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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 12.254.28
तपोभिर्यज्ञदानैश्च वाक्यैः प्रज्ञाश्रितैस्तथा ।
प्राप्नोत्यभयदानस्य यद्यत्फलमिहाश्नुते ॥ २८ ॥
tapobhiryajñadānaiśca vākyaiḥ prajñāśritaistathā |
prāpnotyabhayadānasya yadyatphalamihāśnute || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...unto his friend and devotee). Meeting with him the Brahmana offered him worship according to the observances ordained. The Brahmana, however, felt some surprise, O king. Then Kundadhara addressed the Brahmana...
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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 (12.254.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tapas, Yajna, Dana, Vakya, Prajna, Ashrita, Tatha, Pra, Abhayadana, Yat, Yad, Phala, Iha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.254.28). 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: “tapobhiryajñadānaiśca vākyaiḥ prajñāśritaistathā ”
- tapobhir -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- yajña -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānaiś -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vākyaiḥ -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
- prajñā -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśritais -
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aśrita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aśrita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prāpnotyabhayadānasya yadyatphalamihāśnute ”
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnotya -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- abhayadānasya -
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abhayadāna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- 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]
- yat -
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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]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśnute -
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√aś (verb class 5)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.254.28
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 12.254.28 in Kannada sript:
ತಪೋಭಿರ್ಯಜ್ಞದಾನೈಶ್ಚ ವಾಕ್ಯೈಃ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಶ್ರಿತೈಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯಭಯದಾನಸ್ಯ ಯದ್ಯತ್ಫಲಮಿಹಾಶ್ನುತೇ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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 12.254.28 in Bengali sript:
তপোভির্যজ্ঞদানৈশ্চ বাক্যৈঃ প্রজ্ঞাশ্রিতৈস্তথা ।
প্রাপ্নোত্যভযদানস্য যদ্যত্ফলমিহাশ্নুতে ॥ ২৮ ॥
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 12.254.28 in Gujarati sript:
તપોભિર્યજ્ઞદાનૈશ્ચ વાક્યૈઃ પ્રજ્ઞાશ્રિતૈસ્તથા ।
પ્રાપ્નોત્યભયદાનસ્ય યદ્યત્ફલમિહાશ્નુતે ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.254.28 in Malayalam sript:
തപോഭിര്യജ്ഞദാനൈശ്ച വാക്യൈഃ പ്രജ്ഞാശ്രിതൈസ്തഥാ ।
പ്രാപ്നോത്യഭയദാനസ്യ യദ്യത്ഫലമിഹാശ്നുതേ ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.254.28 in Telugu sript:
తపోభిర్యజ్ఞదానైశ్చ వాక్యైః ప్రజ్ఞాశ్రితైస్తథా ।
ప్రాప్నోత్యభయదానస్య యద్యత్ఫలమిహాశ్నుతే ॥ ౨౮ ॥