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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 12.308.138
परतन्त्रः सदा राजा स्वल्पे सोऽपि प्रसज्जते ।
संधिविग्रहयोगे च कुतो राज्ञः स्वतन्त्रता ॥ १३८ ॥
paratantraḥ sadā rājā svalpe so'pi prasajjate |
saṃdhivigrahayoge ca kuto rājñaḥ svatantratā || 138 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...attains to such felicity as is faultless and as is incapable of being attained to by undergoing even thousands of births.{GL_NOTE:175872:} Furious dogs of frightful mien, crows of iron beaks, flocks of ravens...
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 (12.308.138). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Paratantra, Sada, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Svalpa, Sah, Api, Pra, Sajjata, Sajjat, Sandhivigrahi, Kutah, Kuta, Svatantrata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.138). 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: “paratantraḥ sadā rājā svalpe so'pi prasajjate ”
- paratantraḥ -
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paratantra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- svalpe -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]svalpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sajjate -
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sajjatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sajj -> sajjat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sajj class 1 verb]√sajj -> sajjat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sajj class 1 verb]√sajj (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√sañj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “saṃdhivigrahayoge ca kuto rājñaḥ svatantratā ”
- sandhivigrahayo -
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sandhivigrahi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sandhivigrahi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ge -
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ga (noun, masculine)[locative single]ga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuto* -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- svatantratā -
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svatantratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.138
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 12.308.138 in Kannada sript:
ಪರತನ್ತ್ರಃ ಸದಾ ರಾಜಾ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪೇ ಸೋಽಪಿ ಪ್ರಸಜ್ಜತೇ ।
ಸಂಧಿವಿಗ್ರಹಯೋಗೇ ಚ ಕುತೋ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಸ್ವತನ್ತ್ರತಾ ॥ ೧೩೮ ॥
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 12.308.138 in Bengali sript:
পরতন্ত্রঃ সদা রাজা স্বল্পে সোঽপি প্রসজ্জতে ।
সংধিবিগ্রহযোগে চ কুতো রাজ্ঞঃ স্বতন্ত্রতা ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
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 12.308.138 in Gujarati sript:
પરતન્ત્રઃ સદા રાજા સ્વલ્પે સોઽપિ પ્રસજ્જતે ।
સંધિવિગ્રહયોગે ચ કુતો રાજ્ઞઃ સ્વતન્ત્રતા ॥ ૧૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.138 in Malayalam sript:
പരതന്ത്രഃ സദാ രാജാ സ്വല്പേ സോഽപി പ്രസജ്ജതേ ।
സംധിവിഗ്രഹയോഗേ ച കുതോ രാജ്ഞഃ സ്വതന്ത്രതാ ॥ ൧൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.138 in Telugu sript:
పరతన్త్రః సదా రాజా స్వల్పే సోఽపి ప్రసజ్జతే ।
సంధివిగ్రహయోగే చ కుతో రాజ్ఞః స్వతన్త్రతా ॥ ౧౩౮ ॥