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 12.149.21

अपश्यतां प्रियान्पुत्रान्नैषां शोकोऽनुतिष्ठति ।
न च पुष्णन्ति संवृद्धास्ते मातापितरौ क्वचित् ॥ २१ ॥

apaśyatāṃ priyānputrānnaiṣāṃ śoko'nutiṣṭhati |
na ca puṣṇanti saṃvṛddhāste mātāpitarau kvacit || 21 ||

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

...several large fishes caught from the deep waters of the Bhagirathi. Indeed, the son of Kasyapa offered, for the acceptance of his guest Gautama a blazing fire and certain large fishes. After the Brahmana had...

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

Apashyat, Apashyata, Priya, Putra, Aisha, Shoka, Anu, Tishthat, Pushnat, Samvriddha, Tad, Yushmad, Matri, Mata, Pitri, Kva, Acit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.149.21). 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: “apaśyatāṃ priyānputrānnaiṣāṃ śoko'nutiṣṭhati
  • apaśyatām -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    apaśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • priyān -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • putrānn -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aiṣā -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śoko' -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “na ca puṣṇanti saṃvṛddhāste mātāpitarau kvacit
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣṇanti -
  • puṣ -> puṣṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • saṃvṛddhās -
  • saṃvṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃvṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • pitarau -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.149.21

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 12.149.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಶ್ಯತಾಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಾನ್ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ನೈಷಾಂ ಶೋಕೋಽನುತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ।
ನ ಚ ಪುಷ್ಣನ್ತಿ ಸಂವೃದ್ಧಾಸ್ತೇ ಮಾತಾಪಿತರೌ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.149.21 in Bengali sript:
অপশ্যতাং প্রিযান্পুত্রান্নৈষাং শোকোঽনুতিষ্ঠতি ।
ন চ পুষ্ণন্তি সংবৃদ্ধাস্তে মাতাপিতরৌ ক্বচিত্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.149.21 in Gujarati sript:
અપશ્યતાં પ્રિયાન્પુત્રાન્નૈષાં શોકોઽનુતિષ્ઠતિ ।
ન ચ પુષ્ણન્તિ સંવૃદ્ધાસ્તે માતાપિતરૌ ક્વચિત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.149.21 in Malayalam sript:
അപശ്യതാം പ്രിയാന്പുത്രാന്നൈഷാം ശോകോഽനുതിഷ്ഠതി ।
ന ച പുഷ്ണന്തി സംവൃദ്ധാസ്തേ മാതാപിതരൌ ക്വചിത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.149.21 in Telugu sript:
అపశ్యతాం ప్రియాన్పుత్రాన్నైషాం శోకోఽనుతిష్ఠతి ।
న చ పుష్ణన్తి సంవృద్ధాస్తే మాతాపితరౌ క్వచిత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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