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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 12.146.9
किं तवास्मासु कर्तव्यं मा मा स्प्राक्षीः कथंचन ।
गच्छ गच्छ न ते स्थानं प्रीणात्यस्मानिह ध्रुवम् ॥ ९ ॥
kiṃ tavāsmāsu kartavyaṃ mā mā sprākṣīḥ kathaṃcana |
gaccha gaccha na te sthānaṃ prīṇātyasmāniha dhruvam || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...NOTE:174640:} Then king Yudhishthira the just, that foremost of virtuous men, possessed of great learning, properly reflecting for a while upon the words spoken by all of them, and thinking all those speeches...
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 (12.146.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Yushmad, Asmad, Kartavya, Mas, Katham, Katha, Cana, Gaccha, Tad, Sthana, Asma, Han, Dhruvam, Dhruva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.146.9). 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: “kiṃ tavāsmāsu kartavyaṃ mā mā sprākṣīḥ kathaṃcana ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- asmāsu -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[locative plural]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (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 -> kartavya (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 -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse sprākṣīḥ*ka
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “gaccha gaccha na te sthānaṃ prīṇātyasmāniha dhruvam ”
- gaccha -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gaccha -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[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]
- 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]
- sthānam -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prīṇātya -
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√prī (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- asmāni -
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asma (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.146.9
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 12.146.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ತವಾಸ್ಮಾಸು ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಮಾ ಮಾ ಸ್ಪ್ರಾಕ್ಷೀಃ ಕಥಂಚನ ।
ಗಚ್ಛ ಗಚ್ಛ ನ ತೇ ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಪ್ರೀಣಾತ್ಯಸ್ಮಾನಿಹ ಧ್ರುವಮ್ ॥ 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 12.146.9 in Bengali sript:
কিং তবাস্মাসু কর্তব্যং মা মা স্প্রাক্ষীঃ কথংচন ।
গচ্ছ গচ্ছ ন তে স্থানং প্রীণাত্যস্মানিহ ধ্রুবম্ ॥ 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 12.146.9 in Gujarati sript:
કિં તવાસ્માસુ કર્તવ્યં મા મા સ્પ્રાક્ષીઃ કથંચન ।
ગચ્છ ગચ્છ ન તે સ્થાનં પ્રીણાત્યસ્માનિહ ધ્રુવમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.146.9 in Malayalam sript:
കിം തവാസ്മാസു കര്തവ്യം മാ മാ സ്പ്രാക്ഷീഃ കഥംചന ।
ഗച്ഛ ഗച്ഛ ന തേ സ്ഥാനം പ്രീണാത്യസ്മാനിഹ ധ്രുവമ് ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.146.9 in Telugu sript:
కిం తవాస్మాసు కర్తవ్యం మా మా స్ప్రాక్షీః కథంచన ।
గచ్ఛ గచ్ఛ న తే స్థానం ప్రీణాత్యస్మానిహ ధ్రువమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥