवैकपदे तात पुनरन्यानि सप्त सा ॥ १८ ॥
kuruṣva me vaco mṛtyo tadanādṛtya satvarā |
tathaivaikapade tāta punaranyāni sapta sā || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...wisdom is truly a regenerate person who has all his four doors, viz., the organ of pleasure, the stomach, the two arms (and two feet), and the organ of speech, properly controlled. Everything becomes useless...
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 (12.250.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Vaca, Vacas, Mrityu, Tada, Satvara, Tatha, Ekapad, Ekapada, Tata, Punar, Anya, Sapta, Saptan,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.250.18). 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: “kuruṣva me vaco mṛtyo tadanādṛtya satvarā ”
- kuruṣva -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[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]
- vaco* -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛtyo -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nād -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛtya -
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√ṛ -> ṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛ]√ṛ -> ṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛ]√ṛ -> ṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛ]
- satvarā -
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satvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tathaivaikapade tāta punaranyāni sapta sā ”
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aivai -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ekapade -
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ekapad (noun, masculine)[dative single]ekapad (noun, neuter)[dative single]ekapada (noun, masculine)[locative single]ekapada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ekapadā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anyāni -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.250.18
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 12.250.18 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುಷ್ವ ಮೇ ವಚೋ ಮೃತ್ಯೋ ತದನಾದೃತ್ಯ ಸತ್ವರಾ ।
ತಥೈವೈಕಪದೇ ತಾತ ಪುನರನ್ಯಾನಿ ಸಪ್ತ ಸಾ ॥ 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 12.250.18 in Bengali sript:
কুরুষ্ব মে বচো মৃত্যো তদনাদৃত্য সত্বরা ।
তথৈবৈকপদে তাত পুনরন্যানি সপ্ত সা ॥ 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 12.250.18 in Gujarati sript:
કુરુષ્વ મે વચો મૃત્યો તદનાદૃત્ય સત્વરા ।
તથૈવૈકપદે તાત પુનરન્યાનિ સપ્ત સા ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.250.18 in Malayalam sript:
കുരുഷ്വ മേ വചോ മൃത്യോ തദനാദൃത്യ സത്വരാ ।
തഥൈവൈകപദേ താത പുനരന്യാനി സപ്ത സാ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.250.18 in Telugu sript:
కురుష్వ మే వచో మృత్యో తదనాదృత్య సత్వరా ।
తథైవైకపదే తాత పునరన్యాని సప్త సా ॥ ౧౮ ॥