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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 12.274.38
तत्र चाजायत तदा पुरुषः पुरुषर्षभ ।
ह्रस्वोऽतिमात्ररक्ताक्षो हरिश्मश्रुर्विभीषणः ॥ ३८ ॥
tatra cājāyata tadā puruṣaḥ puruṣarṣabha |
hrasvo'timātraraktākṣo hariśmaśrurvibhīṣaṇaḥ || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...fed first: where they are always devoted to the due observance of religious duties, and where they are engaged in teaching disciples and officiating at the sacrifices of others. One should unhesitatingly dwell...
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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 (12.274.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatra, Tada, Purusha, Purusharshabha, Hrasva, Atimatra, Raktaksha, Harishmashru, Vibhishana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.274.38). 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: “tatra cājāyata tadā puruṣaḥ puruṣarṣabha ”
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- ajāyata -
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√jai (verb class 1)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[imperfect middle third single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣarṣabha -
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puruṣarṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “hrasvo'timātraraktākṣo hariśmaśrurvibhīṣaṇaḥ ”
- hrasvo' -
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hrasva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atimātra -
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atimātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atimātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raktākṣo* -
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raktākṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hariśmaśrur -
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hariśmaśru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hariśmaśru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vibhīṣaṇaḥ -
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vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.274.38
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 12.274.38 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಚಾಜಾಯತ ತದಾ ಪುರುಷಃ ಪುರುಷರ್ಷಭ ।
ಹ್ರಸ್ವೋಽತಿಮಾತ್ರರಕ್ತಾಕ್ಷೋ ಹರಿಶ್ಮಶ್ರುರ್ವಿಭೀಷಣಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 12.274.38 in Bengali sript:
তত্র চাজাযত তদা পুরুষঃ পুরুষর্ষভ ।
হ্রস্বোঽতিমাত্ররক্তাক্ষো হরিশ্মশ্রুর্বিভীষণঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 12.274.38 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર ચાજાયત તદા પુરુષઃ પુરુષર્ષભ ।
હ્રસ્વોઽતિમાત્રરક્તાક્ષો હરિશ્મશ્રુર્વિભીષણઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.274.38 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര ചാജായത തദാ പുരുഷഃ പുരുഷര്ഷഭ ।
ഹ്രസ്വോഽതിമാത്രരക്താക്ഷോ ഹരിശ്മശ്രുര്വിഭീഷണഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.274.38 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర చాజాయత తదా పురుషః పురుషర్షభ ।
హ్రస్వోఽతిమాత్రరక్తాక్షో హరిశ్మశ్రుర్విభీషణః ॥ ౩౮ ॥