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 12.221.80

तां मां स्वयमनुप्राप्तामभिनन्द शचीपते ।
त्वयार्चितां मां देवेश पुरोधास्यन्ति देवताः ॥ ८० ॥

tāṃ māṃ svayamanuprāptāmabhinanda śacīpate |
tvayārcitāṃ māṃ deveśa purodhāsyanti devatāḥ || 80 ||

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

...acquisition of merit.{GL_NOTE:175184:} The gods know him for a Brahmana who is freed from desire, who never exerts himself for doing such acts as are done by worldly men, who never bends his head unto any one...

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

Asmad, Svayam, Anuprapta, Abhinanda, Shacipati, Tva, Yushmad, Arcita, Devesha, Purodha, Devata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.221.80). 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: “tāṃ māṃ svayamanuprāptāmabhinanda śacīpate
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anuprāptām -
  • anuprāptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhinanda -
  • abhinanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śacīpate -
  • śacīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tvayārcitāṃ māṃ deveśa purodhāsyanti devatāḥ
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • arcitām -
  • arcitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • deveśa -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purodhā -
  • purodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyanti -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.221.80

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 12.221.80 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂ ಮಾಂ ಸ್ವಯಮನುಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾಮಭಿನನ್ದ ಶಚೀಪತೇ ।
ತ್ವಯಾರ್ಚಿತಾಂ ಮಾಂ ದೇವೇಶ ಪುರೋಧಾಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ದೇವತಾಃ ॥ ೮೦ ॥

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 12.221.80 in Bengali sript:
তাং মাং স্বযমনুপ্রাপ্তামভিনন্দ শচীপতে ।
ত্বযার্চিতাং মাং দেবেশ পুরোধাস্যন্তি দেবতাঃ ॥ ৮০ ॥

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 12.221.80 in Gujarati sript:
તાં માં સ્વયમનુપ્રાપ્તામભિનન્દ શચીપતે ।
ત્વયાર્ચિતાં માં દેવેશ પુરોધાસ્યન્તિ દેવતાઃ ॥ ૮૦ ॥

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 12.221.80 in Malayalam sript:
താം മാം സ്വയമനുപ്രാപ്താമഭിനന്ദ ശചീപതേ ।
ത്വയാര്ചിതാം മാം ദേവേശ പുരോധാസ്യന്തി ദേവതാഃ ॥ ൮൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.221.80 in Telugu sript:
తాం మాం స్వయమనుప్రాప్తామభినన్ద శచీపతే ।
త్వయార్చితాం మాం దేవేశ పురోధాస్యన్తి దేవతాః ॥ ౮౦ ॥

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