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 12.254.42

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अदंशमशके देशे सुखं संवर्धितान्पशून् ।
तांश्च मातुः प्रियाञ्जानन्नाक्रम्य बहुधा नराः ।
बहुदंशकुशान्देशान्नयन्ति बहुकर्दमान् ॥ ४२ ॥

adaṃśamaśake deśe sukhaṃ saṃvardhitānpaśūn |
tāṃśca mātuḥ priyāñjānannākramya bahudhā narāḥ |
bahudaṃśakuśāndeśānnayanti bahukardamān || 42 ||

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

...the history, formerly recited by Narada, of a Brahmana who for performing sacrifices, lived according to the uncha mode.' "Narada said, 'In one of the foremost of kingdoms that was distinguished again for virtue...
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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 (12.254.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Desha, Sukham, Sukha, Samvardhita, Pashu, Matri, Matu, Priya, Janat, Akramya, Bahudha, Nara, Bahuda, Sha, Kusha, Ayat, Bahu, Kardama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.254.42). 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: “adaṃśamaśake deśe sukhaṃ saṃvardhitānpaśūn ”
adaṃśam -
√daṃś (verb class 6)

[imperfect active first single]
aśa -
aśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
deśe -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

deśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saṃvardhitān -
saṃvardhita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
paśūn -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “tāṃśca mātuḥ priyāñjānannākramya bahudhā narāḥ ”
tāṃś -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mātuḥ -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mātu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
priyāñ -
priya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
jānann -
jānat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
ākramya -
ākramya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākramya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bahudhā -
bahudhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
narāḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “bahudaṃśakuśāndeśānnayanti bahukardamān ”
bahudaṃ -
bahuda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bahuda (noun, neuter)

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

bahudā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śa -
śa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kuśān -
kuśa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
deśānn -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ayanti -
ayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kardamān -
kardama (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.254.42

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 12.254.42 in Kannada sript:
ಅದಂಶಮಶಕೇ ದೇಶೇ ಸುಖಂ ಸಂವರ್ಧಿತಾನ್ಪಶೂನ್ ।
ತಾಂಶ್ಚ ಮಾತುಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಾಞ್ಜಾನನ್ನಾಕ್ರಮ್ಯ ಬಹುಧಾ ನರಾಃ ।
ಬಹುದಂಶಕುಶಾನ್ದೇಶಾನ್ನಯನ್ತಿ ಬಹುಕರ್ದಮಾನ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 12.254.42 in Bengali sript:
অদংশমশকে দেশে সুখং সংবর্ধিতান্পশূন্ ।
তাংশ্চ মাতুঃ প্রিযাঞ্জানন্নাক্রম্য বহুধা নরাঃ ।
বহুদংশকুশান্দেশান্নযন্তি বহুকর্দমান্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 12.254.42 in Gujarati sript:
અદંશમશકે દેશે સુખં સંવર્ધિતાન્પશૂન્ ।
તાંશ્ચ માતુઃ પ્રિયાઞ્જાનન્નાક્રમ્ય બહુધા નરાઃ ।
બહુદંશકુશાન્દેશાન્નયન્તિ બહુકર્દમાન્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.254.42 in Malayalam sript:
അദംശമശകേ ദേശേ സുഖം സംവര്ധിതാന്പശൂന് ।
താംശ്ച മാതുഃ പ്രിയാഞ്ജാനന്നാക്രമ്യ ബഹുധാ നരാഃ ।
ബഹുദംശകുശാന്ദേശാന്നയന്തി ബഹുകര്ദമാന് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.254.42 in Telugu sript:
అదంశమశకే దేశే సుఖం సంవర్ధితాన్పశూన్ ।
తాంశ్చ మాతుః ప్రియాఞ్జానన్నాక్రమ్య బహుధా నరాః ।
బహుదంశకుశాన్దేశాన్నయన్తి బహుకర్దమాన్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021