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 12.221.81

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यत्राहं तत्र मत्कान्ता मद्विशिष्टा मदर्पणाः ।
सप्त देव्यो मयाष्टम्यो वासं चेष्यन्ति मेऽष्टधा ॥ ८१ ॥

yatrāhaṃ tatra matkāntā madviśiṣṭā madarpaṇāḥ |
sapta devyo mayāṣṭamyo vāsaṃ ceṣyanti me'ṣṭadhā || 81 ||

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

...who never flatters another, (and who is free from attachments of every kind). All creatures are pleased with happiness and filled with fear at the prospect of grief. The man of faith, therefore, who should feel...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.221.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Aha, Asmad, Tatra, Matka, Tas, Vishishta, Arpana, Sapta, Saptan, Devi, Devya, Maya, Yah, Vasa, Ashtadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.221.81). 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: “yatrāhaṃ tatra matkāntā madviśiṣṭā madarpaṇāḥ ”
yatrā -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
matkān -
matka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
mad -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
viśiṣṭā* -
viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mad -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
arpaṇāḥ -
arpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

arpaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “sapta devyo mayāṣṭamyo vāsaṃ ceṣyanti me'ṣṭadhā ”
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
devyo* -
devī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dīv]
mayāṣ -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ṭam -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāsam -
vāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ceṣyanti -
√ci (verb class 1)

[future active third plural]

√ci (verb class 3)

[future active third plural]

√ci (verb class 5)

[future active third plural]
me' -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
aṣṭadhā -
aṣṭadhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.221.81

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.221.81 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ರಾಹಂ ತತ್ರ ಮತ್ಕಾನ್ತಾ ಮದ್ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಾ ಮದರ್ಪಣಾಃ ।
ಸಪ್ತ ದೇವ್ಯೋ ಮಯಾಷ್ಟಮ್ಯೋ ವಾಸಂ ಚೇಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮೇಽಷ್ಟಧಾ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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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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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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 12.221.81 in Bengali sript:
যত্রাহং তত্র মত্কান্তা মদ্বিশিষ্টা মদর্পণাঃ ।
সপ্ত দেব্যো মযাষ্টম্যো বাসং চেষ্যন্তি মেঽষ্টধা ॥ ৮১ ॥

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 12.221.81 in Gujarati sript:
યત્રાહં તત્ર મત્કાન્તા મદ્વિશિષ્ટા મદર્પણાઃ ।
સપ્ત દેવ્યો મયાષ્ટમ્યો વાસં ચેષ્યન્તિ મેઽષ્ટધા ॥ ૮૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.221.81 in Malayalam sript:
യത്രാഹം തത്ര മത്കാന്താ മദ്വിശിഷ്ടാ മദര്പണാഃ ।
സപ്ത ദേവ്യോ മയാഷ്ടമ്യോ വാസം ചേഷ്യന്തി മേഽഷ്ടധാ ॥ ൮൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.221.81 in Telugu sript:
యత్రాహం తత్ర మత్కాన్తా మద్విశిష్టా మదర్పణాః ।
సప్త దేవ్యో మయాష్టమ్యో వాసం చేష్యన్తి మేఽష్టధా ॥ ౮౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021