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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 12.258.26
पुत्रपौत्रसमाकीर्णो जननीं यः समाश्रितः ।
अपि वर्षशतस्यान्ते स द्विहायनवच्चरेत् ॥ २६ ॥
putrapautrasamākīrṇo jananīṃ yaḥ samāśritaḥ |
api varṣaśatasyānte sa dvihāyanavaccaret || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...even little value fascinate the foolish.{GL_NOTE:175475:} Whatever happiness exists here, derivable from the gratification of desire, and whatever heavenly happiness exists of high value, do not come up to even...
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 (12.258.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Putrapautra, Samakirna, Janani, Yah, Samashrita, Api, Varshashata, Anta, Anti, Dvihayana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.258.26). 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: “putrapautrasamākīrṇo jananīṃ yaḥ samāśritaḥ ”
- putrapautra -
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putrapautra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samākīrṇo* -
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samākīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jananīm -
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jananī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samāśritaḥ -
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samāśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “api varṣaśatasyānte sa dvihāyanavaccaret ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- varṣaśatasyā -
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varṣaśata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvihāyana -
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dvihāyana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvihāyana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ac -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.258.26
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 12.258.26 in Kannada sript:
ಪುತ್ರಪೌತ್ರಸಮಾಕೀರ್ಣೋ ಜನನೀಂ ಯಃ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತಃ ।
ಅಪಿ ವರ್ಷಶತಸ್ಯಾನ್ತೇ ಸ ದ್ವಿಹಾಯನವಚ್ಚರೇತ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
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 12.258.26 in Bengali sript:
পুত্রপৌত্রসমাকীর্ণো জননীং যঃ সমাশ্রিতঃ ।
অপি বর্ষশতস্যান্তে স দ্বিহাযনবচ্চরেত্ ॥ ২৬ ॥
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 12.258.26 in Gujarati sript:
પુત્રપૌત્રસમાકીર્ણો જનનીં યઃ સમાશ્રિતઃ ।
અપિ વર્ષશતસ્યાન્તે સ દ્વિહાયનવચ્ચરેત્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.258.26 in Malayalam sript:
പുത്രപൌത്രസമാകീര്ണോ ജനനീം യഃ സമാശ്രിതഃ ।
അപി വര്ഷശതസ്യാന്തേ സ ദ്വിഹായനവച്ചരേത് ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.258.26 in Telugu sript:
పుత్రపౌత్రసమాకీర్ణో జననీం యః సమాశ్రితః ।
అపి వర్షశతస్యాన్తే స ద్విహాయనవచ్చరేత్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥