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 12.37.21

प्रेतान्नं सूतिकान्नं च यच्च किंचिदनिर्दशम् ।
अभोज्यं चाप्यपेयं च धेन्वा दुग्धमनिर्दशम् ॥ २१ ॥

pretānnaṃ sūtikānnaṃ ca yacca kiṃcidanirdaśam |
abhojyaṃ cāpyapeyaṃ ca dhenvā dugdhamanirdaśam || 21 ||

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

...the palace of Duryodhana, that was adorned with many excellent buildings and rooms, that adorned with gems of diverse kinds, that teemed with servants, male and female, and that Yudhishthira assigned to him...

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

Pretanna, Sutika, Yat, Yad, Kincid, Kincit, Anirdasham, Anirdasha, Abhojya, Capin, Capya, Capi, Apeya, Dhenu, Dugdha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.37.21). 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: “pretānnaṃ sūtikānnaṃ ca yacca kiṃcidanirdaśam
  • pretānnam -
  • pretānna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sūtikānn -
  • sūtika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiñcid -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anirdaśam -
  • anirdaśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anirdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anirdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anirdaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abhojyaṃ cāpyapeyaṃ ca dhenvā dugdhamanirdaśam
  • abhojyam -
  • abhojya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhojya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhojyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • apeyam -
  • apeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhenvā* -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dugdham -
  • dugdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dugdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dugdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duh (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • anirdaśam -
  • anirdaśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anirdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anirdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anirdaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.37.21

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 12.37.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರೇತಾನ್ನಂ ಸೂತಿಕಾನ್ನಂ ಚ ಯಚ್ಚ ಕಿಂಚಿದನಿರ್ದಶಮ್ ।
ಅಭೋಜ್ಯಂ ಚಾಪ್ಯಪೇಯಂ ಚ ಧೇನ್ವಾ ದುಗ್ಧಮನಿರ್ದಶಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.37.21 in Bengali sript:
প্রেতান্নং সূতিকান্নং চ যচ্চ কিংচিদনির্দশম্ ।
অভোজ্যং চাপ্যপেযং চ ধেন্বা দুগ্ধমনির্দশম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.37.21 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રેતાન્નં સૂતિકાન્નં ચ યચ્ચ કિંચિદનિર્દશમ્ ।
અભોજ્યં ચાપ્યપેયં ચ ધેન્વા દુગ્ધમનિર્દશમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.37.21 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രേതാന്നം സൂതികാന്നം ച യച്ച കിംചിദനിര്ദശമ് ।
അഭോജ്യം ചാപ്യപേയം ച ധേന്വാ ദുഗ്ധമനിര്ദശമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.37.21 in Telugu sript:
ప్రేతాన్నం సూతికాన్నం చ యచ్చ కించిదనిర్దశమ్ ।
అభోజ్యం చాప్యపేయం చ ధేన్వా దుగ్ధమనిర్దశమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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