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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 12.308.170
कुले महति जातेन ह्रीमता दीर्घदर्शिना ।
नैतत्सदसि वक्तव्यं सद्वासद्वा मिथः कृतम् ॥ १७० ॥
kule mahati jātena hrīmatā dīrghadarśinā |
naitatsadasi vaktavyaṃ sadvāsadvā mithaḥ kṛtam || 170 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...walking along the high road constituted by the duties of domesticity, men acquire happy ends by attaining to the region of Prajapati or Vrihaspati or of him of a hundred sacrifices. I can give you thousands...
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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 (12.308.170). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kula, Kuli, Mahat, Mahati, Jata, Hrimata, Dirghadarshin, Nri, Etad, Sadas, Vaktavya, Sat, Sad, Vasa, Dva, Mithah, Krit, Krita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “kule mahati jātena hrīmatā dīrghadarśinā ”
- kule -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative single]kula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kuli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mahati -
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mahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- jātena -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 4 verb]
- hrīmatā* -
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hrīmatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dīrghadarśinā -
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dīrghadarśin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dīrghadarśin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “naitatsadasi vaktavyaṃ sadvāsadvā mithaḥ kṛtam ”
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sadasi -
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sadas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sad (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- vaktavyam -
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vaktavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaktavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vaktavya (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]
- sad -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāsa -
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vāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvā* -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mithaḥ -
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mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]mithaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.170
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 12.308.170 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಲೇ ಮಹತಿ ಜಾತೇನ ಹ್ರೀಮತಾ ದೀರ್ಘದರ್ಶಿನಾ ।
ನೈತತ್ಸದಸಿ ವಕ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಸದ್ವಾಸದ್ವಾ ಮಿಥಃ ಕೃತಮ್ ॥ ೧೭೦ ॥
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 12.308.170 in Bengali sript:
কুলে মহতি জাতেন হ্রীমতা দীর্ঘদর্শিনা ।
নৈতত্সদসি বক্তব্যং সদ্বাসদ্বা মিথঃ কৃতম্ ॥ ১৭০ ॥
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 12.308.170 in Gujarati sript:
કુલે મહતિ જાતેન હ્રીમતા દીર્ઘદર્શિના ।
નૈતત્સદસિ વક્તવ્યં સદ્વાસદ્વા મિથઃ કૃતમ્ ॥ ૧૭૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.170 in Malayalam sript:
കുലേ മഹതി ജാതേന ഹ്രീമതാ ദീര്ഘദര്ശിനാ ।
നൈതത്സദസി വക്തവ്യം സദ്വാസദ്വാ മിഥഃ കൃതമ് ॥ ൧൭൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.308.170 in Telugu sript:
కులే మహతి జాతేన హ్రీమతా దీర్ఘదర్శినా ।
నైతత్సదసి వక్తవ్యం సద్వాసద్వా మిథః కృతమ్ ॥ ౧౭౦ ॥