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 12.4.19

लाघवादाकुलीकृत्य कर्णः प्रहरतां वरः ।
हतसूतांश्च भूयिष्ठानवजिग्ये नराधिपान् ॥ १९ ॥

lāghavādākulīkṛtya karṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ |
hatasūtāṃśca bhūyiṣṭhānavajigye narādhipān || 19 ||

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

...Yama. Practising asceticism and Brahmacarya and truth and renunciation, sires wish for sons endued with every kind of prosperity. Similarly, by fasts and sacrifices and vows and sacred rites and auspicious ceremonies...

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

Laghava, Akuli, Kritya, Karna, Prahara, Vara, Varas, Hatasuta, Bhuyishtha, Ava, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.4.19). 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: “lāghavādākulīkṛtya karṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ
  • lāghavād -
  • lāghava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ākulī -
  • ākulī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ākulī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ākuli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtya -
  • kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • karṇaḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hatasūtāṃśca bhūyiṣṭhānavajigye narādhipān
  • hatasūtāṃś -
  • hatasūta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūyiṣṭhān -
  • bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jigye -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    ji (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • narādhipān -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.4.19

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 12.4.19 in Kannada sript:
ಲಾಘವಾದಾಕುಲೀಕೃತ್ಯ ಕರ್ಣಃ ಪ್ರಹರತಾಂ ವರಃ ।
ಹತಸೂತಾಂಶ್ಚ ಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಾನವಜಿಗ್ಯೇ ನರಾಧಿಪಾನ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 12.4.19 in Bengali sript:
লাঘবাদাকুলীকৃত্য কর্ণঃ প্রহরতাং বরঃ ।
হতসূতাংশ্চ ভূযিষ্ঠানবজিগ্যে নরাধিপান্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 12.4.19 in Gujarati sript:
લાઘવાદાકુલીકૃત્ય કર્ણઃ પ્રહરતાં વરઃ ।
હતસૂતાંશ્ચ ભૂયિષ્ઠાનવજિગ્યે નરાધિપાન્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 12.4.19 in Malayalam sript:
ലാഘവാദാകുലീകൃത്യ കര്ണഃ പ്രഹരതാം വരഃ ।
ഹതസൂതാംശ്ച ഭൂയിഷ്ഠാനവജിഗ്യേ നരാധിപാന് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.4.19 in Telugu sript:
లాఘవాదాకులీకృత్య కర్ణః ప్రహరతాం వరః ।
హతసూతాంశ్చ భూయిష్ఠానవజిగ్యే నరాధిపాన్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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