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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 12.278.21
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
किमर्थं व्यचरद्राजन्नुशना तस्य धीमतः ।
जठरे देवदेवस्य किं चाकार्षीन्महाद्युतिः ॥ २१ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kimarthaṃ vyacaradrājannuśanā tasya dhīmataḥ |
jaṭhare devadevasya kiṃ cākārṣīnmahādyutiḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...never do an act which is dissociated from virtue, however high may the advantages be of that act. Indeed, such an act is not regarded as truly beneficial. That lawless king who, snatching thousands of kine from...
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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 (12.278.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Kimartha, Adra, Ushana, Ushanas, Tad, Dhimat, Dhimata, Jathara, Devadeva, Kim, Mahadyuti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.278.21). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ”
- yudhiṣṭhira* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (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: “kimarthaṃ vyacaradrājannuśanā tasya dhīmataḥ ”
- kimartham -
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kimartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kimartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kimarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyaca -
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√vyac (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adrā -
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adra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ajann -
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√jan (verb class 1)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√jan (verb class 10)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√jan (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single], [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√jan (verb class 3)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√jan (verb class 4)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
- uśanā -
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uśanā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]uśanas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dhīmataḥ -
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dhīmat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhīmat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]dhīmata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “jaṭhare devadevasya kiṃ cākārṣīnmahādyutiḥ ”
- jaṭhare -
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jaṭhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]jaṭhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jaṭharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- devadevasya -
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devadeva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- akārṣīn -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active third single]
- mahādyutiḥ -
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mahādyuti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahādyuti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.278.21
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 12.278.21 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ವ್ಯಚರದ್ರಾಜನ್ನುಶನಾ ತಸ್ಯ ಧೀಮತಃ ।
ಜಠರೇ ದೇವದೇವಸ್ಯ ಕಿಂ ಚಾಕಾರ್ಷೀನ್ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತಿಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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 12.278.21 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
কিমর্থং ব্যচরদ্রাজন্নুশনা তস্য ধীমতঃ ।
জঠরে দেবদেবস্য কিং চাকার্ষীন্মহাদ্যুতিঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
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 12.278.21 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
કિમર્થં વ્યચરદ્રાજન્નુશના તસ્ય ધીમતઃ ।
જઠરે દેવદેવસ્ય કિં ચાકાર્ષીન્મહાદ્યુતિઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.278.21 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
കിമര്ഥം വ്യചരദ്രാജന്നുശനാ തസ്യ ധീമതഃ ।
ജഠരേ ദേവദേവസ്യ കിം ചാകാര്ഷീന്മഹാദ്യുതിഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.278.21 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
కిమర్థం వ్యచరద్రాజన్నుశనా తస్య ధీమతః ।
జఠరే దేవదేవస్య కిం చాకార్షీన్మహాద్యుతిః ॥ ౨౧ ॥