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 12.212.51

इदममृतपदं विदेहराजः स्वयमिह पञ्चशिखेन भाष्यमाणः ।
निखिलमभिसमीक्ष्य निश्चितार्थं परमसुखी विजहार वीतशोकः ॥ ५१ ॥

idamamṛtapadaṃ videharājaḥ svayamiha pañcaśikhena bhāṣyamāṇaḥ |
nikhilamabhisamīkṣya niścitārthaṃ paramasukhī vijahāra vītaśokaḥ || 51 ||

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

...waters and spots.{GL_NOTE:175045:} As in the season of rains a large variety of new objects of the immobile order are caused to come forth into life by the showers that fall from the clouds, even so many new...

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

Idam, Amritapa, Videharaja, Svayam, Iha, Pancashikha, Bhashya, Bhashi, Nikhila, Abhisamikshya, Nishcitartha, Parama, Sukhi, Sukhin, Vija, Hara, Vitashoka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.212.51). 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: “idamamṛtapadaṃ videharājaḥ svayamiha pañcaśikhena bhāṣyamāṇaḥ
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • amṛtapa -
  • amṛtapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amṛtapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • videharājaḥ -
  • videharāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pañcaśikhena -
  • pañcaśikha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pañcaśikha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhāṣyam -
  • bhāṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āṇaḥ -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “nikhilamabhisamīkṣya niścitārthaṃ paramasukhī vijahāra vītaśokaḥ
  • nikhilam -
  • nikhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nikhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nikhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhisamīkṣya -
  • abhisamīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niścitārtham -
  • niścitārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niścitārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niścitārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukhī -
  • sukhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sukhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vija -
  • vija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hāra -
  • hāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vītaśokaḥ -
  • vītaśoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.212.51

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 12.212.51 in Kannada sript:
ಇದಮಮೃತಪದಂ ವಿದೇಹರಾಜಃ ಸ್ವಯಮಿಹ ಪಞ್ಚಶಿಖೇನ ಭಾಷ್ಯಮಾಣಃ ।
ನಿಖಿಲಮಭಿಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥಂ ಪರಮಸುಖೀ ವಿಜಹಾರ ವೀತಶೋಕಃ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 12.212.51 in Bengali sript:
ইদমমৃতপদং বিদেহরাজঃ স্বযমিহ পঞ্চশিখেন ভাষ্যমাণঃ ।
নিখিলমভিসমীক্ষ্য নিশ্চিতার্থং পরমসুখী বিজহার বীতশোকঃ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 12.212.51 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદમમૃતપદં વિદેહરાજઃ સ્વયમિહ પઞ્ચશિખેન ભાષ્યમાણઃ ।
નિખિલમભિસમીક્ષ્ય નિશ્ચિતાર્થં પરમસુખી વિજહાર વીતશોકઃ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 12.212.51 in Malayalam sript:
ഇദമമൃതപദം വിദേഹരാജഃ സ്വയമിഹ പഞ്ചശിഖേന ഭാഷ്യമാണഃ ।
നിഖിലമഭിസമീക്ഷ്യ നിശ്ചിതാര്ഥം പരമസുഖീ വിജഹാര വീതശോകഃ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.212.51 in Telugu sript:
ఇదమమృతపదం విదేహరాజః స్వయమిహ పఞ్చశిఖేన భాష్యమాణః ।
నిఖిలమభిసమీక్ష్య నిశ్చితార్థం పరమసుఖీ విజహార వీతశోకః ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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