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 12.221.58

विप्रकीर्णानि धान्यानि काकमूषकभोजनम् ।
अपावृतं पयोऽतिष्ठदुच्छिष्टाश्चास्पृशन्घृतम् ॥ ५८ ॥

viprakīrṇāni dhānyāni kākamūṣakabhojanam |
apāvṛtaṃ payo'tiṣṭhaducchiṣṭāścāspṛśanghṛtam || 58 ||

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

...should pass into the most excellent and the most eminent of all the modes, viz., Sannyasa or Renunciation. Do you then pass your days, having acquired that purity. Listen also to me. One should, alone and without...

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

Viprakirna, Dhanya, Kaka, Ushaka, Bhojana, Apavrit, Apavrita, Payas, Paya, Atishthat, Ucchishta, Asprishat, Ghrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.221.58). 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: “viprakīrṇāni dhānyāni kākamūṣakabhojanam
  • viprakīrṇāni -
  • viprakīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhānyāni -
  • dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kākam -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūṣaka -
  • ūṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojanam -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “apāvṛtaṃ payo'tiṣṭhaducchiṣṭāścāspṛśanghṛtam
  • apāvṛtam -
  • apāvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apāvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apāvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apāvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • payo' -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    paya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atiṣṭhad -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ucchiṣṭāś -
  • ucchiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ucchiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aspṛśan -
  • aspṛśat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ghṛtam -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.221.58

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 12.221.58 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣಾನಿ ಧಾನ್ಯಾನಿ ಕಾಕಮೂಷಕಭೋಜನಮ್ ।
ಅಪಾವೃತಂ ಪಯೋಽತಿಷ್ಠದುಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟಾಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಪೃಶನ್ಘೃತಮ್ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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 12.221.58 in Bengali sript:
বিপ্রকীর্ণানি ধান্যানি কাকমূষকভোজনম্ ।
অপাবৃতং পযোঽতিষ্ঠদুচ্ছিষ্টাশ্চাস্পৃশন্ঘৃতম্ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 12.221.58 in Gujarati sript:
વિપ્રકીર્ણાનિ ધાન્યાનિ કાકમૂષકભોજનમ્ ।
અપાવૃતં પયોઽતિષ્ઠદુચ્છિષ્ટાશ્ચાસ્પૃશન્ઘૃતમ્ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 12.221.58 in Malayalam sript:
വിപ്രകീര്ണാനി ധാന്യാനി കാകമൂഷകഭോജനമ് ।
അപാവൃതം പയോഽതിഷ്ഠദുച്ഛിഷ്ടാശ്ചാസ്പൃശന്ഘൃതമ് ॥ ൫൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.221.58 in Telugu sript:
విప్రకీర్ణాని ధాన్యాని కాకమూషకభోజనమ్ ।
అపావృతం పయోఽతిష్ఠదుచ్ఛిష్టాశ్చాస్పృశన్ఘృతమ్ ॥ ౫౮ ॥

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