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 12.104.49

आर्तिरार्ते प्रिये प्रीतिरेतावन्मित्रलक्षणम् ।
विपरीतं तु बोद्धव्यमरिलक्षणमेव तत् ॥ ४९ ॥

ārtirārte priye prītiretāvanmitralakṣaṇam |
viparītaṃ tu boddhavyamarilakṣaṇameva tat || 49 ||

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

...light of the moon. A king, again, who is conversant with the scriptures, who regards righteousness to be superior to everything, who is always engaged in protecting his subjects, and who is possessed of the...

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

Arti, Arta, Pri, Priya, Priti, Etavat, Mitra, Lakshana, Viparita, Boddhavya, Ari, Arin, Eva, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.104.49). 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: “ārtirārte priye prītiretāvanmitralakṣaṇam
  • ārtir -
  • ārti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārte -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ārta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ārti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • priye -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • prītir -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etāvan -
  • etāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    etāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “viparītaṃ tu boddhavyamarilakṣaṇameva tat
  • viparītam -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • boddhavyam -
  • boddhavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    boddhavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    boddhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.104.49

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 12.104.49 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ತಿರಾರ್ತೇ ಪ್ರಿಯೇ ಪ್ರೀತಿರೇತಾವನ್ಮಿತ್ರಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ವಿಪರೀತಂ ತು ಬೋದ್ಧವ್ಯಮರಿಲಕ್ಷಣಮೇವ ತತ್ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 12.104.49 in Bengali sript:
আর্তিরার্তে প্রিযে প্রীতিরেতাবন্মিত্রলক্ষণম্ ।
বিপরীতং তু বোদ্ধব্যমরিলক্ষণমেব তত্ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 12.104.49 in Gujarati sript:
આર્તિરાર્તે પ્રિયે પ્રીતિરેતાવન્મિત્રલક્ષણમ્ ।
વિપરીતં તુ બોદ્ધવ્યમરિલક્ષણમેવ તત્ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 12.104.49 in Malayalam sript:
ആര്തിരാര്തേ പ്രിയേ പ്രീതിരേതാവന്മിത്രലക്ഷണമ് ।
വിപരീതം തു ബോദ്ധവ്യമരിലക്ഷണമേവ തത് ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.104.49 in Telugu sript:
ఆర్తిరార్తే ప్రియే ప్రీతిరేతావన్మిత్రలక్షణమ్ ।
విపరీతం తు బోద్ధవ్యమరిలక్షణమేవ తత్ ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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