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 12.34.19

एकं हत्वा यदि कुले शिष्टानां स्यादनामयम् ।
कुलं हत्वाथ राष्ट्रं वा न तद्वृत्तोपघातकम् ॥ १९ ॥

ekaṃ hatvā yadi kule śiṣṭānāṃ syādanāmayam |
kulaṃ hatvātha rāṣṭraṃ vā na tadvṛttopaghātakam || 19 ||

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

...world. The tiger among men, viz., Yudhishthira of great fame, besought by Krishna himself, by the Island-born (Vyasa), by Devasthana, by Jishnu, by these and many others, cast off his grief and anxiety. Fully...

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

Eka, Yadi, Yad, Kula, Kuli, Shishta, Syat, Sya, Anamaya, Hatva, Han, Rashtra, Var, Tad, Tat, Vritta, Upaghataka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.34.19). 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: “ekaṃ hatvā yadi kule śiṣṭānāṃ syādanāmayam
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śiṣṭānām -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • anāmayam -
  • anāmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāmayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nam (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “kulaṃ hatvātha rāṣṭraṃ na tadvṛttopaghātakam
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hatvāt -
  • hatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛtto -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • upaghātakam -
  • upaghātaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upaghātaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upaghātakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.34.19

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 12.34.19 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಂ ಹತ್ವಾ ಯದಿ ಕುಲೇ ಶಿಷ್ಟಾನಾಂ ಸ್ಯಾದನಾಮಯಮ್ ।
ಕುಲಂ ಹತ್ವಾಥ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ವಾ ನ ತದ್ವೃತ್ತೋಪಘಾತಕಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 12.34.19 in Bengali sript:
একং হত্বা যদি কুলে শিষ্টানাং স্যাদনামযম্ ।
কুলং হত্বাথ রাষ্ট্রং বা ন তদ্বৃত্তোপঘাতকম্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 12.34.19 in Gujarati sript:
એકં હત્વા યદિ કુલે શિષ્ટાનાં સ્યાદનામયમ્ ।
કુલં હત્વાથ રાષ્ટ્રં વા ન તદ્વૃત્તોપઘાતકમ્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 12.34.19 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകം ഹത്വാ യദി കുലേ ശിഷ്ടാനാം സ്യാദനാമയമ് ।
കുലം ഹത്വാഥ രാഷ്ട്രം വാ ന തദ്വൃത്തോപഘാതകമ് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.34.19 in Telugu sript:
ఏకం హత్వా యది కులే శిష్టానాం స్యాదనామయమ్ ।
కులం హత్వాథ రాష్ట్రం వా న తద్వృత్తోపఘాతకమ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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