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 12.249.21

एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी मृत्युः कमलमालिनी ।
प्रदध्यौ दुःखिता बाला साश्रुपातमतीव हि ॥ २१ ॥

evamuktā tu sā devī mṛtyuḥ kamalamālinī |
pradadhyau duḥkhitā bālā sāśrupātamatīva hi || 21 ||

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

...three classes of Pitris, viz., the Archishmats, the Varhishads, and the Kravyads, approve of the necessity of mantras in the case of the dead, and mantras are allowed to be efficient causes (for attainment of...

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

Evam, Eva, Ukta, Devi, Devin, Mrityu, Kamala, Ali, Prada, Duhkhita, Bala, Sashru, Pata, Ativa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.249.21). 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: “evamuktā tu devī mṛtyuḥ kamalamālinī
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktā -
  • uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kamalam -
  • kamala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kamala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kamalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ālinī -
  • āli (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “pradadhyau duḥkhitā bālā sāśrupātamatīva hi
  • prada -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhyau -
  • duḥkhitā* -
  • duḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bālā -
  • bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāśru -
  • sāśru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāśru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sāśru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāśru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pātam -
  • pāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.249.21

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 12.249.21 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮುಕ್ತಾ ತು ಸಾ ದೇವೀ ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ಕಮಲಮಾಲಿನೀ ।
ಪ್ರದಧ್ಯೌ ದುಃಖಿತಾ ಬಾಲಾ ಸಾಶ್ರುಪಾತಮತೀವ ಹಿ ॥ 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 12.249.21 in Bengali sript:
এবমুক্তা তু সা দেবী মৃত্যুঃ কমলমালিনী ।
প্রদধ্যৌ দুঃখিতা বালা সাশ্রুপাতমতীব হি ॥ 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 12.249.21 in Gujarati sript:
એવમુક્તા તુ સા દેવી મૃત્યુઃ કમલમાલિની ।
પ્રદધ્યૌ દુઃખિતા બાલા સાશ્રુપાતમતીવ હિ ॥ 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 12.249.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമുക്താ തു സാ ദേവീ മൃത്യുഃ കമലമാലിനീ ।
പ്രദധ്യൌ ദുഃഖിതാ ബാലാ സാശ്രുപാതമതീവ ഹി ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.249.21 in Telugu sript:
ఏవముక్తా తు సా దేవీ మృత్యుః కమలమాలినీ ।
ప్రదధ్యౌ దుఃఖితా బాలా సాశ్రుపాతమతీవ హి ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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