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 12.49.76

एतेषां पितरश्चैव तथैव च पितामहाः ।
मदर्थं निहता युद्धे रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ॥ ७६ ॥

eteṣāṃ pitaraścaiva tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ |
madarthaṃ nihatā yuddhe rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā || 76 ||

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

...should be conformable to the scriptures. He should also always pursue morality and profit and pleasure and salvation (judiciously). The king should always conceal his counsels in respect of these three, (viz...

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

Etad, Esha, Pitri, Tatha, Pitamaha, Madartha, Nihata, Yuddha, Rama, Aklishtakarmana, Aklishtakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.49.76). 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: “eteṣāṃ pitaraścaiva tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ
  • eteṣām -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pitaraś -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitāmahāḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “madarthaṃ nihatā yuddhe rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā
  • madartham -
  • madartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nihatā* -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • rāmeṇā -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • akliṣṭakarmaṇā -
  • akliṣṭakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    akliṣṭakarman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    akliṣṭakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.49.76

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 12.49.76 in Kannada sript:
ಏತೇಷಾಂ ಪಿತರಶ್ಚೈವ ತಥೈವ ಚ ಪಿತಾಮಹಾಃ ।
ಮದರ್ಥಂ ನಿಹತಾ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ರಾಮೇಣಾಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಕರ್ಮಣಾ ॥ ೭೬ ॥

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 12.49.76 in Bengali sript:
এতেষাং পিতরশ্চৈব তথৈব চ পিতামহাঃ ।
মদর্থং নিহতা যুদ্ধে রামেণাক্লিষ্টকর্মণা ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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 12.49.76 in Gujarati sript:
એતેષાં પિતરશ્ચૈવ તથૈવ ચ પિતામહાઃ ।
મદર્થં નિહતા યુદ્ધે રામેણાક્લિષ્ટકર્મણા ॥ ૭૬ ॥

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 12.49.76 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതേഷാം പിതരശ്ചൈവ തഥൈവ ച പിതാമഹാഃ ।
മദര്ഥം നിഹതാ യുദ്ധേ രാമേണാക്ലിഷ്ടകര്മണാ ॥ ൭൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.49.76 in Telugu sript:
ఏతేషాం పితరశ్చైవ తథైవ చ పితామహాః ।
మదర్థం నిహతా యుద్ధే రామేణాక్లిష్టకర్మణా ॥ ౭౬ ॥

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