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 12.169.29

सोऽहं ह्यहिंस्रः सत्यार्थी कामक्रोधबहिष्कृतः ।
समदुःखसुखः क्षेमी मृत्युं हास्याम्यमर्त्यवत् ॥ २९ ॥

so'haṃ hyahiṃsraḥ satyārthī kāmakrodhabahiṣkṛtaḥ |
samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣemī mṛtyuṃ hāsyāmyamartyavat || 29 ||

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

...Reciters is certainly very superior. These, however, that I have spoken of, are the faults that appertain to it.'" "Yudhishthira said, 'Tell me what description of hell is obtained by a Reciter? I feel, O king...

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

Sah, Aha, Asmad, Ahimsra, Sat, Sati, Satya, Arthi, Kamakrodha, Bahishkrita, Samaduhkhasukha, Kshemin, Mrityu, Ama, Riti, Avat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.169.29). 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: “so'haṃ hyahiṃsraḥ satyārthī kāmakrodhabahiṣkṛtaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ahiṃsraḥ -
  • ahiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyā -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārthī -
  • ārthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kāmakrodha -
  • kāmakrodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahiṣkṛtaḥ -
  • bahiṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣemī mṛtyuṃ hāsyāmyamartyavat
  • samaduḥkhasukhaḥ -
  • samaduḥkhasukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣemī -
  • kṣemin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtyum -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hāsyāmya -
  • (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
  • amar -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtya -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • avat -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.169.29

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 12.169.29 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಹಂ ಹ್ಯಹಿಂಸ್ರಃ ಸತ್ಯಾರ್ಥೀ ಕಾಮಕ್ರೋಧಬಹಿಷ್ಕೃತಃ ।
ಸಮದುಃಖಸುಖಃ ಕ್ಷೇಮೀ ಮೃತ್ಯುಂ ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯಮರ್ತ್ಯವತ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 12.169.29 in Bengali sript:
সোঽহং হ্যহিংস্রঃ সত্যার্থী কামক্রোধবহিষ্কৃতঃ ।
সমদুঃখসুখঃ ক্ষেমী মৃত্যুং হাস্যাম্যমর্ত্যবত্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 12.169.29 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽહં હ્યહિંસ્રઃ સત્યાર્થી કામક્રોધબહિષ્કૃતઃ ।
સમદુઃખસુખઃ ક્ષેમી મૃત્યું હાસ્યામ્યમર્ત્યવત્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 12.169.29 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽഹം ഹ്യഹിംസ്രഃ സത്യാര്ഥീ കാമക്രോധബഹിഷ്കൃതഃ ।
സമദുഃഖസുഖഃ ക്ഷേമീ മൃത്യും ഹാസ്യാമ്യമര്ത്യവത് ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.169.29 in Telugu sript:
సోఽహం హ్యహింస్రః సత్యార్థీ కామక్రోధబహిష్కృతః ।
సమదుఃఖసుఖః క్షేమీ మృత్యుం హాస్యామ్యమర్త్యవత్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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