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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 12.172.14
जलजानामपि ह्यन्तं पर्यायेणोपलक्षये ।
महतामपि कायानां सूक्ष्माणां च महोदधौ ॥ १४ ॥
jalajānāmapi hyantaṃ paryāyeṇopalakṣaye |
mahatāmapi kāyānāṃ sūkṣmāṇāṃ ca mahodadhau || 14 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
..."The Brahmana said, 'If I have won any fruits by reciting the Gayatri, accept them all.' "The king said, 'These drops of water, behold, O foremost of Brahmanas, have fallen upon my hand. I also desire to give...
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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 (12.172.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jalaja, Api, Antam, Anta, Paryayena, Paryaya, Upalaksha, Yah, Yat, Mahat, Mahata, Kaya, Sukshma, Mahodadhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.172.14). 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: “jalajānāmapi hyantaṃ paryāyeṇopalakṣaye ”
- jalajānām -
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jalaja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jalaja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]jalajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- antam -
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antam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paryāyeṇo -
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paryāyeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paryāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- upalakṣa -
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upalakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “mahatāmapi kāyānāṃ sūkṣmāṇāṃ ca mahodadhau ”
- mahatām -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāyānām -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kāya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kāyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sūkṣmāṇām -
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sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sūkṣma (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahodadhau -
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mahodadhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.172.14
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 12.172.14 in Kannada sript:
ಜಲಜಾನಾಮಪಿ ಹ್ಯನ್ತಂ ಪರ್ಯಾಯೇಣೋಪಲಕ್ಷಯೇ ।
ಮಹತಾಮಪಿ ಕಾಯಾನಾಂ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಾಣಾಂ ಚ ಮಹೋದಧೌ ॥ ೧೪ ॥
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 12.172.14 in Bengali sript:
জলজানামপি হ্যন্তং পর্যাযেণোপলক্ষযে ।
মহতামপি কাযানাং সূক্ষ্মাণাং চ মহোদধৌ ॥ ১৪ ॥
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 12.172.14 in Gujarati sript:
જલજાનામપિ હ્યન્તં પર્યાયેણોપલક્ષયે ।
મહતામપિ કાયાનાં સૂક્ષ્માણાં ચ મહોદધૌ ॥ ૧૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.172.14 in Malayalam sript:
ജലജാനാമപി ഹ്യന്തം പര്യായേണോപലക്ഷയേ ।
മഹതാമപി കായാനാം സൂക്ഷ്മാണാം ച മഹോദധൌ ॥ ൧൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.172.14 in Telugu sript:
జలజానామపి హ్యన్తం పర్యాయేణోపలక్షయే ।
మహతామపి కాయానాం సూక్ష్మాణాం చ మహోదధౌ ॥ ౧౪ ॥