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 12.55.12

लोकस्य कदनं कृत्वा लोकनाथो विशां पते ।
अभिशापभयाद्भीतो भवन्तं नोपसर्पति ॥ १२ ॥

lokasya kadanaṃ kṛtvā lokanātho viśāṃ pate |
abhiśāpabhayādbhīto bhavantaṃ nopasarpati || 12 ||

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

...concentrated attention, once more asked him, saying, 'What are the general duties of the four orders of men, and what the special duties of each order? What mode of life should be adopted by which order? What...

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

Loka, Kadana, Kritva, Kritvan, Lokanatha, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati, Abhishapa, Bhayat, Bhaya, Bhita, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sarpat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.55.12). 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: “lokasya kadanaṃ kṛtvā lokanātho viśāṃ pate
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kadanam -
  • kadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokanātho* -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśām -
  • viśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pate -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “abhiśāpabhayādbhīto bhavantaṃ nopasarpati
  • abhiśāpa -
  • abhiśāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayād -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhīto* -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavantam -
  • bhavanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarpati -
  • sarpat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.55.12

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 12.55.12 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಕಸ್ಯ ಕದನಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಲೋಕನಾಥೋ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ।
ಅಭಿಶಾಪಭಯಾದ್ಭೀತೋ ಭವನ್ತಂ ನೋಪಸರ್ಪತಿ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.55.12 in Bengali sript:
লোকস্য কদনং কৃত্বা লোকনাথো বিশাং পতে ।
অভিশাপভযাদ্ভীতো ভবন্তং নোপসর্পতি ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.55.12 in Gujarati sript:
લોકસ્ય કદનં કૃત્વા લોકનાથો વિશાં પતે ।
અભિશાપભયાદ્ભીતો ભવન્તં નોપસર્પતિ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.55.12 in Malayalam sript:
ലോകസ്യ കദനം കൃത്വാ ലോകനാഥോ വിശാം പതേ ।
അഭിശാപഭയാദ്ഭീതോ ഭവന്തം നോപസര്പതി ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.55.12 in Telugu sript:
లోకస్య కదనం కృత్వా లోకనాథో విశాం పతే ।
అభిశాపభయాద్భీతో భవన్తం నోపసర్పతి ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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