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 12.126.4

तस्मिन्सरसि कृत्वाहं विधिवत्तर्पणं पुरा ।
पितॄणां देवतानां च ततोऽऽश्रममियां तदा ॥ ४ ॥

tasminsarasi kṛtvāhaṃ vidhivattarpaṇaṃ purā |
pitṝṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca tato''śramamiyāṃ tadā || 4 ||

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

...achieve good and great feats, while eunuchs only pay court to Destiny. Be it harsh or mild, an act that is beneficial should be done. The unfortunate man of inaction, however, is always overwhelmed by all sorts...

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

Tad, Saras, Sarasi, Kritva, Kritvan, Aha, Asmad, Vidhivat, Tarpana, Pura, Pur, Pitri, Devata, Tatah, Tata, Ashrama, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.126.4). 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: “tasminsarasi kṛtvāhaṃ vidhivattarpaṇaṃ purā
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sarasi -
  • sarasī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    saras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tarpaṇam -
  • tarpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tarpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pitṝṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca tato''śramamiyāṃ tadā
  • pitṝṇām -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • devatānām -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    devata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • aśramam -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iyām -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.126.4

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 12.126.4 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸರಸಿ ಕೃತ್ವಾಹಂ ವಿಧಿವತ್ತರ್ಪಣಂ ಪುರಾ ।
ಪಿತೄಣಾಂ ದೇವತಾನಾಂ ಚ ತತೋಽಽಶ್ರಮಮಿಯಾಂ ತದಾ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.126.4 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্সরসি কৃত্বাহং বিধিবত্তর্পণং পুরা ।
পিতৄণাং দেবতানাং চ ততোঽঽশ্রমমিযাং তদা ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.126.4 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્સરસિ કૃત્વાહં વિધિવત્તર્પણં પુરા ।
પિતૄણાં દેવતાનાં ચ તતોઽઽશ્રમમિયાં તદા ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.126.4 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്സരസി കൃത്വാഹം വിധിവത്തര്പണം പുരാ ।
പിതൄണാം ദേവതാനാം ച തതോഽഽശ്രമമിയാം തദാ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.126.4 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్సరసి కృత్వాహం విధివత్తర్పణం పురా ।
పితౄణాం దేవతానాం చ తతోఽఽశ్రమమియాం తదా ॥ ౪ ॥

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