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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 12.252.4
अन्यो धर्मः समस्थस्य विषमस्थस्य चापरः ।
आपदस्तु कथं शक्याः परिपाठेन वेदितुम् ॥ ४ ॥
anyo dharmaḥ samasthasya viṣamasthasya cāparaḥ |
āpadastu kathaṃ śakyāḥ paripāṭhena veditum || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...by not doing the acts they direct. O illustrious one, I desire to hear without delay about that (Emancipation) which comes in the Vedas after the declarations in favour of acts. Do tell me the truth, O Brahmana...
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 (12.252.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ani, Dharma, Samastha, Vishamastha, Capa, Apad, Katham, Katha, Shakya, Paripatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.252.4). 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: “anyo dharmaḥ samasthasya viṣamasthasya cāparaḥ ”
- anyo* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samasthasya -
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samastha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]samastha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- viṣamasthasya -
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viṣamastha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]viṣamastha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “āpadastu kathaṃ śakyāḥ paripāṭhena veditum ”
- āpadas -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śakyāḥ -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śakyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
- paripāṭhena -
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paripāṭha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- veditum -
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√vid -> veditum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vid]√vid -> veditum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vid]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.252.4
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 12.252.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯೋ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸಮಸ್ಥಸ್ಯ ವಿಷಮಸ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಚಾಪರಃ ।
ಆಪದಸ್ತು ಕಥಂ ಶಕ್ಯಾಃ ಪರಿಪಾಠೇನ ವೇದಿತುಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥
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 12.252.4 in Bengali sript:
অন্যো ধর্মঃ সমস্থস্য বিষমস্থস্য চাপরঃ ।
আপদস্তু কথং শক্যাঃ পরিপাঠেন বেদিতুম্ ॥ ৪ ॥
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 12.252.4 in Gujarati sript:
અન્યો ધર્મઃ સમસ્થસ્ય વિષમસ્થસ્ય ચાપરઃ ।
આપદસ્તુ કથં શક્યાઃ પરિપાઠેન વેદિતુમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.252.4 in Malayalam sript:
അന്യോ ധര്മഃ സമസ്ഥസ്യ വിഷമസ്ഥസ്യ ചാപരഃ ।
ആപദസ്തു കഥം ശക്യാഃ പരിപാഠേന വേദിതുമ് ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.252.4 in Telugu sript:
అన్యో ధర్మః సమస్థస్య విషమస్థస్య చాపరః ।
ఆపదస్తు కథం శక్యాః పరిపాఠేన వేదితుమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥