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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 12.270.23
भीष्म उवाच ।
कालसंख्यानसंख्यातं सृष्टिस्थितिपरायणम् ।
तं भाषमाणं भगवानुशना प्रत्यभाषत ।
भीमान्दुष्टप्रलापांस्त्वं तात कस्मात्प्रभाषसे ॥ २३ ॥
bhīṣma uvāca |
kālasaṃkhyānasaṃkhyātaṃ sṛṣṭisthitiparāyaṇam |
taṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ bhagavānuśanā pratyabhāṣata |
bhīmānduṣṭapralāpāṃstvaṃ tāta kasmātprabhāṣase || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...all of whom are of the form of children,{GL_NOTE:175567:} and that art, besides, of the form of children’s toys. Salutations to you that art old, that art covetous, that art already agitated, and that art about...
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 (12.270.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhishma, Kalasankhya, Anasa, Khyata, Sthiti, Parayana, Bhasha, Bhagavat, Ushana, Ushanas, Prati, Bhima, Bhimat, Dushta, Pralapa, Tva, Yushmad, Tata, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Prabhasha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.270.23). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
- bhīṣma* -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “kālasaṃkhyānasaṃkhyātaṃ sṛṣṭisthitiparāyaṇam ”
- kālasaṅkhyā -
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kālasaṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anasaṅ -
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anasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- khyātam -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khyāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khyātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- sṛṣṭi -
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sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sthiti -
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sthiti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sthitī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sthitī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sthitī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- parāyaṇam -
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parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “taṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ bhagavānuśanā pratyabhāṣata ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhāṣam -
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bhāṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āṇam -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uśanā -
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uśanā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]uśanas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratya -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pratī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- abhāṣata -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third single]
- Line 4: “bhīmānduṣṭapralāpāṃstvaṃ tāta kasmātprabhāṣase ”
- bhīmān -
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bhīma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhīmat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duṣṭa -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pralāpāṃs -
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pralāpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kasmāt -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- prabhāṣa -
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prabhāṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.270.23
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 12.270.23 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಾಲಸಂಖ್ಯಾನಸಂಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ।
ತಂ ಭಾಷಮಾಣಂ ಭಗವಾನುಶನಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಭಾಷತ ।
ಭೀಮಾನ್ದುಷ್ಟಪ್ರಲಾಪಾಂಸ್ತ್ವಂ ತಾತ ಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ಪ್ರಭಾಷಸೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 12.270.23 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
কালসংখ্যানসংখ্যাতং সৃষ্টিস্থিতিপরাযণম্ ।
তং ভাষমাণং ভগবানুশনা প্রত্যভাষত ।
ভীমান্দুষ্টপ্রলাপাংস্ত্বং তাত কস্মাত্প্রভাষসে ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 12.270.23 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
કાલસંખ્યાનસંખ્યાતં સૃષ્ટિસ્થિતિપરાયણમ્ ।
તં ભાષમાણં ભગવાનુશના પ્રત્યભાષત ।
ભીમાન્દુષ્ટપ્રલાપાંસ્ત્વં તાત કસ્માત્પ્રભાષસે ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.270.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
കാലസംഖ്യാനസംഖ്യാതം സൃഷ്ടിസ്ഥിതിപരായണമ് ।
തം ഭാഷമാണം ഭഗവാനുശനാ പ്രത്യഭാഷത ।
ഭീമാന്ദുഷ്ടപ്രലാപാംസ്ത്വം താത കസ്മാത്പ്രഭാഷസേ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.270.23 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
కాలసంఖ్యానసంఖ్యాతం సృష్టిస్థితిపరాయణమ్ ।
తం భాషమాణం భగవానుశనా ప్రత్యభాషత ।
భీమాన్దుష్టప్రలాపాంస్త్వం తాత కస్మాత్ప్రభాషసే ॥ ౨౩ ॥