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 12.136.53

कूजंश्चपलनेत्रोऽयं कौशिको मां निरीक्षते ।
नगशाखाग्रहस्तिष्ठंस्तस्याहं भृशमुद्विजे ॥ ५३ ॥

kūjaṃścapalanetro'yaṃ kauśiko māṃ nirīkṣate |
nagaśākhāgrahastiṣṭhaṃstasyāhaṃ bhṛśamudvije || 53 ||

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

...circumambulated that fire and then entered its flames. Beholding he bird enter that fire, the fowler began to think, and asked himself, 'What have I done? Alas, dark and terrible will be my sin, without doubt...

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

Kujat, Capala, Netra, Aya, Idam, Kaushika, Asmad, Nih, Naga, Shakha, Agraha, Tishthat, Tad, Aha, Bhrisha, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.53). 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: “kūjaṃścapalanetro'yaṃ kauśiko māṃ nirīkṣate
  • kūjaṃś -
  • kūj -> kūjat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kūj class 1 verb]
  • capala -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netro' -
  • netra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kauśiko* -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īkṣate -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “nagaśākhāgrahastiṣṭhaṃstasyāhaṃ bhṛśamudvije
  • naga -
  • naga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śākhā -
  • śākha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śākha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śākhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śākh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agrahas -
  • agraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiṣṭhaṃs -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛśa -
  • bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mu -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dvije -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.53

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 12.136.53 in Kannada sript:
ಕೂಜಂಶ್ಚಪಲನೇತ್ರೋಽಯಂ ಕೌಶಿಕೋ ಮಾಂ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷತೇ ।
ನಗಶಾಖಾಗ್ರಹಸ್ತಿಷ್ಠಂಸ್ತಸ್ಯಾಹಂ ಭೃಶಮುದ್ವಿಜೇ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 12.136.53 in Bengali sript:
কূজংশ্চপলনেত্রোঽযং কৌশিকো মাং নিরীক্ষতে ।
নগশাখাগ্রহস্তিষ্ঠংস্তস্যাহং ভৃশমুদ্বিজে ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 12.136.53 in Gujarati sript:
કૂજંશ્ચપલનેત્રોઽયં કૌશિકો માં નિરીક્ષતે ।
નગશાખાગ્રહસ્તિષ્ઠંસ્તસ્યાહં ભૃશમુદ્વિજે ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 12.136.53 in Malayalam sript:
കൂജംശ്ചപലനേത്രോഽയം കൌശികോ മാം നിരീക്ഷതേ ।
നഗശാഖാഗ്രഹസ്തിഷ്ഠംസ്തസ്യാഹം ഭൃശമുദ്വിജേ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.53 in Telugu sript:
కూజంశ్చపలనేత్రోఽయం కౌశికో మాం నిరీక్షతే ।
నగశాఖాగ్రహస్తిష్ఠంస్తస్యాహం భృశముద్విజే ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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