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 12.249.12

त्वद्भवं हि जगन्नाथ जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ।
प्रसाद्य त्वां महादेव याचाम्यावृत्तिजाः प्रजाः ॥ १२ ॥

tvadbhavaṃ hi jagannātha jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam |
prasādya tvāṃ mahādeva yācāmyāvṛttijāḥ prajāḥ || 12 ||

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

...from desire of happiness has for its root the domestic mode of life. All living creatures regard the procreation of offspring as a source of great happiness. The procreation of offspring, however, becomes impossible...

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

Yushmad, Bhava, Jagannatha, Jagat, Sthavarajangama, Prasadya, Tva, Mahadeva, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.249.12). 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: “tvadbhavaṃ hi jagannātha jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • bhavam -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jagannātha -
  • jagannātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthāvarajaṅgamam -
  • sthāvarajaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prasādya tvāṃ mahādeva yācāmyāvṛttijāḥ prajāḥ
  • prasādya -
  • prasādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • mahādeva -
  • mahādeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahādeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yācāmyā -
  • yāc (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • āvṛtti -
  • āvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jāḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.249.12

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 12.249.12 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವದ್ಭವಂ ಹಿ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ಜಗತ್ಸ್ಥಾವರಜಙ್ಗಮಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ಯ ತ್ವಾಂ ಮಹಾದೇವ ಯಾಚಾಮ್ಯಾವೃತ್ತಿಜಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.249.12 in Bengali sript:
ত্বদ্ভবং হি জগন্নাথ জগত্স্থাবরজঙ্গমম্ ।
প্রসাদ্য ত্বাং মহাদেব যাচাম্যাবৃত্তিজাঃ প্রজাঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.249.12 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વદ્ભવં હિ જગન્નાથ જગત્સ્થાવરજઙ્ગમમ્ ।
પ્રસાદ્ય ત્વાં મહાદેવ યાચામ્યાવૃત્તિજાઃ પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.249.12 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വദ്ഭവം ഹി ജഗന്നാഥ ജഗത്സ്ഥാവരജങ്ഗമമ് ।
പ്രസാദ്യ ത്വാം മഹാദേവ യാചാമ്യാവൃത്തിജാഃ പ്രജാഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.249.12 in Telugu sript:
త్వద్భవం హి జగన్నాథ జగత్స్థావరజఙ్గమమ్ ।
ప్రసాద్య త్వాం మహాదేవ యాచామ్యావృత్తిజాః ప్రజాః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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