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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 4.42.12
ते वा गावो न पश्यन्ति यदि व स्युः पराजिताः ।
अस्मान्वाप्यतिसंधाय कुर्युर्मत्स्येन संगतम् ॥ १२ ॥
te vā gāvo na paśyanti yadi va syuḥ parājitāḥ |
asmānvāpyatisaṃdhāya kuryurmatsyena saṃgatam || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...omens forebode great havoc among ourselves. O king, your ranks seem to be confounded by these blazing meteors, and your animals look dispirited and seem to be weeping. Vultures and kites are...
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 (4.42.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Var, Gava, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Yadi, Yad, Parajita, Asmad, Asma, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Ati, Sandha, Matsya, Sangata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.42.12). 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: “te vā gāvo na paśyanti yadi va syuḥ parājitāḥ ”
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gāvo* -
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go (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyanti -
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paśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- syuḥ -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- parājitāḥ -
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parājita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parājitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “asmānvāpyatisaṃdhāya kuryurmatsyena saṃgatam ”
- asmān -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural]asma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sandhāya -
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sandha (noun, masculine)[dative single]sandha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kuryur -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third plural]
- matsyena -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- saṅgatam -
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saṅgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṅgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.42.12
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 4.42.12 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ವಾ ಗಾವೋ ನ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಯದಿ ವ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಪರಾಜಿತಾಃ ।
ಅಸ್ಮಾನ್ವಾಪ್ಯತಿಸಂಧಾಯ ಕುರ್ಯುರ್ಮತ್ಸ್ಯೇನ ಸಂಗತಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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 4.42.12 in Bengali sript:
তে বা গাবো ন পশ্যন্তি যদি ব স্যুঃ পরাজিতাঃ ।
অস্মান্বাপ্যতিসংধায কুর্যুর্মত্স্যেন সংগতম্ ॥ ১২ ॥
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 4.42.12 in Gujarati sript:
તે વા ગાવો ન પશ્યન્તિ યદિ વ સ્યુઃ પરાજિતાઃ ।
અસ્માન્વાપ્યતિસંધાય કુર્યુર્મત્સ્યેન સંગતમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.42.12 in Malayalam sript:
തേ വാ ഗാവോ ന പശ്യന്തി യദി വ സ്യുഃ പരാജിതാഃ ।
അസ്മാന്വാപ്യതിസംധായ കുര്യുര്മത്സ്യേന സംഗതമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.42.12 in Telugu sript:
తే వా గావో న పశ్యన్తి యది వ స్యుః పరాజితాః ।
అస్మాన్వాప్యతిసంధాయ కుర్యుర్మత్స్యేన సంగతమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥