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 12.27.16

कुञ्जरं चान्तरं कृत्वा मिथ्योपचरितं मया ।
सुभृशं राज्यलुब्धेन पापेन गुरुघातिना ॥ १६ ॥

kuñjaraṃ cāntaraṃ kṛtvā mithyopacaritaṃ mayā |
subhṛśaṃ rājyalubdhena pāpena gurughātinā || 16 ||

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

...Soma he drank, and the Brahmanas with the presents they received. In the sacrifices, O monarch, numbering by hundreds, that this king performed of old, the presents he made far surpassed those ever made by the...

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

Kunjara, Tara, Kritva, Kritvan, Mithya, Upacarita, Maya, Asmad, Subhrisha, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Alubdha, Papa, Guru, Ghatin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.27.16). 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: “kuñjaraṃ cāntaraṃ kṛtvā mithyopacaritaṃ mayā
  • kuñjaram -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuñjarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mithyo -
  • mithyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mith -> mithya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mith]
    mithya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mithya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upacaritam -
  • upacarita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upacarita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upacaritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “subhṛśaṃ rājyalubdhena pāpena gurughātinā
  • subhṛśam -
  • subhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • alubdhena -
  • alubdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    alubdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāpena -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ghātinā -
  • ghātin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ghātin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.27.16

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 12.27.16 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಞ್ಜರಂ ಚಾನ್ತರಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಮಿಥ್ಯೋಪಚರಿತಂ ಮಯಾ ।
ಸುಭೃಶಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಲುಬ್ಧೇನ ಪಾಪೇನ ಗುರುಘಾತಿನಾ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 12.27.16 in Bengali sript:
কুঞ্জরং চান্তরং কৃত্বা মিথ্যোপচরিতং মযা ।
সুভৃশং রাজ্যলুব্ধেন পাপেন গুরুঘাতিনা ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 12.27.16 in Gujarati sript:
કુઞ્જરં ચાન્તરં કૃત્વા મિથ્યોપચરિતં મયા ।
સુભૃશં રાજ્યલુબ્ધેન પાપેન ગુરુઘાતિના ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 12.27.16 in Malayalam sript:
കുഞ്ജരം ചാന്തരം കൃത്വാ മിഥ്യോപചരിതം മയാ ।
സുഭൃശം രാജ്യലുബ്ധേന പാപേന ഗുരുഘാതിനാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.27.16 in Telugu sript:
కుఞ్జరం చాన్తరం కృత్వా మిథ్యోపచరితం మయా ।
సుభృశం రాజ్యలుబ్ధేన పాపేన గురుఘాతినా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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