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 12.136.181

धिक्शब्दो हि बुधैर्दृष्टो मद्विधेषु मनस्विषु ।
मरणं धर्मतत्त्वज्ञ न मां शङ्कितुमर्हसि ॥ १८१ ॥

dhikśabdo hi budhairdṛṣṭo madvidheṣu manasviṣu |
maraṇaṃ dharmatattvajña na māṃ śaṅkitumarhasi || 181 ||

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

...the corpse.' "The vulture said, 'Alas, you men destitute of strength of mind, why do you turn back at the bidding of a cruel and mean jackal of little intelligence? Why do you mourn for that compound of five...

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

Dhik, Shabda, Budha, Drishta, Madvidha, Manasvin, Manasvi, Marana, Dharmatattva, Jna, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.181). 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: “dhikśabdo hi budhairdṛṣṭo madvidheṣu manasviṣu
  • dhik -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śabdo* -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • budhair -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dṛṣṭo* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • madvidheṣu -
  • madvidha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    madvidha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • manasviṣu -
  • manasvin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    manasvin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    manasvī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “maraṇaṃ dharmatattvajña na māṃ śaṅkitumarhasi
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmatattva -
  • dharmatattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jña -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śaṅkitum -
  • śaṅk -> śaṅkitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śaṅk]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.181

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 12.136.181 in Kannada sript:
ಧಿಕ್ಶಬ್ದೋ ಹಿ ಬುಧೈರ್ದೃಷ್ಟೋ ಮದ್ವಿಧೇಷು ಮನಸ್ವಿಷು ।
ಮರಣಂ ಧರ್ಮತತ್ತ್ವಜ್ಞ ನ ಮಾಂ ಶಙ್ಕಿತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ ೧೮೧ ॥

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 12.136.181 in Bengali sript:
ধিক্শব্দো হি বুধৈর্দৃষ্টো মদ্বিধেষু মনস্বিষু ।
মরণং ধর্মতত্ত্বজ্ঞ ন মাং শঙ্কিতুমর্হসি ॥ ১৮১ ॥

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 12.136.181 in Gujarati sript:
ધિક્શબ્દો હિ બુધૈર્દૃષ્ટો મદ્વિધેષુ મનસ્વિષુ ।
મરણં ધર્મતત્ત્વજ્ઞ ન માં શઙ્કિતુમર્હસિ ॥ ૧૮૧ ॥

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 12.136.181 in Malayalam sript:
ധിക്ശബ്ദോ ഹി ബുധൈര്ദൃഷ്ടോ മദ്വിധേഷു മനസ്വിഷു ।
മരണം ധര്മതത്ത്വജ്ഞ ന മാം ശങ്കിതുമര്ഹസി ॥ ൧൮൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.181 in Telugu sript:
ధిక్శబ్దో హి బుధైర్దృష్టో మద్విధేషు మనస్విషు ।
మరణం ధర్మతత్త్వజ్ఞ న మాం శఙ్కితుమర్హసి ॥ ౧౮౧ ॥

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