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 12.221.52

वर्तयन्त्येव पितरि पुत्राः प्रभवताऽऽत्मनः ।
अमित्रभृत्यतां प्राप्य ख्यापयन्तोऽनपत्रपाः ॥ ५२ ॥

vartayantyeva pitari putrāḥ prabhavatā''tmanaḥ |
amitrabhṛtyatāṃ prāpya khyāpayanto'napatrapāḥ || 52 ||

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

...and with his senses under complete control, such a one, possessed of knowledge of self, attains undoubtedly to the end for which he strives.{GL_NOTE:175175:} After the third is the fourth mode of life. It is...

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

Vartayat, Vartayanti, Eva, Pitri, Putra, Atma, Asmad, Amitra, Bhrityata, Prapya, Khyapayat, Anapatrapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.221.52). 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: “vartayantyeva pitari putrāḥ prabhavatā''tmanaḥ
  • vartayantye -
  • vṛt -> vartayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √vṛt], [adverb from √vṛt]
    vṛt -> vartayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt], [nominative plural from √vṛt], [vocative dual from √vṛt], [vocative plural from √vṛt], [accusative dual from √vṛt], [accusative plural from √vṛt]
    vṛt -> vartayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt], [vocative single from √vṛt]
    vṛt (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitari -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • putrāḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prabhavatā' -
  • atma -
  • atma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “amitrabhṛtyatāṃ prāpya khyāpayanto'napatrapāḥ
  • amitra -
  • amitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛtyatām -
  • bhṛtyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khyāpayanto' -
  • khyā -> khyāpayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √khyā], [vocative plural from √khyā]
  • anapatrapāḥ -
  • anapatrapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anapatrapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.221.52

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 12.221.52 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ತಯನ್ತ್ಯೇವ ಪಿತರಿ ಪುತ್ರಾಃ ಪ್ರಭವತಾಽಽತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಅಮಿತ್ರಭೃತ್ಯತಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಖ್ಯಾಪಯನ್ತೋಽನಪತ್ರಪಾಃ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 12.221.52 in Bengali sript:
বর্তযন্ত্যেব পিতরি পুত্রাঃ প্রভবতাঽঽত্মনঃ ।
অমিত্রভৃত্যতাং প্রাপ্য খ্যাপযন্তোঽনপত্রপাঃ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 12.221.52 in Gujarati sript:
વર્તયન્ત્યેવ પિતરિ પુત્રાઃ પ્રભવતાઽઽત્મનઃ ।
અમિત્રભૃત્યતાં પ્રાપ્ય ખ્યાપયન્તોઽનપત્રપાઃ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 12.221.52 in Malayalam sript:
വര്തയന്ത്യേവ പിതരി പുത്രാഃ പ്രഭവതാഽഽത്മനഃ ।
അമിത്രഭൃത്യതാം പ്രാപ്യ ഖ്യാപയന്തോഽനപത്രപാഃ ॥ ൫൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.221.52 in Telugu sript:
వర్తయన్త్యేవ పితరి పుత్రాః ప్రభవతాఽఽత్మనః ।
అమిత్రభృత్యతాం ప్రాప్య ఖ్యాపయన్తోఽనపత్రపాః ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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