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 12.228.21

एतेष्वपि हि जातेषु फलजातानि मे शृणु ।
जातस्य पार्थिवैश्वर्ये सृष्टिरिष्टा विधीयते ॥ २१ ॥

eteṣvapi hi jāteṣu phalajātāni me śṛṇu |
jātasya pārthivaiśvarye sṛṣṭiriṣṭā vidhīyate || 21 ||

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

...equal prowess and might. I do not behold any one else (in the world) that could slay any of these men in battle.{GL_NOTE:175264:} All of them were endued with great prowess, great energy, and great strength...

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

Eta, Etad, Esha, Api, Jata, Phala, Asmad, Parthiva, Aishvarya, Srishti, Ishta, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.228.21). 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: “eteṣvapi hi jāteṣu phalajātāni me śṛṇu
  • eteṣva -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jāteṣu -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jātāni -
  • jāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “jātasya pārthivaiśvarye sṛṣṭiriṣṭā vidhīyate
  • jātasya -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • pārthivai -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aiśvarye -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sṛṣṭir -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iṣṭā* -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.228.21

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 12.228.21 in Kannada sript:
ಏತೇಷ್ವಪಿ ಹಿ ಜಾತೇಷು ಫಲಜಾತಾನಿ ಮೇ ಶೃಣು ।
ಜಾತಸ್ಯ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವೈಶ್ವರ್ಯೇ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿರಿಷ್ಟಾ ವಿಧೀಯತೇ ॥ 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 12.228.21 in Bengali sript:
এতেষ্বপি হি জাতেষু ফলজাতানি মে শৃণু ।
জাতস্য পার্থিবৈশ্বর্যে সৃষ্টিরিষ্টা বিধীযতে ॥ 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 12.228.21 in Gujarati sript:
એતેષ્વપિ હિ જાતેષુ ફલજાતાનિ મે શૃણુ ।
જાતસ્ય પાર્થિવૈશ્વર્યે સૃષ્ટિરિષ્ટા વિધીયતે ॥ 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 12.228.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതേഷ്വപി ഹി ജാതേഷു ഫലജാതാനി മേ ശൃണു ।
ജാതസ്യ പാര്ഥിവൈശ്വര്യേ സൃഷ്ടിരിഷ്ടാ വിധീയതേ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.228.21 in Telugu sript:
ఏతేష్వపి హి జాతేషు ఫలజాతాని మే శృణు ।
జాతస్య పార్థివైశ్వర్యే సృష్టిరిష్టా విధీయతే ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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