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 12.56.44

भवितव्यं सदा राज्ञा गर्भिणीसहधर्मिणा ।
कारणं च महाराज शृणु येनेदमिष्यते ॥ ४४ ॥

bhavitavyaṃ sadā rājñā garbhiṇīsahadharmiṇā |
kāraṇaṃ ca mahārāja śṛṇu yenedamiṣyate || 44 ||

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

...of being baffled, as I mention the names of the four modes of life and the duties in respect of each. The four modes are Vanaprastha, Bhaikshya, Garhasthya of great merit, and Brahmacarya which is adopted by...

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

Bhavitavya, Sada, Rajan, Garbhini, Garbhin, Sahadharmin, Karana, Maharaja, Maharajan, Yena, Yah, Yat, Idam, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.56.44). 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: “bhavitavyaṃ sadā rājñā garbhiṇīsahadharmiṇā
  • bhavitavyam -
  • bhavitavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavitavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhavitavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • garbhiṇī -
  • garbhiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    garbhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sahadharmiṇā -
  • sahadharmin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahadharmin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kāraṇaṃ ca mahārāja śṛṇu yenedamiṣyate
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yene -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.56.44

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 12.56.44 in Kannada sript:
ಭವಿತವ್ಯಂ ಸದಾ ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ಗರ್ಭಿಣೀಸಹಧರ್ಮಿಣಾ ।
ಕಾರಣಂ ಚ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಶೃಣು ಯೇನೇದಮಿಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 12.56.44 in Bengali sript:
ভবিতব্যং সদা রাজ্ঞা গর্ভিণীসহধর্মিণা ।
কারণং চ মহারাজ শৃণু যেনেদমিষ্যতে ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 12.56.44 in Gujarati sript:
ભવિતવ્યં સદા રાજ્ઞા ગર્ભિણીસહધર્મિણા ।
કારણં ચ મહારાજ શૃણુ યેનેદમિષ્યતે ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 12.56.44 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവിതവ്യം സദാ രാജ്ഞാ ഗര്ഭിണീസഹധര്മിണാ ।
കാരണം ച മഹാരാജ ശൃണു യേനേദമിഷ്യതേ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.56.44 in Telugu sript:
భవితవ్యం సదా రాజ్ఞా గర్భిణీసహధర్మిణా ।
కారణం చ మహారాజ శృణు యేనేదమిష్యతే ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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