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 12.14.22

जम्बूद्वीपेन सदृशः क्रौञ्चद्वीपो नराधिप ।
अपरेण महामेरोर्दण्डेन मृदितस्त्वया ॥ २२ ॥

jambūdvīpena sadṛśaḥ krauñcadvīpo narādhipa |
apareṇa mahāmerordaṇḍena mṛditastvayā || 22 ||

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

...present suffering of woe, wishes to recollect his past bliss. You, however, were never sad in grief or glad in bliss.{GL_NOTE:174197:} You, should not, therefore, use your memory for becoming sad during times...

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

Jambudvipa, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Krauncadvipa, Naradhipa, Aparena, Apara, Mahameru, Danda, Mridita, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.14.22). 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: “jambūdvīpena sadṛśaḥ krauñcadvīpo narādhipa
  • jambūdvīpena -
  • jambūdvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadṛśaḥ -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krauñcadvīpo* -
  • krauñcadvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “apareṇa mahāmerordaṇḍena mṛditastvayā
  • apareṇa -
  • apareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahāmeror -
  • mahāmeru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • daṇḍena -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mṛditas -
  • mṛdita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.14.22

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 12.14.22 in Kannada sript:
ಜಮ್ಬೂದ್ವೀಪೇನ ಸದೃಶಃ ಕ್ರೌಞ್ಚದ್ವೀಪೋ ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಅಪರೇಣ ಮಹಾಮೇರೋರ್ದಣ್ಡೇನ ಮೃದಿತಸ್ತ್ವಯಾ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 12.14.22 in Bengali sript:
জম্বূদ্বীপেন সদৃশঃ ক্রৌঞ্চদ্বীপো নরাধিপ ।
অপরেণ মহামেরোর্দণ্ডেন মৃদিতস্ত্বযা ॥ ২২ ॥

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 12.14.22 in Gujarati sript:
જમ્બૂદ્વીપેન સદૃશઃ ક્રૌઞ્ચદ્વીપો નરાધિપ ।
અપરેણ મહામેરોર્દણ્ડેન મૃદિતસ્ત્વયા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 12.14.22 in Malayalam sript:
ജമ്ബൂദ്വീപേന സദൃശഃ ക്രൌഞ്ചദ്വീപോ നരാധിപ ।
അപരേണ മഹാമേരോര്ദണ്ഡേന മൃദിതസ്ത്വയാ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.14.22 in Telugu sript:
జమ్బూద్వీపేన సదృశః క్రౌఞ్చద్వీపో నరాధిప ।
అపరేణ మహామేరోర్దణ్డేన మృదితస్త్వయా ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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