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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 12.289.19
अल्पकश्च यथा राजन्वह्निः शाम्यति दुर्बलः ।
आक्रान्त इन्धनैः स्थूलैस्तद्वद्योगोऽबलः प्रभो ॥ १९ ॥
alpakaśca yathā rājanvahniḥ śāmyati durbalaḥ |
ākrānta indhanaiḥ sthūlaistadvadyogo'balaḥ prabho || 19 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...by abstemiousness of diet O king. Truly understanding gunas by the aid of hundreds of gunas, hundreds of faults, and diverse causes by hundreds of causes, ascertaining that the world is like the froth of water...
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 (12.289.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Alpaka, Yatha, Rajan, Rajat, Vahni, Shamyat, Durbala, Akranta, Indhana, Sthula, Tadvat, Yoga, Yogas, Abala, Prabhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.289.19). 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: “alpakaśca yathā rājanvahniḥ śāmyati durbalaḥ ”
- alpakaś -
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alpaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- vahniḥ -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śāmyati -
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√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- durbalaḥ -
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durbala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ākrānta indhanaiḥ sthūlaistadvadyogo'balaḥ prabho ”
- ākrānta* -
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ākrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- indhanaiḥ -
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indhana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sthūlais -
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sthūla (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sthūla (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tadvad -
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tadvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tadvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yogo' -
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yogas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abalaḥ -
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abala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- prabho -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.289.19
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 12.289.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲ್ಪಕಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾ ರಾಜನ್ವಹ್ನಿಃ ಶಾಮ್ಯತಿ ದುರ್ಬಲಃ ।
ಆಕ್ರಾನ್ತ ಇನ್ಧನೈಃ ಸ್ಥೂಲೈಸ್ತದ್ವದ್ಯೋಗೋಽಬಲಃ ಪ್ರಭೋ ॥ ೧೯ ॥
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 12.289.19 in Bengali sript:
অল্পকশ্চ যথা রাজন্বহ্নিঃ শাম্যতি দুর্বলঃ ।
আক্রান্ত ইন্ধনৈঃ স্থূলৈস্তদ্বদ্যোগোঽবলঃ প্রভো ॥ ১৯ ॥
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 12.289.19 in Gujarati sript:
અલ્પકશ્ચ યથા રાજન્વહ્નિઃ શામ્યતિ દુર્બલઃ ।
આક્રાન્ત ઇન્ધનૈઃ સ્થૂલૈસ્તદ્વદ્યોગોઽબલઃ પ્રભો ॥ ૧૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.289.19 in Malayalam sript:
അല്പകശ്ച യഥാ രാജന്വഹ്നിഃ ശാമ്യതി ദുര്ബലഃ ।
ആക്രാന്ത ഇന്ധനൈഃ സ്ഥൂലൈസ്തദ്വദ്യോഗോഽബലഃ പ്രഭോ ॥ ൧൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.289.19 in Telugu sript:
అల్పకశ్చ యథా రాజన్వహ్నిః శామ్యతి దుర్బలః ।
ఆక్రాన్త ఇన్ధనైః స్థూలైస్తద్వద్యోగోఽబలః ప్రభో ॥ ౧౯ ॥