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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 12.258.39
यावन्नारीं मातरं च गौरवे चाधिके स्थिताम् ।
अवध्यां तु विजानीयुः पशवोऽप्यविचक्षणाः ॥ ३९ ॥
yāvannārīṃ mātaraṃ ca gaurave cādhike sthitām |
avadhyāṃ tu vijānīyuḥ paśavo'pyavicakṣaṇāḥ || 39 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...sire said, 'Having studied the Vedas all the while observing the duties of Brahmacarya, O son, one should then desire for offspring for the sake of rescuing one’s sires. Having established one’s fire then and...
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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 (12.258.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yavan, Yavat, Ari, Arin, Matri, Matara, Gaurava, Adhika, Sthita, Avadhya, Avadhi, Vijani, Vija, Pashu, Api, Apya, Avicakshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.258.39). 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: “yāvannārīṃ mātaraṃ ca gaurave cādhike sthitām ”
- yāvann -
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yāvan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yāvat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arī -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mātaram -
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mātara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mātara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaurave -
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gaurava (noun, masculine)[locative single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gauravā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- adhike -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[locative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthitām -
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sthitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “avadhyāṃ tu vijānīyuḥ paśavo'pyavicakṣaṇāḥ ”
- avadhyām -
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avadhyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]avadhī (noun, masculine)[locative single]avadhī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vijānī -
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vijāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vijāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vijāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vija (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vij (verb class 6)[imperative active first single]
- iyuḥ -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
- paśavo' -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- avicakṣaṇāḥ -
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avicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]avicakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.258.39
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 12.258.39 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾವನ್ನಾರೀಂ ಮಾತರಂ ಚ ಗೌರವೇ ಚಾಧಿಕೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಅವಧ್ಯಾಂ ತು ವಿಜಾನೀಯುಃ ಪಶವೋಽಪ್ಯವಿಚಕ್ಷಣಾಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥
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 12.258.39 in Bengali sript:
যাবন্নারীং মাতরং চ গৌরবে চাধিকে স্থিতাম্ ।
অবধ্যাং তু বিজানীযুঃ পশবোঽপ্যবিচক্ষণাঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥
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 12.258.39 in Gujarati sript:
યાવન્નારીં માતરં ચ ગૌરવે ચાધિકે સ્થિતામ્ ।
અવધ્યાં તુ વિજાનીયુઃ પશવોઽપ્યવિચક્ષણાઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.258.39 in Malayalam sript:
യാവന്നാരീം മാതരം ച ഗൌരവേ ചാധികേ സ്ഥിതാമ് ।
അവധ്യാം തു വിജാനീയുഃ പശവോഽപ്യവിചക്ഷണാഃ ॥ ൩൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.258.39 in Telugu sript:
యావన్నారీం మాతరం చ గౌరవే చాధికే స్థితామ్ ।
అవధ్యాం తు విజానీయుః పశవోఽప్యవిచక్షణాః ॥ ౩౯ ॥