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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 12.289.26
आत्मनां च सहस्राणि बहूनि भरतर्षभ ।
योगः कुर्याद्बलं प्राप्य तैश्च सर्वैर्महीं चरेत् ॥ २६ ॥
ātmanāṃ ca sahasrāṇi bahūni bharatarṣabha |
yogaḥ kuryādbalaṃ prāpya taiśca sarvairmahīṃ caret || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...for its waters. Anxiety and grief constitute its deep lakes. Disease and death are its gigantic alligators. The great fears that strike the heart at every step are its huge snakes. The deeds inspired by Tamas...
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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 (12.289.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atman, Sahasra, Bahu, Bharatarshabha, Yoga, Yogas, Bala, Prapya, Tad, Sarva, Mahi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.289.26). 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: “ātmanāṃ ca sahasrāṇi bahūni bharatarṣabha ”
- ātmanām -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasrāṇi -
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sahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahūni -
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bahu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bharatarṣabha -
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bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yogaḥ kuryādbalaṃ prāpya taiśca sarvairmahīṃ caret ”
- yogaḥ -
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yogas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taiś -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvair -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mahīm -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[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 12.289.26
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 12.289.26 in Kannada sript:
ಆತ್ಮನಾಂ ಚ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಬಹೂನಿ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಯೋಗಃ ಕುರ್ಯಾದ್ಬಲಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ತೈಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವೈರ್ಮಹೀಂ ಚರೇತ್ ॥ 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 12.289.26 in Bengali sript:
আত্মনাং চ সহস্রাণি বহূনি ভরতর্ষভ ।
যোগঃ কুর্যাদ্বলং প্রাপ্য তৈশ্চ সর্বৈর্মহীং চরেত্ ॥ 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 12.289.26 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મનાં ચ સહસ્રાણિ બહૂનિ ભરતર્ષભ ।
યોગઃ કુર્યાદ્બલં પ્રાપ્ય તૈશ્ચ સર્વૈર્મહીં ચરેત્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.289.26 in Malayalam sript:
ആത്മനാം ച സഹസ്രാണി ബഹൂനി ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
യോഗഃ കുര്യാദ്ബലം പ്രാപ്യ തൈശ്ച സര്വൈര്മഹീം ചരേത് ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.289.26 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్మనాం చ సహస్రాణి బహూని భరతర్షభ ।
యోగః కుర్యాద్బలం ప్రాప్య తైశ్చ సర్వైర్మహీం చరేత్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥