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 12.349.12

वयं हि भवता सर्वे गुणक्रीता विशेषतः ।
यस्त्वमात्महितं त्यक्त्वा मामेवेहानुरुध्यसे ॥ १२ ॥

vayaṃ hi bhavatā sarve guṇakrītā viśeṣataḥ |
yastvamātmahitaṃ tyaktvā māmevehānurudhyase || 12 ||

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

...distressed when they saw that that Brahmana, devoted to the practice of penances, continued to reside in the forest, entirely abstaining all the while from food, in expectation of the arrival of the Naga chief...

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

Vaya, Asmad, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sarva, Gunakri, Ita, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Yah, Tva, Yushmad, Atmahita, Mama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.349.12). 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: “vayaṃ hi bhavatā sarve guṇakrītā viśeṣataḥ
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • guṇakrī -
  • guṇakrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • itā* -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yastvamātmahitaṃ tyaktvā māmevehānurudhyase
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmahitam -
  • ātmahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātmahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ātmahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • māme -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vehā -
  • veh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anurudhyase -
  • anurudh (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.349.12

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 12.349.12 in Kannada sript:
ವಯಂ ಹಿ ಭವತಾ ಸರ್ವೇ ಗುಣಕ್ರೀತಾ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ।
ಯಸ್ತ್ವಮಾತ್ಮಹಿತಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಮಾಮೇವೇಹಾನುರುಧ್ಯಸೇ ॥ 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 12.349.12 in Bengali sript:
বযং হি ভবতা সর্বে গুণক্রীতা বিশেষতঃ ।
যস্ত্বমাত্মহিতং ত্যক্ত্বা মামেবেহানুরুধ্যসে ॥ 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 12.349.12 in Gujarati sript:
વયં હિ ભવતા સર્વે ગુણક્રીતા વિશેષતઃ ।
યસ્ત્વમાત્મહિતં ત્યક્ત્વા મામેવેહાનુરુધ્યસે ॥ 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 12.349.12 in Malayalam sript:
വയം ഹി ഭവതാ സര്വേ ഗുണക്രീതാ വിശേഷതഃ ।
യസ്ത്വമാത്മഹിതം ത്യക്ത്വാ മാമേവേഹാനുരുധ്യസേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.349.12 in Telugu sript:
వయం హి భవతా సర్వే గుణక్రీతా విశేషతః ।
యస్త్వమాత్మహితం త్యక్త్వా మామేవేహానురుధ్యసే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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