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 12.149.28

गृध्र उवाच ।
अहो धिक्सुनृशंसेन जम्बुकेनाल्पमेधसा ।
क्षुद्रेणोक्ता हीनसत्त्वा मानुषाः किं निवर्तथ ॥ २८ ॥

gṛdhra uvāca |
aho dhiksunṛśaṃsena jambukenālpamedhasā |
kṣudreṇoktā hīnasattvā mānuṣāḥ kiṃ nivartatha || 28 ||

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

...exert myself in such a way that you mayst succeed in acquiring wealth. The night passed away and morning came. Seeing his guest rise cheerfully from bed, the bird addressed him, saying, 'Go, O amiable one, along...

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

Gridhra, Ahan, Dhik, Sunrishamsa, Jambuka, Alpamedhas, Alpamedhasa, Kshudra, Ukta, Hinasattva, Manusha, Kim, Nivarta, Tha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.149.28). 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: “gṛdhra uvāca
  • gṛdhra* -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “aho dhiksunṛśaṃsena jambukenālpamedhasā
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • dhik -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sunṛśaṃsena -
  • sunṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sunṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jambukenā -
  • jambuka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • alpamedhasā -
  • alpamedhas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    alpamedhas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    alpamedhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kṣudreṇoktā hīnasattvā mānuṣāḥ kiṃ nivartatha
  • kṣudreṇo -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • uktā* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • hīnasattvā* -
  • hīnasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mānuṣāḥ -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nivarta -
  • nivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.149.28

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 12.149.28 in Kannada sript:
ಗೃಧ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಹೋ ಧಿಕ್ಸುನೃಶಂಸೇನ ಜಮ್ಬುಕೇನಾಲ್ಪಮೇಧಸಾ ।
ಕ್ಷುದ್ರೇಣೋಕ್ತಾ ಹೀನಸತ್ತ್ವಾ ಮಾನುಷಾಃ ಕಿಂ ನಿವರ್ತಥ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 12.149.28 in Bengali sript:
গৃধ্র উবাচ ।
অহো ধিক্সুনৃশংসেন জম্বুকেনাল্পমেধসা ।
ক্ষুদ্রেণোক্তা হীনসত্ত্বা মানুষাঃ কিং নিবর্তথ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 12.149.28 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃધ્ર ઉવાચ ।
અહો ધિક્સુનૃશંસેન જમ્બુકેનાલ્પમેધસા ।
ક્ષુદ્રેણોક્તા હીનસત્ત્વા માનુષાઃ કિં નિવર્તથ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 12.149.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൃധ്ര ഉവാച ।
അഹോ ധിക്സുനൃശംസേന ജമ്ബുകേനാല്പമേധസാ ।
ക്ഷുദ്രേണോക്താ ഹീനസത്ത്വാ മാനുഷാഃ കിം നിവര്തഥ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.149.28 in Telugu sript:
గృధ్ర ఉవాచ ।
అహో ధిక్సునృశంసేన జమ్బుకేనాల్పమేధసా ।
క్షుద్రేణోక్తా హీనసత్త్వా మానుషాః కిం నివర్తథ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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