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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 3.133.9
अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
न ज्ञायते कायवृद्ध्या विवृद्धिर्यथाष्ठीला शाल्मलेः संप्रवृद्धा ।
ह्रस्वोऽल्पकायः फलितो विवृद्धो यश्चाफलस्तस्य न वृद्धभावः ॥ ९ ॥
aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
na jñāyate kāyavṛddhyā vivṛddhiryathāṣṭhīlā śālmaleḥ saṃpravṛddhā |
hrasvo'lpakāyaḥ phalito vivṛddho yaścāphalastasya na vṛddhabhāvaḥ || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...agitated Indra. And the god Indra, slayer of Vala, again came unto that great sage, who was engaged in austere penances; and forbade him, saying, 'You are striving with the...
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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 (3.133.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashtavakra, Kaya, Vriddhi, Vivriddhi, Yatha, Ashthila, Shalmala, Pravriddha, Hrasva, Alpakaya, Phalita, Vivriddha, Yah, Aphala, Tad, Vriddhabhava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.133.9). 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: “aṣṭāvakra uvāca ”
- aṣṭāvakra* -
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aṣṭāvakra (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: “na jñāyate kāyavṛddhyā vivṛddhiryathāṣṭhīlā śālmaleḥ saṃpravṛddhā ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñāyate -
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√jñā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√jñā (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- kāya -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- vṛddhyā* -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vivṛddhir -
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vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṣṭhīlā -
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aṣṭhīlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śālmale -
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śālmala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- iḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pravṛddhā -
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pravṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “hrasvo'lpakāyaḥ phalito vivṛddho yaścāphalastasya na vṛddhabhāvaḥ ”
- hrasvo' -
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hrasva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alpakāyaḥ -
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alpakāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- phalito* -
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phalita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√phal -> phalita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √phal class 1 verb]
- vivṛddho* -
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vivṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- aphalas -
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aphala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛddhabhāvaḥ -
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vṛddhabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
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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 3.133.9 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾವಕ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನ ಜ್ಞಾಯತೇ ಕಾಯವೃದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ವಿವೃದ್ಧಿರ್ಯಥಾಷ್ಠೀಲಾ ಶಾಲ್ಮಲೇಃ ಸಂಪ್ರವೃದ್ಧಾ ।
ಹ್ರಸ್ವೋಽಲ್ಪಕಾಯಃ ಫಲಿತೋ ವಿವೃದ್ಧೋ ಯಶ್ಚಾಫಲಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ನ ವೃದ್ಧಭಾವಃ ॥ ೯ ॥
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 3.133.9 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাবক্র উবাচ ।
ন জ্ঞাযতে কাযবৃদ্ধ্যা বিবৃদ্ধির্যথাষ্ঠীলা শাল্মলেঃ সংপ্রবৃদ্ধা ।
হ্রস্বোঽল্পকাযঃ ফলিতো বিবৃদ্ধো যশ্চাফলস্তস্য ন বৃদ্ধভাবঃ ॥ ৯ ॥
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 3.133.9 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાવક્ર ઉવાચ ।
ન જ્ઞાયતે કાયવૃદ્ધ્યા વિવૃદ્ધિર્યથાષ્ઠીલા શાલ્મલેઃ સંપ્રવૃદ્ધા ।
હ્રસ્વોઽલ્પકાયઃ ફલિતો વિવૃદ્ધો યશ્ચાફલસ્તસ્ય ન વૃદ્ધભાવઃ ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.133.9 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാവക്ര ഉവാച ।
ന ജ്ഞായതേ കായവൃദ്ധ്യാ വിവൃദ്ധിര്യഥാഷ്ഠീലാ ശാല്മലേഃ സംപ്രവൃദ്ധാ ।
ഹ്രസ്വോഽല്പകായഃ ഫലിതോ വിവൃദ്ധോ യശ്ചാഫലസ്തസ്യ ന വൃദ്ധഭാവഃ ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.133.9 in Telugu sript:
అష్టావక్ర ఉవాచ ।
న జ్ఞాయతే కాయవృద్ధ్యా వివృద్ధిర్యథాష్ఠీలా శాల్మలేః సంప్రవృద్ధా ।
హ్రస్వోఽల్పకాయః ఫలితో వివృద్ధో యశ్చాఫలస్తస్య న వృద్ధభావః ॥ ౯ ॥