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 12.216.21

यूपस्तवासीत्सुमहान्यजतः सर्वकाञ्चनः ।
यत्राददः सहस्राणामयुतानि गवां दश ॥ २१ ॥

yūpastavāsītsumahānyajataḥ sarvakāñcanaḥ |
yatrādadaḥ sahasrāṇāmayutāni gavāṃ daśa || 21 ||

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

...who has freed himself from desire and all other faults, and who has emancipated himself from all attachments, should attend to, these two and ten requirements of yoga, viz., place, acts, affection, objects,...

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

Yupa, Yushmad, Sumaha, Sarvakancana, Yatra, Ada, Adah, Sahasra, Ayuta, Gava, Dasha, Dashan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.216.21). 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: “yūpastavāsītsumahānyajataḥ sarvakāñcanaḥ
  • yūpas -
  • yūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sumahānya -
  • sumaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ajataḥ -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • sarvakāñcanaḥ -
  • sarvakāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yatrādadaḥ sahasrāṇāmayutāni gavāṃ daśa
  • yatrād -
  • yatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • adaḥ -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṝ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • sahasrāṇām -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ayutāni -
  • ayuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.216.21

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 12.216.21 in Kannada sript:
ಯೂಪಸ್ತವಾಸೀತ್ಸುಮಹಾನ್ಯಜತಃ ಸರ್ವಕಾಞ್ಚನಃ ।
ಯತ್ರಾದದಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಾಮಯುತಾನಿ ಗವಾಂ ದಶ ॥ 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 12.216.21 in Bengali sript:
যূপস্তবাসীত্সুমহান্যজতঃ সর্বকাঞ্চনঃ ।
যত্রাদদঃ সহস্রাণামযুতানি গবাং দশ ॥ 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 12.216.21 in Gujarati sript:
યૂપસ્તવાસીત્સુમહાન્યજતઃ સર્વકાઞ્ચનઃ ।
યત્રાદદઃ સહસ્રાણામયુતાનિ ગવાં દશ ॥ 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 12.216.21 in Malayalam sript:
യൂപസ്തവാസീത്സുമഹാന്യജതഃ സര്വകാഞ്ചനഃ ।
യത്രാദദഃ സഹസ്രാണാമയുതാനി ഗവാം ദശ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.216.21 in Telugu sript:
యూపస్తవాసీత్సుమహాన్యజతః సర్వకాఞ్చనః ।
యత్రాదదః సహస్రాణామయుతాని గవాం దశ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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