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 12.11.4

तानाबभाषे भगवान्पक्षी भूत्वा हिरण्मयः ।
सुदुष्करं मनुष्यैश्च यत्कृतं विघसाशिभिः ॥ ४ ॥

tānābabhāṣe bhagavānpakṣī bhūtvā hiraṇmayaḥ |
suduṣkaraṃ manuṣyaiśca yatkṛtaṃ vighasāśibhiḥ || 4 ||

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

...destroying the bodies of creatures one cannot be guilty of slaughter. If, on the other hand, the soul and the body of a being are born or destroyed together, so that when the body is destroyed the soul also...

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

Tana, Abhasha, Bhagavat, Pakshi, Pakshin, Hiranmaya, Sudushkara, Manushya, Yat, Yad, Krit, Krita, Vighasashin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.11.4). 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: “tānābabhāṣe bhagavānpakṣī bhūtvā hiraṇmayaḥ
  • tānā -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ab -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhāṣe -
  • abhāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pakṣī -
  • pakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • hiraṇmayaḥ -
  • hiraṇmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “suduṣkaraṃ manuṣyaiśca yatkṛtaṃ vighasāśibhiḥ
  • suduṣkaram -
  • suduṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suduṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suduṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manuṣyaiś -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • vighasāśibhiḥ -
  • vighasāśin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vighasāśin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.11.4

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 12.11.4 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನಾಬಭಾಷೇ ಭಗವಾನ್ಪಕ್ಷೀ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಹಿರಣ್ಮಯಃ ।
ಸುದುಷ್ಕರಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯೈಶ್ಚ ಯತ್ಕೃತಂ ವಿಘಸಾಶಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.11.4 in Bengali sript:
তানাবভাষে ভগবান্পক্ষী ভূত্বা হিরণ্মযঃ ।
সুদুষ্করং মনুষ্যৈশ্চ যত্কৃতং বিঘসাশিভিঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.11.4 in Gujarati sript:
તાનાબભાષે ભગવાન્પક્ષી ભૂત્વા હિરણ્મયઃ ।
સુદુષ્કરં મનુષ્યૈશ્ચ યત્કૃતં વિઘસાશિભિઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.11.4 in Malayalam sript:
താനാബഭാഷേ ഭഗവാന്പക്ഷീ ഭൂത്വാ ഹിരണ്മയഃ ।
സുദുഷ്കരം മനുഷ്യൈശ്ച യത്കൃതം വിഘസാശിഭിഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.11.4 in Telugu sript:
తానాబభాషే భగవాన్పక్షీ భూత్వా హిరణ్మయః ।
సుదుష్కరం మనుష్యైశ్చ యత్కృతం విఘసాశిభిః ॥ ౪ ॥

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