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 12.149.57

न चक्षुर्भ्यां न कर्णाभ्यां संशृणोति समीक्षते ।
तस्मादेनं समुत्सृज्य स्वगृहान्गच्छताशु वै ॥ ५७ ॥

na cakṣurbhyāṃ na karṇābhyāṃ saṃśṛṇoti samīkṣate |
tasmādenaṃ samutsṛjya svagṛhāngacchatāśu vai || 57 ||

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

...and vessels which you have used for your dinner, go you away, O foremost of Brahmanas.' When these words were uttered by the high-souled Rakshasa king (on the occasion of that particular feast), those bulls...

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

Cakshus, Karna, Samiksha, Tad, Yushmad, Sma, Sman, Ina, Samutsrijya, Svagriha, Gacchat, Gacchata, Ashu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.149.57). 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: “na cakṣurbhyāṃ na karṇābhyāṃ saṃśṛṇoti samīkṣate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakṣurbhyām -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karṇābhyām -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śṛṇoti -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • samīkṣa -
  • samīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “tasmādenaṃ samutsṛjya svagṛhāngacchatāśu vai
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • smā -
  • smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • de -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samutsṛjya -
  • samutsṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samutsṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svagṛhān -
  • svagṛha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gacchatā -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gacchatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.149.57

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 12.149.57 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚಕ್ಷುರ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ನ ಕರ್ಣಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸಂಶೃಣೋತಿ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷತೇ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದೇನಂ ಸಮುತ್ಸೃಜ್ಯ ಸ್ವಗೃಹಾನ್ಗಚ್ಛತಾಶು ವೈ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

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 12.149.57 in Bengali sript:
ন চক্ষুর্ভ্যাং ন কর্ণাভ্যাং সংশৃণোতি সমীক্ষতে ।
তস্মাদেনং সমুত্সৃজ্য স্বগৃহান্গচ্ছতাশু বৈ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 12.149.57 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચક્ષુર્ભ્યાં ન કર્ણાભ્યાં સંશૃણોતિ સમીક્ષતે ।
તસ્માદેનં સમુત્સૃજ્ય સ્વગૃહાન્ગચ્છતાશુ વૈ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 12.149.57 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചക്ഷുര്ഭ്യാം ന കര്ണാഭ്യാം സംശൃണോതി സമീക്ഷതേ ।
തസ്മാദേനം സമുത്സൃജ്യ സ്വഗൃഹാന്ഗച്ഛതാശു വൈ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.149.57 in Telugu sript:
న చక్షుర్భ్యాం న కర్ణాభ్యాం సంశృణోతి సమీక్షతే ।
తస్మాదేనం సముత్సృజ్య స్వగృహాన్గచ్ఛతాశు వై ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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