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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 12.136.31
तेन मूषकगन्धेन त्वरमाणमुपागतम् ।
भक्षार्थं लेलिहद्वक्त्रं भूमावूर्ध्वमुखं स्थितम् ॥ ३१ ॥
tena mūṣakagandhena tvaramāṇamupāgatam |
bhakṣārthaṃ lelihadvaktraṃ bhūmāvūrdhvamukhaṃ sthitam || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...becomes consumed into ashes, even like a creeper adorned with bunches of flowers in a forest conflagration.' Having reflected thus, the she-pigeon, afflicted with woe, and immured by the fowler within his cage...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.136.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Tena, Mushaka, Gandha, Tvaramana, Upagata, Bhaksha, Artha, Lihat, Vaktra, Bhuma, Bhumi, Urdhvamukha, Sthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.31). 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: “tena mūṣakagandhena tvaramāṇamupāgatam ”
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- mūṣaka -
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mūṣaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gandhena -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gandha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tvaramāṇam -
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√tvar -> tvaramāṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]√tvar -> tvaramāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
- upāgatam -
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upāgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upāgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upāgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “bhakṣārthaṃ lelihadvaktraṃ bhūmāvūrdhvamukhaṃ sthitam ”
- bhakṣā -
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bhakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- lihad -
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√lih -> lihat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lih class 2 verb], [vocative single from √lih class 2 verb], [accusative single from √lih class 2 verb]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaktrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhūmāvū -
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bhūma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūmi (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ūrdhvamukham -
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ūrdhvamukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhvamukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvamukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.31
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.31 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ಮೂಷಕಗನ್ಧೇನ ತ್ವರಮಾಣಮುಪಾಗತಮ್ ।
ಭಕ್ಷಾರ್ಥಂ ಲೇಲಿಹದ್ವಕ್ತ್ರಂ ಭೂಮಾವೂರ್ಧ್ವಮುಖಂ ಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.31 in Bengali sript:
তেন মূষকগন্ধেন ত্বরমাণমুপাগতম্ ।
ভক্ষার্থং লেলিহদ্বক্ত্রং ভূমাবূর্ধ্বমুখং স্থিতম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.31 in Gujarati sript:
તેન મૂષકગન્ધેન ત્વરમાણમુપાગતમ્ ।
ભક્ષાર્થં લેલિહદ્વક્ત્રં ભૂમાવૂર્ધ્વમુખં સ્થિતમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.31 in Malayalam sript:
തേന മൂഷകഗന്ധേന ത്വരമാണമുപാഗതമ് ।
ഭക്ഷാര്ഥം ലേലിഹദ്വക്ത്രം ഭൂമാവൂര്ധ്വമുഖം സ്ഥിതമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.31 in Telugu sript:
తేన మూషకగన్ధేన త్వరమాణముపాగతమ్ ।
భక్షార్థం లేలిహద్వక్త్రం భూమావూర్ధ్వముఖం స్థితమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥