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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 12.8.29
अधीयन्ते तपस्यन्ति यजन्ते याजयन्ति च ।
कृत्स्नं तदेव च श्रेयो यदप्याददतेऽन्यतः ॥ २९ ॥
adhīyante tapasyanti yajante yājayanti ca |
kṛtsnaṃ tadeva ca śreyo yadapyādadate'nyataḥ || 29 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...helpless persons. Yet, when people see us so, why would they not say that in respect of the acquisition of our objects we are entirely powerless? Reflect on this that I say. It has been laid down that (a life...
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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 (12.8.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tapa, Tapasya, Tapas, Anti, Yajanta, Yajayat, Yajayanti, Kritsna, Tada, Iva, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Yat, Yad, Apya, Adat, Adata, Anyatah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.8.29). 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: “adhīyante tapasyanti yajante yājayanti ca ”
- adhīyante -
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- tapasya -
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tapasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tapa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]tapa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tapas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√tap (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yajante -
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yajanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]√yaj (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- yājayanti -
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√yaj -> yājayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √yaj]√yaj -> yājayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √yaj], [vocative plural from √yaj], [accusative plural from √yaj]√yaj -> yājayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √yaj]√yaj (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kṛtsnaṃ tadeva ca śreyo yadapyādadate'nyataḥ ”
- kṛtsnam -
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kṛtsna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtsna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- apyād -
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apya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- adate' -
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adat (noun, masculine)[dative single]adat (noun, neuter)[dative single]adatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- anyataḥ -
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anyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.8.29
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 12.8.29 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧೀಯನ್ತೇ ತಪಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಯಜನ್ತೇ ಯಾಜಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ।
ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ತದೇವ ಚ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ಯದಪ್ಯಾದದತೇಽನ್ಯತಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
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 12.8.29 in Bengali sript:
অধীযন্তে তপস্যন্তি যজন্তে যাজযন্তি চ ।
কৃত্স্নং তদেব চ শ্রেযো যদপ্যাদদতেঽন্যতঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥
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 12.8.29 in Gujarati sript:
અધીયન્તે તપસ્યન્તિ યજન્તે યાજયન્તિ ચ ।
કૃત્સ્નં તદેવ ચ શ્રેયો યદપ્યાદદતેઽન્યતઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.8.29 in Malayalam sript:
അധീയന്തേ തപസ്യന്തി യജന്തേ യാജയന്തി ച ।
കൃത്സ്നം തദേവ ച ശ്രേയോ യദപ്യാദദതേഽന്യതഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.8.29 in Telugu sript:
అధీయన్తే తపస్యన్తి యజన్తే యాజయన్తి చ ।
కృత్స్నం తదేవ చ శ్రేయో యదప్యాదదతేఽన్యతః ॥ ౨౯ ॥