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 12.38.41

कुरुस्त्रियश्च ताः सर्वाः कुन्ती कृष्णा च द्रौपदी ।
यानैरुच्चावचैर्जग्मुर्विदुरेण पुरस्कृताः ॥ ४१ ॥

kurustriyaśca tāḥ sarvāḥ kuntī kṛṣṇā ca draupadī |
yānairuccāvacairjagmurvidureṇa puraskṛtāḥ || 41 ||

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

...all. You are what people say to be THAT. You are the Supreme Lord. With my whole heart I seek your refuge, O universal Soul and Lord of all creatures!{GL_NOTE:174292:} You are without beginning and without end...

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

Kuru, Tri, Tas, Saru, Sarva, Kunti, Krishna, Draupadi, Yana, Uccavaca, Vidura, Puraskrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.38.41). 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: “kurustriyaśca tāḥ sarvāḥ kuntī kṛṣṇā ca draupadī
  • kurus -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tri -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • iyaś -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvāḥ -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuntī -
  • kuntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kunti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛṣṇā -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • draupadī -
  • draupadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yānairuccāvacairjagmurvidureṇa puraskṛtāḥ
  • yānair -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uccāvacair -
  • uccāvaca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    uccāvaca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jagmur -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vidureṇa -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • puraskṛtāḥ -
  • puraskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puraskṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.38.41

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 12.38.41 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚ ತಾಃ ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಕುನ್ತೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಚ ದ್ರೌಪದೀ ।
ಯಾನೈರುಚ್ಚಾವಚೈರ್ಜಗ್ಮುರ್ವಿದುರೇಣ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 12.38.41 in Bengali sript:
কুরুস্ত্রিযশ্চ তাঃ সর্বাঃ কুন্তী কৃষ্ণা চ দ্রৌপদী ।
যানৈরুচ্চাবচৈর্জগ্মুর্বিদুরেণ পুরস্কৃতাঃ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 12.38.41 in Gujarati sript:
કુરુસ્ત્રિયશ્ચ તાઃ સર્વાઃ કુન્તી કૃષ્ણા ચ દ્રૌપદી ।
યાનૈરુચ્ચાવચૈર્જગ્મુર્વિદુરેણ પુરસ્કૃતાઃ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 12.38.41 in Malayalam sript:
കുരുസ്ത്രിയശ്ച താഃ സര്വാഃ കുന്തീ കൃഷ്ണാ ച ദ്രൌപദീ ।
യാനൈരുച്ചാവചൈര്ജഗ്മുര്വിദുരേണ പുരസ്കൃതാഃ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.38.41 in Telugu sript:
కురుస్త్రియశ్చ తాః సర్వాః కున్తీ కృష్ణా చ ద్రౌపదీ ।
యానైరుచ్చావచైర్జగ్ముర్విదురేణ పురస్కృతాః ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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