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 12.136.161

संमन्येऽहं तव प्रज्ञां यन्मोक्षात्प्रत्यनन्तरम् ।
भक्ष्यं मृगयसे नूनं सुखोपायमसंशयम् ॥ १६१ ॥

saṃmanye'haṃ tava prajñāṃ yanmokṣātpratyanantaram |
bhakṣyaṃ mṛgayase nūnaṃ sukhopāyamasaṃśayam || 161 ||

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

...with heavy hearts the former speeches of their darling again and again, they were unable to return home casting the body on the bare ground. Summoned by their cries, a vulture came there and said these words...

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

Manya, Mani, Aha, Asmad, Yushmad, Prajna, Yat, Yad, Moksha, Pratyanantara, Bhakshya, Mrigayas, Nunam, Sukhopaya, Asamshayam, Asamshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.161). 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: “saṃmanye'haṃ tava prajñāṃ yanmokṣātpratyanantaram
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • manye' -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • prajñām -
  • prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mokṣāt -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pratyanantaram -
  • pratyanantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyanantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyanantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhakṣyaṃ mṛgayase nūnaṃ sukhopāyamasaṃśayam
  • bhakṣyam -
  • bhakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhakṣ], [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
  • mṛgayase -
  • mṛgayas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sukhopāyam -
  • sukhopāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukhopāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhopāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asaṃśayam -
  • asaṃśayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asaṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.161

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 12.136.161 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಮನ್ಯೇಽಹಂ ತವ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಂ ಯನ್ಮೋಕ್ಷಾತ್ಪ್ರತ್ಯನನ್ತರಮ್ ।
ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ಮೃಗಯಸೇ ನೂನಂ ಸುಖೋಪಾಯಮಸಂಶಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೬೧ ॥

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 12.136.161 in Bengali sript:
সংমন্যেঽহং তব প্রজ্ঞাং যন্মোক্ষাত্প্রত্যনন্তরম্ ।
ভক্ষ্যং মৃগযসে নূনং সুখোপাযমসংশযম্ ॥ ১৬১ ॥

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 12.136.161 in Gujarati sript:
સંમન્યેઽહં તવ પ્રજ્ઞાં યન્મોક્ષાત્પ્રત્યનન્તરમ્ ।
ભક્ષ્યં મૃગયસે નૂનં સુખોપાયમસંશયમ્ ॥ ૧૬૧ ॥

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 12.136.161 in Malayalam sript:
സംമന്യേഽഹം തവ പ്രജ്ഞാം യന്മോക്ഷാത്പ്രത്യനന്തരമ് ।
ഭക്ഷ്യം മൃഗയസേ നൂനം സുഖോപായമസംശയമ് ॥ ൧൬൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.161 in Telugu sript:
సంమన్యేఽహం తవ ప్రజ్ఞాం యన్మోక్షాత్ప్రత్యనన్తరమ్ ।
భక్ష్యం మృగయసే నూనం సుఖోపాయమసంశయమ్ ॥ ౧౬౧ ॥

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