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 12.4.2

ततः कदाचिद्राजानः समाजग्मुः स्वयंवरे ।
कलिङ्गविषये राजन्राज्ञश्चित्राङ्गदस्य च ॥ २ ॥

tataḥ kadācidrājānaḥ samājagmuḥ svayaṃvare |
kaliṅgaviṣaye rājanrājñaścitrāṅgadasya ca || 2 ||

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

...deprived of her senses by sorrow, addressed him in these sweet words of grave import and well-suited to the occasion, 'O mighty-armed Yudhishthira, it behoves you not to give way to sorrow thus. O you of great...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kadacit, Rajan, Rajana, Sama, Svayamvara, Kalinga, Vishaya, Rajat, Citrangada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.4.2). 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: “tataḥ kadācidrājānaḥ samājagmuḥ svayaṃvare
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • rājānaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagmuḥ -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • svayaṃvare -
  • svayaṃvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svayaṃvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svayaṃvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kaliṅgaviṣaye rājanrājñaścitrāṅgadasya ca
  • kaliṅga -
  • kaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣaye -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • rājñaś -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • citrāṅgadasya -
  • citrāṅgada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    citrāṅgada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.4.2

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 12.4.2 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಕದಾಚಿದ್ರಾಜಾನಃ ಸಮಾಜಗ್ಮುಃ ಸ್ವಯಂವರೇ ।
ಕಲಿಙ್ಗವಿಷಯೇ ರಾಜನ್ರಾಜ್ಞಶ್ಚಿತ್ರಾಙ್ಗದಸ್ಯ ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.4.2 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কদাচিদ্রাজানঃ সমাজগ্মুঃ স্বযংবরে ।
কলিঙ্গবিষযে রাজন্রাজ্ঞশ্চিত্রাঙ্গদস্য চ ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.4.2 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ કદાચિદ્રાજાનઃ સમાજગ્મુઃ સ્વયંવરે ।
કલિઙ્ગવિષયે રાજન્રાજ્ઞશ્ચિત્રાઙ્ગદસ્ય ચ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.4.2 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ കദാചിദ്രാജാനഃ സമാജഗ്മുഃ സ്വയംവരേ ।
കലിങ്ഗവിഷയേ രാജന്രാജ്ഞശ്ചിത്രാങ്ഗദസ്യ ച ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.4.2 in Telugu sript:
తతః కదాచిద్రాజానః సమాజగ్ముః స్వయంవరే ।
కలిఙ్గవిషయే రాజన్రాజ్ఞశ్చిత్రాఙ్గదస్య చ ॥ ౨ ॥

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