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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 14.12.5
हर्षेण बाध्यते शोको हर्षः शोकेन बाध्यते ।
कश्चिद्दुःखे वर्तमानः सुखस्य स्मर्तुमिच्छति ।
कश्चित्सुखे वर्तमानो दुःखस्य स्मर्तुमिच्छति ॥ ५ ॥
harṣeṇa bādhyate śoko harṣaḥ śokena bādhyate |
kaścidduḥkhe vartamānaḥ sukhasya smartumicchati |
kaścitsukhe vartamāno duḥkhasya smartumicchati || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...portion of our enemies. The word with two letters is Mrit-yu (death of the soul or perdition), and the word with three letters is Sas-wa-ta (Brahman) or the eternal spirit. The...
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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 (14.12.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Harsha, Shoka, Kah, Cit, Duhkha, Vartamana, Sukha, Icchat, Citsukha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.12.5). 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: “harṣeṇa bādhyate śoko harṣaḥ śokena bādhyate ”
- harṣeṇa -
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harṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]harṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bādhyate -
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√bādh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bādh (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- śoko* -
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śoka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- harṣaḥ -
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harṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śokena -
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śoka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śoka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bādhyate -
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√bādh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bādh (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “kaścidduḥkhe vartamānaḥ sukhasya smartumicchati ”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- duḥkhe -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[locative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vartamānaḥ -
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vartamāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- sukhasya -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sukha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- smartum -
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√smṛ -> smartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √smṛ]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Line 3: “kaścitsukhe vartamāno duḥkhasya smartumicchati ”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- citsukhe -
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citsukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vartamāno* -
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vartamāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- duḥkhasya -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- smartum -
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√smṛ -> smartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √smṛ]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.12.5
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 14.12.5 in Kannada sript:
ಹರ್ಷೇಣ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೇ ಶೋಕೋ ಹರ್ಷಃ ಶೋಕೇನ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೇ ।
ಕಶ್ಚಿದ್ದುಃಖೇ ವರ್ತಮಾನಃ ಸುಖಸ್ಯ ಸ್ಮರ್ತುಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ಕಶ್ಚಿತ್ಸುಖೇ ವರ್ತಮಾನೋ ದುಃಖಸ್ಯ ಸ್ಮರ್ತುಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೫ ॥
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 14.12.5 in Bengali sript:
হর্ষেণ বাধ্যতে শোকো হর্ষঃ শোকেন বাধ্যতে ।
কশ্চিদ্দুঃখে বর্তমানঃ সুখস্য স্মর্তুমিচ্ছতি ।
কশ্চিত্সুখে বর্তমানো দুঃখস্য স্মর্তুমিচ্ছতি ॥ ৫ ॥
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 14.12.5 in Gujarati sript:
હર્ષેણ બાધ્યતે શોકો હર્ષઃ શોકેન બાધ્યતે ।
કશ્ચિદ્દુઃખે વર્તમાનઃ સુખસ્ય સ્મર્તુમિચ્છતિ ।
કશ્ચિત્સુખે વર્તમાનો દુઃખસ્ય સ્મર્તુમિચ્છતિ ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.12.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഹര്ഷേണ ബാധ്യതേ ശോകോ ഹര്ഷഃ ശോകേന ബാധ്യതേ ।
കശ്ചിദ്ദുഃഖേ വര്തമാനഃ സുഖസ്യ സ്മര്തുമിച്ഛതി ।
കശ്ചിത്സുഖേ വര്തമാനോ ദുഃഖസ്യ സ്മര്തുമിച്ഛതി ॥ ൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.12.5 in Telugu sript:
హర్షేణ బాధ్యతే శోకో హర్షః శోకేన బాధ్యతే ।
కశ్చిద్దుఃఖే వర్తమానః సుఖస్య స్మర్తుమిచ్ఛతి ।
కశ్చిత్సుఖే వర్తమానో దుఃఖస్య స్మర్తుమిచ్ఛతి ॥ ౫ ॥