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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 12.308.91
वक्ता श्रोता च वाक्यं च यदा त्वविकलं नृप ।
सममेति विवक्षायां तदा सोऽर्थः प्रकाशते ॥ ९१ ॥
vaktā śrotā ca vākyaṃ ca yadā tvavikalaṃ nṛpa |
samameti vivakṣāyāṃ tadā so'rthaḥ prakāśate || 91 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...though I have entered into you by Yoga.{GL_NOTE:175864:} A pot is borne in the hand. In the pot is milk. On the milk is a fly. Though the hand and pot, the pot and milk, and the milk and the fly, exist together...
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 (12.308.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaktri, Vakta, Shrotri, Shrota, Vakya, Yada, Yad, Tva, Avikala, Nripa, Samam, Sama, Vivaksha, Tada, Sah, Artha, Prakashata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.91). 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: “vaktā śrotā ca vākyaṃ ca yadā tvavikalaṃ nṛpa ”
- vaktā -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vaj -> vaktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vaj class 1 verb]√vak -> vaktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- śrotā -
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śrotṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śrotā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śru (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avikalam -
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avikala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avikala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avikalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “samameti vivakṣāyāṃ tadā so'rthaḥ prakāśate ”
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- vivakṣāyām -
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vivakṣā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arthaḥ -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prakāśate -
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prakāśatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.91
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 12.308.91 in Kannada sript:
ವಕ್ತಾ ಶ್ರೋತಾ ಚ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಚ ಯದಾ ತ್ವವಿಕಲಂ ನೃಪ ।
ಸಮಮೇತಿ ವಿವಕ್ಷಾಯಾಂ ತದಾ ಸೋಽರ್ಥಃ ಪ್ರಕಾಶತೇ ॥ ೯೧ ॥
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 12.308.91 in Bengali sript:
বক্তা শ্রোতা চ বাক্যং চ যদা ত্ববিকলং নৃপ ।
সমমেতি বিবক্ষাযাং তদা সোঽর্থঃ প্রকাশতে ॥ ৯১ ॥
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 12.308.91 in Gujarati sript:
વક્તા શ્રોતા ચ વાક્યં ચ યદા ત્વવિકલં નૃપ ।
સમમેતિ વિવક્ષાયાં તદા સોઽર્થઃ પ્રકાશતે ॥ ૯૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.91 in Malayalam sript:
വക്താ ശ്രോതാ ച വാക്യം ച യദാ ത്വവികലം നൃപ ।
സമമേതി വിവക്ഷായാം തദാ സോഽര്ഥഃ പ്രകാശതേ ॥ ൯൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.91 in Telugu sript:
వక్తా శ్రోతా చ వాక్యం చ యదా త్వవికలం నృప ।
సమమేతి వివక్షాయాం తదా సోఽర్థః ప్రకాశతే ॥ ౯౧ ॥