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 12.29.120

तत्र स्म सूदाः क्रोशन्ति सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः ।
सूपभूयिष्ठमश्नीध्वं नाद्य मांसं यथा पुरा ॥ १२० ॥

tatra sma sūdāḥ krośanti sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ |
sūpabhūyiṣṭhamaśnīdhvaṃ nādya māṃsaṃ yathā purā || 120 ||

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

...of vows with restrained soul. And think also how you have been forced by the Supreme Ordainer to do such an act (as the slaughter of so many human beings). As a weapon made by a smith or carpenter is under 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 (12.29.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Sma, Suda, Kroshat, Kroshanti, Sumrishta, Ani, Kundala, Supa, Bhuyishtham, Bhuyishtha, Ashan, Ashni, Nadya, Mamsa, Yatha, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.29.120). 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: “tatra sma sūdāḥ krośanti sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sūdāḥ -
  • sūda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • krośanti -
  • krośat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kruś -> krośat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kruś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kruś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kruś class 1 verb]
    kruś -> krośantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kruś class 1 verb]
    kruś (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sumṛṣṭam -
  • sumṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sumṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sumṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kuṇḍalāḥ -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sūpabhūyiṣṭhamaśnīdhvaṃ nādya māṃsaṃ yathā purā
  • sūpa -
  • sūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūyiṣṭham -
  • bhūyiṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśnī -
  • aśni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aśni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • idhvam -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle second plural]
  • nādya -
  • nādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
  • māṃsam -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.29.120

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 12.29.120 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಸ್ಮ ಸೂದಾಃ ಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತಿ ಸುಮೃಷ್ಟಮಣಿಕುಣ್ಡಲಾಃ ।
ಸೂಪಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಮಶ್ನೀಧ್ವಂ ನಾದ್ಯ ಮಾಂಸಂ ಯಥಾ ಪುರಾ ॥ ೧೨೦ ॥

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 12.29.120 in Bengali sript:
তত্র স্ম সূদাঃ ক্রোশন্তি সুমৃষ্টমণিকুণ্ডলাঃ ।
সূপভূযিষ্ঠমশ্নীধ্বং নাদ্য মাংসং যথা পুরা ॥ ১২০ ॥

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 12.29.120 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર સ્મ સૂદાઃ ક્રોશન્તિ સુમૃષ્ટમણિકુણ્ડલાઃ ।
સૂપભૂયિષ્ઠમશ્નીધ્વં નાદ્ય માંસં યથા પુરા ॥ ૧૨૦ ॥

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 12.29.120 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര സ്മ സൂദാഃ ക്രോശന്തി സുമൃഷ്ടമണികുണ്ഡലാഃ ।
സൂപഭൂയിഷ്ഠമശ്നീധ്വം നാദ്യ മാംസം യഥാ പുരാ ॥ ൧൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.29.120 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర స్మ సూదాః క్రోశన్తి సుమృష్టమణికుణ్డలాః ।
సూపభూయిష్ఠమశ్నీధ్వం నాద్య మాంసం యథా పురా ॥ ౧౨౦ ॥

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