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 12.271.52

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प्रजाविसर्गं तु सशेषकालं स्थानानि स्वान्येव सरन्ति जीवाः ।
निःशेषाणां तत्पदं यान्ति चान्ते सर्वापदा ये सदृशा मनुष्याः ॥ ५२ ॥

prajāvisargaṃ tu saśeṣakālaṃ sthānāni svānyeva saranti jīvāḥ |
niḥśeṣāṇāṃ tatpadaṃ yānti cānte sarvāpadā ye sadṛśā manuṣyāḥ || 52 ||

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

...lotuses. You bearest the ascetic’s staff in your hands. You have the three Vedas for your three eyes. Your chastisements are fierce and severe. You are the destroyer of the egg (whence the universe springs)...
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 (12.271.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praja, Avisarga, Sashesha, Kalam, Kala, Sthana, Sthanani, Sva, Svani, Svanin, Svanya, Svan, Eva, Sarat, Saranti, Jiva, Nihshesha, Tatpada, Yantin, Yanti, Tad, Yushmad, Saru, Sarva, Apada, Yah, Yat, Sadrisha, Manushi, Manushya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.271.52). 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: “prajāvisargaṃ tu saśeṣakālaṃ sthānāni svānyeva saranti jīvāḥ ”
prajā -
praja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avisargam -
avisarga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avisarga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saśeṣa -
saśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saśeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sthānāni -
sthānānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sthānānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

sthānānī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sthāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
svānye -
svāni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

svāni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

svāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

svānin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

svānin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√svan -> svānya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √svan class 1 verb]

√svan -> svānya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √svan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √svan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √svan class 1 verb], [locative single from √svan class 1 verb]

√svan -> svānyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √svan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √svan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √svan class 1 verb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saranti -
sarat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb]

√sṛ -> sarantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]

√sṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
jīvāḥ -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “niḥśeṣāṇāṃ tatpadaṃ yānti cānte sarvāpadā ye sadṛśā manuṣyāḥ ”
niḥśeṣāṇām -
niḥśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

niḥśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

niḥśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tatpadam -
tatpada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tatpada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cān -
ca (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
sarvā -
saru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

saru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

saru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āpadā* -
āpadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
sadṛśā* -
sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sadṛśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
manuṣyāḥ -
manuṣī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

manuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.271.52

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 12.271.52 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಜಾವಿಸರ್ಗಂ ತು ಸಶೇಷಕಾಲಂ ಸ್ಥಾನಾನಿ ಸ್ವಾನ್ಯೇವ ಸರನ್ತಿ ಜೀವಾಃ ।
ನಿಃಶೇಷಾಣಾಂ ತತ್ಪದಂ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಚಾನ್ತೇ ಸರ್ವಾಪದಾ ಯೇ ಸದೃಶಾ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 12.271.52 in Bengali sript:
প্রজাবিসর্গং তু সশেষকালং স্থানানি স্বান্যেব সরন্তি জীবাঃ ।
নিঃশেষাণাং তত্পদং যান্তি চান্তে সর্বাপদা যে সদৃশা মনুষ্যাঃ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 12.271.52 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રજાવિસર્ગં તુ સશેષકાલં સ્થાનાનિ સ્વાન્યેવ સરન્તિ જીવાઃ ।
નિઃશેષાણાં તત્પદં યાન્તિ ચાન્તે સર્વાપદા યે સદૃશા મનુષ્યાઃ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.271.52 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രജാവിസര്ഗം തു സശേഷകാലം സ്ഥാനാനി സ്വാന്യേവ സരന്തി ജീവാഃ ।
നിഃശേഷാണാം തത്പദം യാന്തി ചാന്തേ സര്വാപദാ യേ സദൃശാ മനുഷ്യാഃ ॥ ൫൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.271.52 in Telugu sript:
ప్రజావిసర్గం తు సశేషకాలం స్థానాని స్వాన్యేవ సరన్తి జీవాః ।
నిఃశేషాణాం తత్పదం యాన్తి చాన్తే సర్వాపదా యే సదృశా మనుష్యాః ॥ ౫౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021