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 11.21.12

अहो धिगेषा पतिता विसंज्ञा समीक्ष्य जाम्बूनदबद्धनिष्कम् ।
कर्णं महाबाहुमदीनसत्त्वं सुषेणमाता रुदती भृशार्ता ॥ १२ ॥

aho dhigeṣā patitā visaṃjñā samīkṣya jāmbūnadabaddhaniṣkam |
karṇaṃ mahābāhumadīnasattvaṃ suṣeṇamātā rudatī bhṛśārtā || 12 ||

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

...sporting with them, recollect at times my good acts towards you. Your union with me in this world had, it seems, been ordained for only six months, for in the seventh, O hero...

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

Ahan, Dhik, Esha, Patita, Visanjna, Samikshya, Jambunada, Baddha, Nishka, Karna, Mahabahu, Adinasattva, Sushena, Rudat, Rudati, Bhrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.21.12). 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: “aho dhigeṣā patitā visaṃjñā samīkṣya jāmbūnadabaddhaniṣkam
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • dhig -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patitā* -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
  • visañjñā -
  • visañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samīkṣya -
  • samīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāmbūnada -
  • jāmbūnada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāmbūnada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • baddha -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    baddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣkam -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “karṇaṃ mahābāhumadīnasattvaṃ suṣeṇamātā rudatī bhṛśārtā
  • karṇam -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahābāhum -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adīnasattvam -
  • adīnasattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adīnasattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adīnasattvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suṣeṇam -
  • suṣeṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suṣeṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suṣeṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātā -
  • rudatī -
  • rudatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rudatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud -> rudatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rud class 2 verb]
  • bhṛśā -
  • bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • artā -
  • (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.21.12

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 11.21.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹೋ ಧಿಗೇಷಾ ಪತಿತಾ ವಿಸಂಜ್ಞಾ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಜಾಮ್ಬೂನದಬದ್ಧನಿಷ್ಕಮ್ ।
ಕರ್ಣಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಮದೀನಸತ್ತ್ವಂ ಸುಷೇಣಮಾತಾ ರುದತೀ ಭೃಶಾರ್ತಾ ॥ 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 11.21.12 in Bengali sript:
অহো ধিগেষা পতিতা বিসংজ্ঞা সমীক্ষ্য জাম্বূনদবদ্ধনিষ্কম্ ।
কর্ণং মহাবাহুমদীনসত্ত্বং সুষেণমাতা রুদতী ভৃশার্তা ॥ 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 11.21.12 in Gujarati sript:
અહો ધિગેષા પતિતા વિસંજ્ઞા સમીક્ષ્ય જામ્બૂનદબદ્ધનિષ્કમ્ ।
કર્ણં મહાબાહુમદીનસત્ત્વં સુષેણમાતા રુદતી ભૃશાર્તા ॥ 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 11.21.12 in Malayalam sript:
അഹോ ധിഗേഷാ പതിതാ വിസംജ്ഞാ സമീക്ഷ്യ ജാമ്ബൂനദബദ്ധനിഷ്കമ് ।
കര്ണം മഹാബാഹുമദീനസത്ത്വം സുഷേണമാതാ രുദതീ ഭൃശാര്താ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.21.12 in Telugu sript:
అహో ధిగేషా పతితా విసంజ్ఞా సమీక్ష్య జామ్బూనదబద్ధనిష్కమ్ ।
కర్ణం మహాబాహుమదీనసత్త్వం సుషేణమాతా రుదతీ భృశార్తా ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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