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 8.52.12

अद्य दृष्ट्वा मया कर्णं शरैर्विशकलीकृतम् ।
स्मरतां तव वाक्यानि शमं प्रति जनेश्वरः ॥ १२ ॥

adya dṛṣṭvā mayā karṇaṃ śarairviśakalīkṛtam |
smaratāṃ tava vākyāni śamaṃ prati janeśvaraḥ || 12 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...of death. Successive showers of Arjuna’s shafts were seen overspread on the sky, while others were seen to slay your army. Filling the welkin with his shafts that resembled dense flights of feathery creatures,...

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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 (8.52.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adya, Maya, Asmad, Karna, Shara, Visha, Kali, Krit, Krita, Smarata, Smarat, Yushmad, Vakya, Shama, Prati, Janeshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.52.12). 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: “adya dṛṣṭvā mayā karṇaṃ śarairviśakalīkṛtam
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • karṇam -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śarair -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viśa -
  • viśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kalī -
  • kalī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (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 -> kṛta (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 (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “smaratāṃ tava vākyāni śamaṃ prati janeśvaraḥ
  • smaratām -
  • smaratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • vākyāni -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vak class 1 verb]
  • śamam -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • janeśvaraḥ -
  • janeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.52.12

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.52.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅದ್ಯ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಮಯಾ ಕರ್ಣಂ ಶರೈರ್ವಿಶಕಲೀಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಸ್ಮರತಾಂ ತವ ವಾಕ್ಯಾನಿ ಶಮಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ಜನೇಶ್ವರಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 8.52.12 in Bengali sript:
অদ্য দৃষ্ট্বা মযা কর্ণং শরৈর্বিশকলীকৃতম্ ।
স্মরতাং তব বাক্যানি শমং প্রতি জনেশ্বরঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 8.52.12 in Gujarati sript:
અદ્ય દૃષ્ટ્વા મયા કર્ણં શરૈર્વિશકલીકૃતમ્ ।
સ્મરતાં તવ વાક્યાનિ શમં પ્રતિ જનેશ્વરઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.52.12 in Malayalam sript:
അദ്യ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മയാ കര്ണം ശരൈര്വിശകലീകൃതമ് ।
സ്മരതാം തവ വാക്യാനി ശമം പ്രതി ജനേശ്വരഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.52.12 in Telugu sript:
అద్య దృష్ట్వా మయా కర్ణం శరైర్విశకలీకృతమ్ ।
స్మరతాం తవ వాక్యాని శమం ప్రతి జనేశ్వరః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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