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 12.29.49

प्राणिनो नाप्सु मज्जन्ति नानर्थे पावकोऽदहत् ।
न व्यालजं भयं चासीद्रामे राज्यं प्रशासति ॥ ४९ ॥

prāṇino nāpsu majjanti nānarthe pāvako'dahat |
na vyālajaṃ bhayaṃ cāsīdrāme rājyaṃ praśāsati || 49 ||

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

...matter, is here. O best of men, asked by you, he will tell you everything that happened.'" Vaisampayana said, "The royal son of Pandu then addressed Narada, saying, 'O holy one, I desire to hear of the birth...

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

Pranin, Pranina, Nabh, Majjat, Majjanti, Artha, Pavaka, Vyala, Bhaya, Rama, Rami, Rajya, Prasha, Asat, Asati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.29.49). 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: “prāṇino nāpsu majjanti nānarthe pāvako'dahat
  • prāṇino* -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāṇina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāpsu -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • majjanti -
  • majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj -> majjantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • nān -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • pāvako' -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adahat -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “na vyālajaṃ bhayaṃ cāsīdrāme rājyaṃ praśāsati
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāla -
  • vyāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jam -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rāme -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • praśā -
  • praśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asati -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.29.49

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 12.29.49 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಣಿನೋ ನಾಪ್ಸು ಮಜ್ಜನ್ತಿ ನಾನರ್ಥೇ ಪಾವಕೋಽದಹತ್ ।
ನ ವ್ಯಾಲಜಂ ಭಯಂ ಚಾಸೀದ್ರಾಮೇ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಶಾಸತಿ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 12.29.49 in Bengali sript:
প্রাণিনো নাপ্সু মজ্জন্তি নানর্থে পাবকোঽদহত্ ।
ন ব্যালজং ভযং চাসীদ্রামে রাজ্যং প্রশাসতি ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 12.29.49 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાણિનો નાપ્સુ મજ્જન્તિ નાનર્થે પાવકોઽદહત્ ।
ન વ્યાલજં ભયં ચાસીદ્રામે રાજ્યં પ્રશાસતિ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 12.29.49 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാണിനോ നാപ്സു മജ്ജന്തി നാനര്ഥേ പാവകോഽദഹത് ।
ന വ്യാലജം ഭയം ചാസീദ്രാമേ രാജ്യം പ്രശാസതി ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.29.49 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాణినో నాప్సు మజ్జన్తి నానర్థే పావకోఽదహత్ ।
న వ్యాలజం భయం చాసీద్రామే రాజ్యం ప్రశాసతి ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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