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 12.29.14

महाभाग्यं परं राज्ञां कीर्त्यमानं मया शृणु ।
गच्छावधानं नृपते ततो दुःखं प्रहास्यसि ॥ १४ ॥

mahābhāgyaṃ paraṃ rājñāṃ kīrtyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu |
gacchāvadhānaṃ nṛpate tato duḥkhaṃ prahāsyasi || 14 ||

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

...purer than your son, fell a prey to death, do not grieve for your son that is dead. Upon what, O Srinjaya, dost you reflect in silence? It seems, O king, that you hearest not these words of mine. If you have...

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

Mahabhagya, Param, Para, Rajan, Kirtyamana, Maya, Asmad, Dhana, Nripati, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Duhkham, Duhkha, Prahasin, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.29.14). 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: “mahābhāgyaṃ paraṃ rājñāṃ kīrtyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu
  • mahābhāgyam -
  • mahābhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābhāgyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājñām -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kīrtyamānam -
  • kīrt -> kīrtyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “gacchāvadhānaṃ nṛpate tato duḥkhaṃ prahāsyasi
  • gacchāva -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • dhānam -
  • dhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpate -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prahāsya -
  • prahāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    prahāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.29.14

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 12.29.14 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಭಾಗ್ಯಂ ಪರಂ ರಾಜ್ಞಾಂ ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಮಯಾ ಶೃಣು ।
ಗಚ್ಛಾವಧಾನಂ ನೃಪತೇ ತತೋ ದುಃಖಂ ಪ್ರಹಾಸ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 12.29.14 in Bengali sript:
মহাভাগ্যং পরং রাজ্ঞাং কীর্ত্যমানং মযা শৃণু ।
গচ্ছাবধানং নৃপতে ততো দুঃখং প্রহাস্যসি ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.29.14 in Gujarati sript:
મહાભાગ્યં પરં રાજ્ઞાં કીર્ત્યમાનં મયા શૃણુ ।
ગચ્છાવધાનં નૃપતે તતો દુઃખં પ્રહાસ્યસિ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 12.29.14 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാഭാഗ്യം പരം രാജ്ഞാം കീര്ത്യമാനം മയാ ശൃണു ।
ഗച്ഛാവധാനം നൃപതേ തതോ ദുഃഖം പ്രഹാസ്യസി ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.29.14 in Telugu sript:
మహాభాగ్యం పరం రాజ్ఞాం కీర్త్యమానం మయా శృణు ।
గచ్ఛావధానం నృపతే తతో దుఃఖం ప్రహాస్యసి ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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