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 12.125.21

तं कार्मुकधरं दृष्ट्वा श्रमार्तं क्षुधितं तदा ।
समेत्य ऋषयस्तस्मिन्पूजां चक्रुर्यथाविधि ॥ २१ ॥

taṃ kārmukadharaṃ dṛṣṭvā śramārtaṃ kṣudhitaṃ tadā |
sametya ṛṣayastasminpūjāṃ cakruryathāvidhi || 21 ||

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

...wish for birds either to kill them for food or to keep them in cages for sport. There is no third reason besides such slaughter or immurement for which men would seek individuals of our species. Birds, again...

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

Karmuka, Dhara, Shramarta, Kshudhita, Tada, Yah, Rishi, Tad, Puja, Cakru, Yathavidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.125.21). 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: “taṃ kārmukadharaṃ dṛṣṭvā śramārtaṃ kṣudhitaṃ tadā
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kārmuka -
  • kārmuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārmuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharam -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • śramārtam -
  • śramārta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śramārta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śramārtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣudhitam -
  • kṣudhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣudhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣudhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣudh -> kṣudhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣudh class 4 verb]
    kṣudh -> kṣudhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣudh class 4 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sametya ṛṣayastasminpūjāṃ cakruryathāvidhi
  • samet -
  • sam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣayas -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.125.21

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 12.125.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಕಾರ್ಮುಕಧರಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಶ್ರಮಾರ್ತಂ ಕ್ಷುಧಿತಂ ತದಾ ।
ಸಮೇತ್ಯ ಋಷಯಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪೂಜಾಂ ಚಕ್ರುರ್ಯಥಾವಿಧಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.125.21 in Bengali sript:
তং কার্মুকধরং দৃষ্ট্বা শ্রমার্তং ক্ষুধিতং তদা ।
সমেত্য ঋষযস্তস্মিন্পূজাং চক্রুর্যথাবিধি ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.125.21 in Gujarati sript:
તં કાર્મુકધરં દૃષ્ટ્વા શ્રમાર્તં ક્ષુધિતં તદા ।
સમેત્ય ઋષયસ્તસ્મિન્પૂજાં ચક્રુર્યથાવિધિ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.125.21 in Malayalam sript:
തം കാര്മുകധരം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ശ്രമാര്തം ക്ഷുധിതം തദാ ।
സമേത്യ ഋഷയസ്തസ്മിന്പൂജാം ചക്രുര്യഥാവിധി ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.125.21 in Telugu sript:
తం కార్ముకధరం దృష్ట్వా శ్రమార్తం క్షుధితం తదా ।
సమేత్య ఋషయస్తస్మిన్పూజాం చక్రుర్యథావిధి ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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