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 12.254.44

कृषिं साध्विति मन्यन्ते सा च वृत्तिः सुदारुणा ।
भूमिं भूमिशयांश्चैव हन्ति काष्ठमयोमुखम् ।
तथैवानडुहो युक्तान्समवेक्षस्व जाजले ॥ ४४ ॥

kṛṣiṃ sādhviti manyante sā ca vṛttiḥ sudāruṇā |
bhūmiṃ bhūmiśayāṃścaiva hanti kāṣṭhamayomukham |
tathaivānaḍuho yuktānsamavekṣasva jājale || 44 ||

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

...as also Suryaparni and Suvarcala and other kinds of potherbs that were bitter and disagreeable to the taste. In consequence, however, of his penances, all these tasted sweet.{GL_NOTE:175440:} Abstaining from...

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

Krishi, Sadhu, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Iti, Vritti, Sudaruna, Sudaru, Bhumi, Bhumishaya, Kashthamaya, Mukha, Tatha, Anaduh, Anaduha, Yukta, Jajala, Jajali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.254.44). 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: “kṛṣiṃ sādhviti manyante ca vṛttiḥ sudāruṇā
  • kṛṣim -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sādhvi -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sādhvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • manyante -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttiḥ -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sudāruṇā -
  • sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sudāru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sudāru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “bhūmiṃ bhūmiśayāṃścaiva hanti kāṣṭhamayomukham
  • bhūmim -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhūmiśayāṃś -
  • bhūmiśaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kāṣṭhamayo -
  • kāṣṭhamaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “tathaivānaḍuho yuktānsamavekṣasva jājale
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • anaḍuho* -
  • anaḍuh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anaḍuha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuktān -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • samave -
  • samava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īkṣasva -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • jājale -
  • jājala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jājali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.254.44

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 12.254.44 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷಿಂ ಸಾಧ್ವಿತಿ ಮನ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಸಾ ಚ ವೃತ್ತಿಃ ಸುದಾರುಣಾ ।
ಭೂಮಿಂ ಭೂಮಿಶಯಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ಹನ್ತಿ ಕಾಷ್ಠಮಯೋಮುಖಮ್ ।
ತಥೈವಾನಡುಹೋ ಯುಕ್ತಾನ್ಸಮವೇಕ್ಷಸ್ವ ಜಾಜಲೇ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 12.254.44 in Bengali sript:
কৃষিং সাধ্বিতি মন্যন্তে সা চ বৃত্তিঃ সুদারুণা ।
ভূমিং ভূমিশযাংশ্চৈব হন্তি কাষ্ঠমযোমুখম্ ।
তথৈবানডুহো যুক্তান্সমবেক্ষস্ব জাজলে ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 12.254.44 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષિં સાધ્વિતિ મન્યન્તે સા ચ વૃત્તિઃ સુદારુણા ।
ભૂમિં ભૂમિશયાંશ્ચૈવ હન્તિ કાષ્ઠમયોમુખમ્ ।
તથૈવાનડુહો યુક્તાન્સમવેક્ષસ્વ જાજલે ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 12.254.44 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷിം സാധ്വിതി മന്യന്തേ സാ ച വൃത്തിഃ സുദാരുണാ ।
ഭൂമിം ഭൂമിശയാംശ്ചൈവ ഹന്തി കാഷ്ഠമയോമുഖമ് ।
തഥൈവാനഡുഹോ യുക്താന്സമവേക്ഷസ്വ ജാജലേ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.254.44 in Telugu sript:
కృషిం సాధ్వితి మన్యన్తే సా చ వృత్తిః సుదారుణా ।
భూమిం భూమిశయాంశ్చైవ హన్తి కాష్ఠమయోముఖమ్ ।
తథైవానడుహో యుక్తాన్సమవేక్షస్వ జాజలే ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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